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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 THE GREAT ENCAMPMENT As the long columns of the great wagon train broke through the screening sand hills there was disclosed a vast and splendid panorama.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GREAT ENCAMPMENT As the long columns of the great wagon train broke through the screening sand hills there was disclosed a vast and splendid panorama.
appeared
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From this reading A crooked and broken thread of timber growth appeared, marking the moister soil and outlining the general course of the shallow stream, whose giant cottonwoods were dwarfed now by the distances.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE GREAT ENCAMPMENT As the long columns of the great wagon train broke through the screening sand hills there was disclosed a vast and splendid panorama.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In between, and for miles up and down the flat expanse, there rose the blue smokes of countless camp fires, each showing the location of some white-topped ship of the Plains.
Black
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From this reading Black specks, grouped here and there, proved the presence of the livestock under herd.
blue
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From this reading In between, and for miles up and down the flat expanse, there rose the blue smokes of countless camp fires, each showing the location of some white-topped ship of the Plains.
broke
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From this reading THE GREAT ENCAMPMENT As the long columns of the great wagon train broke through the screening sand hills there was disclosed a vast and splendid panorama.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A crooked and broken thread of timber growth appeared, marking the moister soil and outlining the general course of the shallow stream, whose giant cottonwoods were dwarfed now by the distances.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A crooked and broken thread of timber growth appeared, marking the moister soil and outlining the general course of the shallow stream, whose giant cottonwoods were dwarfed now by the distances.
camp
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From this reading In between, and for miles up and down the flat expanse, there rose the blue smokes of countless camp fires, each showing the location of some white-topped ship of the Plains.
columns
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From this reading THE GREAT ENCAMPMENT As the long columns of the great wagon train broke through the screening sand hills there was disclosed a vast and splendid panorama.
cottonwoods
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From this reading A crooked and broken thread of timber growth appeared, marking the moister soil and outlining the general course of the shallow stream, whose giant cottonwoods were dwarfed now by the distances.
countless
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From this reading In between, and for miles up and down the flat expanse, there rose the blue smokes of countless camp fires, each showing the location of some white-topped ship of the Plains.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A crooked and broken thread of timber growth appeared, marking the moister soil and outlining the general course of the shallow stream, whose giant cottonwoods were dwarfed now by the distances.
covering
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From this reading The valley of the Platte lay miles wide, green in the full covering of spring.
crooked
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From this reading A crooked and broken thread of timber growth appeared, marking the moister soil and outlining the general course of the shallow stream, whose giant cottonwoods were dwarfed now by the distances.
disclosed
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From this reading THE GREAT ENCAMPMENT As the long columns of the great wagon train broke through the screening sand hills there was disclosed a vast and splendid panorama.
distances
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From this reading A crooked and broken thread of timber growth appeared, marking the moister soil and outlining the general course of the shallow stream, whose giant cottonwoods were dwarfed now by the distances.
down
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From this reading In between, and for miles up and down the flat expanse, there rose the blue smokes of countless camp fires, each showing the location of some white-topped ship of the Plains.
dwarfed
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From this reading A crooked and broken thread of timber growth appeared, marking the moister soil and outlining the general course of the shallow stream, whose giant cottonwoods were dwarfed now by the distances.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In between, and for miles up and down the flat expanse, there rose the blue smokes of countless camp fires, each showing the location of some white-topped ship of the Plains.
ENCAMPMENT
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From this reading THE GREAT ENCAMPMENT As the long columns of the great wagon train broke through the screening sand hills there was disclosed a vast and splendid panorama.
expanse
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From this reading In between, and for miles up and down the flat expanse, there rose the blue smokes of countless camp fires, each showing the location of some white-topped ship of the Plains.
fires
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From this reading In between, and for miles up and down the flat expanse, there rose the blue smokes of countless camp fires, each showing the location of some white-topped ship of the Plains.
flat
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From this reading In between, and for miles up and down the flat expanse, there rose the blue smokes of countless camp fires, each showing the location of some white-topped ship of the Plains.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In between, and for miles up and down the flat expanse, there rose the blue smokes of countless camp fires, each showing the location of some white-topped ship of the Plains.
full
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From this reading The valley of the Platte lay miles wide, green in the full covering of spring.
general
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From this reading A crooked and broken thread of timber growth appeared, marking the moister soil and outlining the general course of the shallow stream, whose giant cottonwoods were dwarfed now by the distances.
giant
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From this reading A crooked and broken thread of timber growth appeared, marking the moister soil and outlining the general course of the shallow stream, whose giant cottonwoods were dwarfed now by the distances.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GREAT ENCAMPMENT As the long columns of the great wagon train broke through the screening sand hills there was disclosed a vast and splendid panorama.
green
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From this reading The valley of the Platte lay miles wide, green in the full covering of spring.
grouped
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From this reading Black specks, grouped here and there, proved the presence of the livestock under herd.
growth
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From this reading A crooked and broken thread of timber growth appeared, marking the moister soil and outlining the general course of the shallow stream, whose giant cottonwoods were dwarfed now by the distances.
herd
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From this reading Black specks, grouped here and there, proved the presence of the livestock under herd.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Black specks, grouped here and there, proved the presence of the livestock under herd.
hills
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From this reading THE GREAT ENCAMPMENT As the long columns of the great wagon train broke through the screening sand hills there was disclosed a vast and splendid panorama.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The valley of the Platte lay miles wide, green in the full covering of spring.
lay
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From this reading The valley of the Platte lay miles wide, green in the full covering of spring.
livestock
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From this reading Black specks, grouped here and there, proved the presence of the livestock under herd.
location
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From this reading In between, and for miles up and down the flat expanse, there rose the blue smokes of countless camp fires, each showing the location of some white-topped ship of the Plains.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GREAT ENCAMPMENT As the long columns of the great wagon train broke through the screening sand hills there was disclosed a vast and splendid panorama.
marking
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From this reading A crooked and broken thread of timber growth appeared, marking the moister soil and outlining the general course of the shallow stream, whose giant cottonwoods were dwarfed now by the distances.
miles
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From this reading The valley of the Platte lay miles wide, green in the full covering of spring.
moister
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From this reading A crooked and broken thread of timber growth appeared, marking the moister soil and outlining the general course of the shallow stream, whose giant cottonwoods were dwarfed now by the distances.
now
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From this reading A crooked and broken thread of timber growth appeared, marking the moister soil and outlining the general course of the shallow stream, whose giant cottonwoods were dwarfed now by the distances.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GREAT ENCAMPMENT As the long columns of the great wagon train broke through the screening sand hills there was disclosed a vast and splendid panorama.
outlining
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From this reading A crooked and broken thread of timber growth appeared, marking the moister soil and outlining the general course of the shallow stream, whose giant cottonwoods were dwarfed now by the distances.
panorama
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From this reading THE GREAT ENCAMPMENT As the long columns of the great wagon train broke through the screening sand hills there was disclosed a vast and splendid panorama.
Plains
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From this reading In between, and for miles up and down the flat expanse, there rose the blue smokes of countless camp fires, each showing the location of some white-topped ship of the Plains.
Platte
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From this reading The valley of the Platte lay miles wide, green in the full covering of spring.
presence
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From this reading Black specks, grouped here and there, proved the presence of the livestock under herd.
proved
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From this reading Black specks, grouped here and there, proved the presence of the livestock under herd.
rose
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From this reading In between, and for miles up and down the flat expanse, there rose the blue smokes of countless camp fires, each showing the location of some white-topped ship of the Plains.
sand
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From this reading THE GREAT ENCAMPMENT As the long columns of the great wagon train broke through the screening sand hills there was disclosed a vast and splendid panorama.
screening
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From this reading THE GREAT ENCAMPMENT As the long columns of the great wagon train broke through the screening sand hills there was disclosed a vast and splendid panorama.
shallow
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From this reading A crooked and broken thread of timber growth appeared, marking the moister soil and outlining the general course of the shallow stream, whose giant cottonwoods were dwarfed now by the distances.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In between, and for miles up and down the flat expanse, there rose the blue smokes of countless camp fires, each showing the location of some white-topped ship of the Plains.
showing
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From this reading In between, and for miles up and down the flat expanse, there rose the blue smokes of countless camp fires, each showing the location of some white-topped ship of the Plains.
smokes
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From this reading In between, and for miles up and down the flat expanse, there rose the blue smokes of countless camp fires, each showing the location of some white-topped ship of the Plains.
soil
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From this reading A crooked and broken thread of timber growth appeared, marking the moister soil and outlining the general course of the shallow stream, whose giant cottonwoods were dwarfed now by the distances.
some
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From this reading In between, and for miles up and down the flat expanse, there rose the blue smokes of countless camp fires, each showing the location of some white-topped ship of the Plains.
specks
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From this reading Black specks, grouped here and there, proved the presence of the livestock under herd.
splendid
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From this reading THE GREAT ENCAMPMENT As the long columns of the great wagon train broke through the screening sand hills there was disclosed a vast and splendid panorama.
spring
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From this reading The valley of the Platte lay miles wide, green in the full covering of spring.
stream
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From this reading A crooked and broken thread of timber growth appeared, marking the moister soil and outlining the general course of the shallow stream, whose giant cottonwoods were dwarfed now by the distances.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT ENCAMPMENT As the long columns of the great wagon train broke through the screening sand hills there was disclosed a vast and splendid panorama.
there
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From this reading THE GREAT ENCAMPMENT As the long columns of the great wagon train broke through the screening sand hills there was disclosed a vast and splendid panorama.
thread
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From this reading A crooked and broken thread of timber growth appeared, marking the moister soil and outlining the general course of the shallow stream, whose giant cottonwoods were dwarfed now by the distances.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE GREAT ENCAMPMENT As the long columns of the great wagon train broke through the screening sand hills there was disclosed a vast and splendid panorama.
timber
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From this reading A crooked and broken thread of timber growth appeared, marking the moister soil and outlining the general course of the shallow stream, whose giant cottonwoods were dwarfed now by the distances.
train
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From this reading THE GREAT ENCAMPMENT As the long columns of the great wagon train broke through the screening sand hills there was disclosed a vast and splendid panorama.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Black specks, grouped here and there, proved the presence of the livestock under herd.
up
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From this reading In between, and for miles up and down the flat expanse, there rose the blue smokes of countless camp fires, each showing the location of some white-topped ship of the Plains.
valley
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From this reading The valley of the Platte lay miles wide, green in the full covering of spring.
vast
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From this reading THE GREAT ENCAMPMENT As the long columns of the great wagon train broke through the screening sand hills there was disclosed a vast and splendid panorama.
wagon
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From this reading THE GREAT ENCAMPMENT As the long columns of the great wagon train broke through the screening sand hills there was disclosed a vast and splendid panorama.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GREAT ENCAMPMENT As the long columns of the great wagon train broke through the screening sand hills there was disclosed a vast and splendid panorama.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A crooked and broken thread of timber growth appeared, marking the moister soil and outlining the general course of the shallow stream, whose giant cottonwoods were dwarfed now by the distances.
white-topped
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From this reading In between, and for miles up and down the flat expanse, there rose the blue smokes of countless camp fires, each showing the location of some white-topped ship of the Plains.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading A crooked and broken thread of timber growth appeared, marking the moister soil and outlining the general course of the shallow stream, whose giant cottonwoods were dwarfed now by the distances.
wide
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From this reading The valley of the Platte lay miles wide, green in the full covering of spring.
