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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 Everything had been prepared for it overnight; and, when we arrived at the house, a good breakfast was spread by Shorty: and old Tonoi was bustling about like an innkeeper.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Everything had been prepared for it overnight; and, when we arrived at the house, a good breakfast was spread by Shorty: and old Tonoi was bustling about like an innkeeper.
accompany
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From this reading Several of his men, also, were in attendance to accompany us with calabashes of food; and, in case we met with any success, to officiate as bearers of burdens on our return.
also
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From this reading Several of his men, also, were in attendance to accompany us with calabashes of food; and, in case we met with any success, to officiate as bearers of burdens on our return.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Everything had been prepared for it overnight; and, when we arrived at the house, a good breakfast was spread by Shorty: and old Tonoi was bustling about like an innkeeper.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everything had been prepared for it overnight; and, when we arrived at the house, a good breakfast was spread by Shorty: and old Tonoi was bustling about like an innkeeper.
announced
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From this reading Apprised, the evening previous, of the meditated sport, the doctor had announced his willingness to take part therein.
any
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From this reading Several of his men, also, were in attendance to accompany us with calabashes of food; and, in case we met with any success, to officiate as bearers of burdens on our return.
Apprised
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From this reading Apprised, the evening previous, of the meditated sport, the doctor had announced his willingness to take part therein.
arrived
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From this reading Everything had been prepared for it overnight; and, when we arrived at the house, a good breakfast was spread by Shorty: and old Tonoi was bustling about like an innkeeper.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Several of his men, also, were in attendance to accompany us with calabashes of food; and, in case we met with any success, to officiate as bearers of burdens on our return.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Everything had been prepared for it overnight; and, when we arrived at the house, a good breakfast was spread by Shorty: and old Tonoi was bustling about like an innkeeper.
attendance
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From this reading Several of his men, also, were in attendance to accompany us with calabashes of food; and, in case we met with any success, to officiate as bearers of burdens on our return.
bearers
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From this reading Several of his men, also, were in attendance to accompany us with calabashes of food; and, in case we met with any success, to officiate as bearers of burdens on our return.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Everything had been prepared for it overnight; and, when we arrived at the house, a good breakfast was spread by Shorty: and old Tonoi was bustling about like an innkeeper.
breakfast
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From this reading Everything had been prepared for it overnight; and, when we arrived at the house, a good breakfast was spread by Shorty: and old Tonoi was bustling about like an innkeeper.
burdens
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From this reading Several of his men, also, were in attendance to accompany us with calabashes of food; and, in case we met with any success, to officiate as bearers of burdens on our return.
bustling
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From this reading Everything had been prepared for it overnight; and, when we arrived at the house, a good breakfast was spread by Shorty: and old Tonoi was bustling about like an innkeeper.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Everything had been prepared for it overnight; and, when we arrived at the house, a good breakfast was spread by Shorty: and old Tonoi was bustling about like an innkeeper.
calabashes
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From this reading Several of his men, also, were in attendance to accompany us with calabashes of food; and, in case we met with any success, to officiate as bearers of burdens on our return.
case
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From this reading Several of his men, also, were in attendance to accompany us with calabashes of food; and, in case we met with any success, to officiate as bearers of burdens on our return.
dawned
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From this reading Fair dawned, over the hills of Martair, the jocund morning of our hunt.
device
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From this reading Now, subsequent events made us regard this expedition as a shrewd device of the Yankee’s.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Apprised, the evening previous, of the meditated sport, the doctor had announced his willingness to take part therein.
evening
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From this reading Apprised, the evening previous, of the meditated sport, the doctor had announced his willingness to take part therein.
events
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From this reading Now, subsequent events made us regard this expedition as a shrewd device of the Yankee’s.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything had been prepared for it overnight; and, when we arrived at the house, a good breakfast was spread by Shorty: and old Tonoi was bustling about like an innkeeper.
expedition
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From this reading Now, subsequent events made us regard this expedition as a shrewd device of the Yankee’s.
FairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fair dawned, over the hills of Martair, the jocund morning of our hunt.
food
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From this reading Several of his men, also, were in attendance to accompany us with calabashes of food; and, in case we met with any success, to officiate as bearers of burdens on our return.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everything had been prepared for it overnight; and, when we arrived at the house, a good breakfast was spread by Shorty: and old Tonoi was bustling about like an innkeeper.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything had been prepared for it overnight; and, when we arrived at the house, a good breakfast was spread by Shorty: and old Tonoi was bustling about like an innkeeper.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Everything had been prepared for it overnight; and, when we arrived at the house, a good breakfast was spread by Shorty: and old Tonoi was bustling about like an innkeeper.
hills
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From this reading Fair dawned, over the hills of Martair, the jocund morning of our hunt.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Several of his men, also, were in attendance to accompany us with calabashes of food; and, in case we met with any success, to officiate as bearers of burdens on our return.
house
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From this reading Everything had been prepared for it overnight; and, when we arrived at the house, a good breakfast was spread by Shorty: and old Tonoi was bustling about like an innkeeper.
hunt
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From this reading Fair dawned, over the hills of Martair, the jocund morning of our hunt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Several of his men, also, were in attendance to accompany us with calabashes of food; and, in case we met with any success, to officiate as bearers of burdens on our return.
innkeeper
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From this reading Everything had been prepared for it overnight; and, when we arrived at the house, a good breakfast was spread by Shorty: and old Tonoi was bustling about like an innkeeper.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Everything had been prepared for it overnight; and, when we arrived at the house, a good breakfast was spread by Shorty: and old Tonoi was bustling about like an innkeeper.
jocund
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From this reading Fair dawned, over the hills of Martair, the jocund morning of our hunt.
like
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From this reading Everything had been prepared for it overnight; and, when we arrived at the house, a good breakfast was spread by Shorty: and old Tonoi was bustling about like an innkeeper.
made
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From this reading Now, subsequent events made us regard this expedition as a shrewd device of the Yankee’s.
Martair
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From this reading Fair dawned, over the hills of Martair, the jocund morning of our hunt.
meditated
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From this reading Apprised, the evening previous, of the meditated sport, the doctor had announced his willingness to take part therein.
men
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From this reading Several of his men, also, were in attendance to accompany us with calabashes of food; and, in case we met with any success, to officiate as bearers of burdens on our return.
met
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From this reading Several of his men, also, were in attendance to accompany us with calabashes of food; and, in case we met with any success, to officiate as bearers of burdens on our return.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fair dawned, over the hills of Martair, the jocund morning of our hunt.
Now
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From this reading Now, subsequent events made us regard this expedition as a shrewd device of the Yankee’s.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fair dawned, over the hills of Martair, the jocund morning of our hunt.
officiate
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From this reading Several of his men, also, were in attendance to accompany us with calabashes of food; and, in case we met with any success, to officiate as bearers of burdens on our return.
old
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From this reading Everything had been prepared for it overnight; and, when we arrived at the house, a good breakfast was spread by Shorty: and old Tonoi was bustling about like an innkeeper.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Several of his men, also, were in attendance to accompany us with calabashes of food; and, in case we met with any success, to officiate as bearers of burdens on our return.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Fair dawned, over the hills of Martair, the jocund morning of our hunt.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Fair dawned, over the hills of Martair, the jocund morning of our hunt.
overnight
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From this reading Everything had been prepared for it overnight; and, when we arrived at the house, a good breakfast was spread by Shorty: and old Tonoi was bustling about like an innkeeper.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Apprised, the evening previous, of the meditated sport, the doctor had announced his willingness to take part therein.
prepared
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From this reading Everything had been prepared for it overnight; and, when we arrived at the house, a good breakfast was spread by Shorty: and old Tonoi was bustling about like an innkeeper.
previous
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From this reading Apprised, the evening previous, of the meditated sport, the doctor had announced his willingness to take part therein.
regard
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From this reading Now, subsequent events made us regard this expedition as a shrewd device of the Yankee’s.
return
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From this reading Several of his men, also, were in attendance to accompany us with calabashes of food; and, in case we met with any success, to officiate as bearers of burdens on our return.
Several
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From this reading Several of his men, also, were in attendance to accompany us with calabashes of food; and, in case we met with any success, to officiate as bearers of burdens on our return.
Shorty
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From this reading Everything had been prepared for it overnight; and, when we arrived at the house, a good breakfast was spread by Shorty: and old Tonoi was bustling about like an innkeeper.
shrewd
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From this reading Now, subsequent events made us regard this expedition as a shrewd device of the Yankee’s.
sport
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From this reading Apprised, the evening previous, of the meditated sport, the doctor had announced his willingness to take part therein.
spread
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From this reading Everything had been prepared for it overnight; and, when we arrived at the house, a good breakfast was spread by Shorty: and old Tonoi was bustling about like an innkeeper.
subsequent
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From this reading Now, subsequent events made us regard this expedition as a shrewd device of the Yankee’s.
success
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From this reading Several of his men, also, were in attendance to accompany us with calabashes of food; and, in case we met with any success, to officiate as bearers of burdens on our return.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Apprised, the evening previous, of the meditated sport, the doctor had announced his willingness to take part therein.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fair dawned, over the hills of Martair, the jocund morning of our hunt.
therein
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From this reading Apprised, the evening previous, of the meditated sport, the doctor had announced his willingness to take part therein.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now, subsequent events made us regard this expedition as a shrewd device of the Yankee’s.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Several of his men, also, were in attendance to accompany us with calabashes of food; and, in case we met with any success, to officiate as bearers of burdens on our return.
Tonoi
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From this reading Everything had been prepared for it overnight; and, when we arrived at the house, a good breakfast was spread by Shorty: and old Tonoi was bustling about like an innkeeper.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Several of his men, also, were in attendance to accompany us with calabashes of food; and, in case we met with any success, to officiate as bearers of burdens on our return.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything had been prepared for it overnight; and, when we arrived at the house, a good breakfast was spread by Shorty: and old Tonoi was bustling about like an innkeeper.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Everything had been prepared for it overnight; and, when we arrived at the house, a good breakfast was spread by Shorty: and old Tonoi was bustling about like an innkeeper.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Several of his men, also, were in attendance to accompany us with calabashes of food; and, in case we met with any success, to officiate as bearers of burdens on our return.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Everything had been prepared for it overnight; and, when we arrived at the house, a good breakfast was spread by Shorty: and old Tonoi was bustling about like an innkeeper.
willingness
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From this reading Apprised, the evening previous, of the meditated sport, the doctor had announced his willingness to take part therein.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Several of his men, also, were in attendance to accompany us with calabashes of food; and, in case we met with any success, to officiate as bearers of burdens on our return.
Yankee's
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From this reading Now, subsequent events made us regard this expedition as a shrewd device of the Yankee’s.
