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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 Had it been snowing they would have been safe enough, for the snow served as a covering, and kept in the natural heat of the animals.
America
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From this reading The Doctor said he was not astonished at this, as in North America the horses were chiefly fed on fish; and he thought that what would satisfy an herbivorous horse might surely content an omnivorous dog.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Doctor said he was not astonished at this, as in North America the horses were chiefly fed on fish; and he thought that what would satisfy an herbivorous horse might surely content an omnivorous dog.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had it been snowing they would have been safe enough, for the snow served as a covering, and kept in the natural heat of the animals.
animals
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From this reading Had it been snowing they would have been safe enough, for the snow served as a covering, and kept in the natural heat of the animals.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Had it been snowing they would have been safe enough, for the snow served as a covering, and kept in the natural heat of the animals.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading The Doctor said he was not astonished at this, as in North America the horses were chiefly fed on fish; and he thought that what would satisfy an herbivorous horse might surely content an omnivorous dog.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Doctor said he was not astonished at this, as in North America the horses were chiefly fed on fish; and he thought that what would satisfy an herbivorous horse might surely content an omnivorous dog.
ate
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From this reading The old sailor, who made a first-rate dog-driver, tried his beasts with the oily flesh of the seal; and found, to his joyful surprise, that they ate it greedily.
beasts
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From this reading The old sailor, who made a first-rate dog-driver, tried his beasts with the oily flesh of the seal; and found, to his joyful surprise, that they ate it greedily.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE LAST CHARGE OF POWDER Johnson was obliged to take the dogs inside the hut, for they would have been soon frozen outside in such dry weather.
buried
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From this reading The whole party were soon buried in deep sleep, for they were fairly overcome with fatigue.
CHARGE
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From this reading THE LAST CHARGE OF POWDER Johnson was obliged to take the dogs inside the hut, for they would have been soon frozen outside in such dry weather.
chiefly
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From this reading The Doctor said he was not astonished at this, as in North America the horses were chiefly fed on fish; and he thought that what would satisfy an herbivorous horse might surely content an omnivorous dog.
content
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From this reading The Doctor said he was not astonished at this, as in North America the horses were chiefly fed on fish; and he thought that what would satisfy an herbivorous horse might surely content an omnivorous dog.
covering
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From this reading Had it been snowing they would have been safe enough, for the snow served as a covering, and kept in the natural heat of the animals.
deep
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From this reading The whole party were soon buried in deep sleep, for they were fairly overcome with fatigue.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Doctor said he was not astonished at this, as in North America the horses were chiefly fed on fish; and he thought that what would satisfy an herbivorous horse might surely content an omnivorous dog.
dog
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From this reading The Doctor said he was not astonished at this, as in North America the horses were chiefly fed on fish; and he thought that what would satisfy an herbivorous horse might surely content an omnivorous dog.
dog-driver
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From this reading The old sailor, who made a first-rate dog-driver, tried his beasts with the oily flesh of the seal; and found, to his joyful surprise, that they ate it greedily.
dogs
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From this reading THE LAST CHARGE OF POWDER Johnson was obliged to take the dogs inside the hut, for they would have been soon frozen outside in such dry weather.
dry
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From this reading THE LAST CHARGE OF POWDER Johnson was obliged to take the dogs inside the hut, for they would have been soon frozen outside in such dry weather.
enough
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From this reading Had it been snowing they would have been safe enough, for the snow served as a covering, and kept in the natural heat of the animals.
fairly
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From this reading The whole party were soon buried in deep sleep, for they were fairly overcome with fatigue.
fatigue
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From this reading The whole party were soon buried in deep sleep, for they were fairly overcome with fatigue.
fed
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From this reading The Doctor said he was not astonished at this, as in North America the horses were chiefly fed on fish; and he thought that what would satisfy an herbivorous horse might surely content an omnivorous dog.
first-ratenounUS /ˈfirst-rate/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The old sailor, who made a first-rate dog-driver, tried his beasts with the oily flesh of the seal; and found, to his joyful surprise, that they ate it greedily.
fish
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From this reading The Doctor said he was not astonished at this, as in North America the horses were chiefly fed on fish; and he thought that what would satisfy an herbivorous horse might surely content an omnivorous dog.
flesh
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From this reading The old sailor, who made a first-rate dog-driver, tried his beasts with the oily flesh of the seal; and found, to his joyful surprise, that they ate it greedily.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE LAST CHARGE OF POWDER Johnson was obliged to take the dogs inside the hut, for they would have been soon frozen outside in such dry weather.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old sailor, who made a first-rate dog-driver, tried his beasts with the oily flesh of the seal; and found, to his joyful surprise, that they ate it greedily.
frozen
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From this reading THE LAST CHARGE OF POWDER Johnson was obliged to take the dogs inside the hut, for they would have been soon frozen outside in such dry weather.
greedily
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From this reading The old sailor, who made a first-rate dog-driver, tried his beasts with the oily flesh of the seal; and found, to his joyful surprise, that they ate it greedily.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had it been snowing they would have been safe enough, for the snow served as a covering, and kept in the natural heat of the animals.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE LAST CHARGE OF POWDER Johnson was obliged to take the dogs inside the hut, for they would have been soon frozen outside in such dry weather.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Doctor said he was not astonished at this, as in North America the horses were chiefly fed on fish; and he thought that what would satisfy an herbivorous horse might surely content an omnivorous dog.
heat
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From this reading Had it been snowing they would have been safe enough, for the snow served as a covering, and kept in the natural heat of the animals.
herbivorous
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From this reading The Doctor said he was not astonished at this, as in North America the horses were chiefly fed on fish; and he thought that what would satisfy an herbivorous horse might surely content an omnivorous dog.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old sailor, who made a first-rate dog-driver, tried his beasts with the oily flesh of the seal; and found, to his joyful surprise, that they ate it greedily.
horse
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From this reading The Doctor said he was not astonished at this, as in North America the horses were chiefly fed on fish; and he thought that what would satisfy an herbivorous horse might surely content an omnivorous dog.
horses
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From this reading The Doctor said he was not astonished at this, as in North America the horses were chiefly fed on fish; and he thought that what would satisfy an herbivorous horse might surely content an omnivorous dog.
hut
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From this reading THE LAST CHARGE OF POWDER Johnson was obliged to take the dogs inside the hut, for they would have been soon frozen outside in such dry weather.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LAST CHARGE OF POWDER Johnson was obliged to take the dogs inside the hut, for they would have been soon frozen outside in such dry weather.
inside
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From this reading THE LAST CHARGE OF POWDER Johnson was obliged to take the dogs inside the hut, for they would have been soon frozen outside in such dry weather.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Had it been snowing they would have been safe enough, for the snow served as a covering, and kept in the natural heat of the animals.
Johnson
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From this reading THE LAST CHARGE OF POWDER Johnson was obliged to take the dogs inside the hut, for they would have been soon frozen outside in such dry weather.
joyful
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From this reading The old sailor, who made a first-rate dog-driver, tried his beasts with the oily flesh of the seal; and found, to his joyful surprise, that they ate it greedily.
kept
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From this reading Had it been snowing they would have been safe enough, for the snow served as a covering, and kept in the natural heat of the animals.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST CHARGE OF POWDER Johnson was obliged to take the dogs inside the hut, for they would have been soon frozen outside in such dry weather.
made
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From this reading The old sailor, who made a first-rate dog-driver, tried his beasts with the oily flesh of the seal; and found, to his joyful surprise, that they ate it greedily.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The Doctor said he was not astonished at this, as in North America the horses were chiefly fed on fish; and he thought that what would satisfy an herbivorous horse might surely content an omnivorous dog.
natural
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From this reading Had it been snowing they would have been safe enough, for the snow served as a covering, and kept in the natural heat of the animals.
North
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From this reading The Doctor said he was not astonished at this, as in North America the horses were chiefly fed on fish; and he thought that what would satisfy an herbivorous horse might surely content an omnivorous dog.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Doctor said he was not astonished at this, as in North America the horses were chiefly fed on fish; and he thought that what would satisfy an herbivorous horse might surely content an omnivorous dog.
obliged
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From this reading THE LAST CHARGE OF POWDER Johnson was obliged to take the dogs inside the hut, for they would have been soon frozen outside in such dry weather.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST CHARGE OF POWDER Johnson was obliged to take the dogs inside the hut, for they would have been soon frozen outside in such dry weather.
oily
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From this reading The old sailor, who made a first-rate dog-driver, tried his beasts with the oily flesh of the seal; and found, to his joyful surprise, that they ate it greedily.
old
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From this reading The old sailor, who made a first-rate dog-driver, tried his beasts with the oily flesh of the seal; and found, to his joyful surprise, that they ate it greedily.
omnivorous
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From this reading The Doctor said he was not astonished at this, as in North America the horses were chiefly fed on fish; and he thought that what would satisfy an herbivorous horse might surely content an omnivorous dog.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Doctor said he was not astonished at this, as in North America the horses were chiefly fed on fish; and he thought that what would satisfy an herbivorous horse might surely content an omnivorous dog.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE LAST CHARGE OF POWDER Johnson was obliged to take the dogs inside the hut, for they would have been soon frozen outside in such dry weather.
overcome
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From this reading The whole party were soon buried in deep sleep, for they were fairly overcome with fatigue.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole party were soon buried in deep sleep, for they were fairly overcome with fatigue.
POWDER
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From this reading THE LAST CHARGE OF POWDER Johnson was obliged to take the dogs inside the hut, for they would have been soon frozen outside in such dry weather.
safe
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From this reading Had it been snowing they would have been safe enough, for the snow served as a covering, and kept in the natural heat of the animals.
said
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From this reading The Doctor said he was not astonished at this, as in North America the horses were chiefly fed on fish; and he thought that what would satisfy an herbivorous horse might surely content an omnivorous dog.
sailor
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From this reading The old sailor, who made a first-rate dog-driver, tried his beasts with the oily flesh of the seal; and found, to his joyful surprise, that they ate it greedily.
satisfy
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From this reading The Doctor said he was not astonished at this, as in North America the horses were chiefly fed on fish; and he thought that what would satisfy an herbivorous horse might surely content an omnivorous dog.
seal
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From this reading The old sailor, who made a first-rate dog-driver, tried his beasts with the oily flesh of the seal; and found, to his joyful surprise, that they ate it greedily.
served
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From this reading Had it been snowing they would have been safe enough, for the snow served as a covering, and kept in the natural heat of the animals.
sleep
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From this reading The whole party were soon buried in deep sleep, for they were fairly overcome with fatigue.
snow
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From this reading Had it been snowing they would have been safe enough, for the snow served as a covering, and kept in the natural heat of the animals.
snowing
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From this reading Had it been snowing they would have been safe enough, for the snow served as a covering, and kept in the natural heat of the animals.
soon
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From this reading THE LAST CHARGE OF POWDER Johnson was obliged to take the dogs inside the hut, for they would have been soon frozen outside in such dry weather.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading THE LAST CHARGE OF POWDER Johnson was obliged to take the dogs inside the hut, for they would have been soon frozen outside in such dry weather.
surely
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From this reading The Doctor said he was not astonished at this, as in North America the horses were chiefly fed on fish; and he thought that what would satisfy an herbivorous horse might surely content an omnivorous dog.
surprise
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From this reading The old sailor, who made a first-rate dog-driver, tried his beasts with the oily flesh of the seal; and found, to his joyful surprise, that they ate it greedily.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST CHARGE OF POWDER Johnson was obliged to take the dogs inside the hut, for they would have been soon frozen outside in such dry weather.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The old sailor, who made a first-rate dog-driver, tried his beasts with the oily flesh of the seal; and found, to his joyful surprise, that they ate it greedily.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST CHARGE OF POWDER Johnson was obliged to take the dogs inside the hut, for they would have been soon frozen outside in such dry weather.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LAST CHARGE OF POWDER Johnson was obliged to take the dogs inside the hut, for they would have been soon frozen outside in such dry weather.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Doctor said he was not astonished at this, as in North America the horses were chiefly fed on fish; and he thought that what would satisfy an herbivorous horse might surely content an omnivorous dog.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Doctor said he was not astonished at this, as in North America the horses were chiefly fed on fish; and he thought that what would satisfy an herbivorous horse might surely content an omnivorous dog.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LAST CHARGE OF POWDER Johnson was obliged to take the dogs inside the hut, for they would have been soon frozen outside in such dry weather.
tried
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From this reading The old sailor, who made a first-rate dog-driver, tried his beasts with the oily flesh of the seal; and found, to his joyful surprise, that they ate it greedily.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LAST CHARGE OF POWDER Johnson was obliged to take the dogs inside the hut, for they would have been soon frozen outside in such dry weather.
weather
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From this reading THE LAST CHARGE OF POWDER Johnson was obliged to take the dogs inside the hut, for they would have been soon frozen outside in such dry weather.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Doctor said he was not astonished at this, as in North America the horses were chiefly fed on fish; and he thought that what would satisfy an herbivorous horse might surely content an omnivorous dog.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Doctor said he was not astonished at this, as in North America the horses were chiefly fed on fish; and he thought that what would satisfy an herbivorous horse might surely content an omnivorous dog.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The old sailor, who made a first-rate dog-driver, tried his beasts with the oily flesh of the seal; and found, to his joyful surprise, that they ate it greedily.
whole
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From this reading The whole party were soon buried in deep sleep, for they were fairly overcome with fatigue.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The old sailor, who made a first-rate dog-driver, tried his beasts with the oily flesh of the seal; and found, to his joyful surprise, that they ate it greedily.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE LAST CHARGE OF POWDER Johnson was obliged to take the dogs inside the hut, for they would have been soon frozen outside in such dry weather.
