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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 I followed down a narrow but well-beaten trail, and so at the end of a half-mile came to the meadow and the post of Cloche.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About it was a little garden, which, besides the usual flowers and vegetables, contained such exotics as a deer confined to a pen and a bear chained to a stake.
accurately
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From this reading The building itself was accurately of the Hudson Bay type--a steep, sloping roof greater in front than behind, a deep recessed veranda, squared logs sheathed with whitewashed boards.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Now, often along the southern fringe your Hudson's Bay Trader will prove to be a distinct disappointment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I followed down a narrow but well-beaten trail, and so at the end of a half-mile came to the meadow and the post of Cloche.
approached
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From this reading As I approached, the door opened and the Trader came out.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading About it was a little garden, which, besides the usual flowers and vegetables, contained such exotics as a deer confined to a pen and a bear chained to a stake.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I followed down a narrow but well-beaten trail, and so at the end of a half-mile came to the meadow and the post of Cloche.
Bay
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From this reading The building itself was accurately of the Hudson Bay type--a steep, sloping roof greater in front than behind, a deep recessed veranda, squared logs sheathed with whitewashed boards.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now, often along the southern fringe your Hudson's Bay Trader will prove to be a distinct disappointment.
bear
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From this reading About it was a little garden, which, besides the usual flowers and vegetables, contained such exotics as a deer confined to a pen and a bear chained to a stake.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The building itself was accurately of the Hudson Bay type--a steep, sloping roof greater in front than behind, a deep recessed veranda, squared logs sheathed with whitewashed boards.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading About it was a little garden, which, besides the usual flowers and vegetables, contained such exotics as a deer confined to a pen and a bear chained to a stake.
boards
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From this reading The building itself was accurately of the Hudson Bay type--a steep, sloping roof greater in front than behind, a deep recessed veranda, squared logs sheathed with whitewashed boards.
building
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From this reading The building itself was accurately of the Hudson Bay type--a steep, sloping roof greater in front than behind, a deep recessed veranda, squared logs sheathed with whitewashed boards.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I followed down a narrow but well-beaten trail, and so at the end of a half-mile came to the meadow and the post of Cloche.
came
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From this reading I followed down a narrow but well-beaten trail, and so at the end of a half-mile came to the meadow and the post of Cloche.
chained
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From this reading About it was a little garden, which, besides the usual flowers and vegetables, contained such exotics as a deer confined to a pen and a bear chained to a stake.
Cloche
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From this reading I followed down a narrow but well-beaten trail, and so at the end of a half-mile came to the meadow and the post of Cloche.
confined
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From this reading About it was a little garden, which, besides the usual flowers and vegetables, contained such exotics as a deer confined to a pen and a bear chained to a stake.
contained
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From this reading About it was a little garden, which, besides the usual flowers and vegetables, contained such exotics as a deer confined to a pen and a bear chained to a stake.
deep
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From this reading The building itself was accurately of the Hudson Bay type--a steep, sloping roof greater in front than behind, a deep recessed veranda, squared logs sheathed with whitewashed boards.
deer
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From this reading About it was a little garden, which, besides the usual flowers and vegetables, contained such exotics as a deer confined to a pen and a bear chained to a stake.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now, often along the southern fringe your Hudson's Bay Trader will prove to be a distinct disappointment.
distinct
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From this reading Now, often along the southern fringe your Hudson's Bay Trader will prove to be a distinct disappointment.
door
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From this reading As I approached, the door opened and the Trader came out.
down
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From this reading I followed down a narrow but well-beaten trail, and so at the end of a half-mile came to the meadow and the post of Cloche.
end
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From this reading I followed down a narrow but well-beaten trail, and so at the end of a half-mile came to the meadow and the post of Cloche.
exotics
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From this reading About it was a little garden, which, besides the usual flowers and vegetables, contained such exotics as a deer confined to a pen and a bear chained to a stake.
flowers
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From this reading About it was a little garden, which, besides the usual flowers and vegetables, contained such exotics as a deer confined to a pen and a bear chained to a stake.
followed
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From this reading I followed down a narrow but well-beaten trail, and so at the end of a half-mile came to the meadow and the post of Cloche.
fringe
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From this reading Now, often along the southern fringe your Hudson's Bay Trader will prove to be a distinct disappointment.
front
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From this reading The building itself was accurately of the Hudson Bay type--a steep, sloping roof greater in front than behind, a deep recessed veranda, squared logs sheathed with whitewashed boards.
garden
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From this reading About it was a little garden, which, besides the usual flowers and vegetables, contained such exotics as a deer confined to a pen and a bear chained to a stake.
greater
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From this reading The building itself was accurately of the Hudson Bay type--a steep, sloping roof greater in front than behind, a deep recessed veranda, squared logs sheathed with whitewashed boards.
half-mile
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From this reading I followed down a narrow but well-beaten trail, and so at the end of a half-mile came to the meadow and the post of Cloche.
Hudson
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From this reading The building itself was accurately of the Hudson Bay type--a steep, sloping roof greater in front than behind, a deep recessed veranda, squared logs sheathed with whitewashed boards.
Hudson's
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From this reading Now, often along the southern fringe your Hudson's Bay Trader will prove to be a distinct disappointment.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I followed down a narrow but well-beaten trail, and so at the end of a half-mile came to the meadow and the post of Cloche.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The building itself was accurately of the Hudson Bay type--a steep, sloping roof greater in front than behind, a deep recessed veranda, squared logs sheathed with whitewashed boards.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading About it was a little garden, which, besides the usual flowers and vegetables, contained such exotics as a deer confined to a pen and a bear chained to a stake.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The building itself was accurately of the Hudson Bay type--a steep, sloping roof greater in front than behind, a deep recessed veranda, squared logs sheathed with whitewashed boards.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About it was a little garden, which, besides the usual flowers and vegetables, contained such exotics as a deer confined to a pen and a bear chained to a stake.
logs
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From this reading The building itself was accurately of the Hudson Bay type--a steep, sloping roof greater in front than behind, a deep recessed veranda, squared logs sheathed with whitewashed boards.
meadow
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From this reading I followed down a narrow but well-beaten trail, and so at the end of a half-mile came to the meadow and the post of Cloche.
narrow
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From this reading I followed down a narrow but well-beaten trail, and so at the end of a half-mile came to the meadow and the post of Cloche.
Now
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From this reading Now, often along the southern fringe your Hudson's Bay Trader will prove to be a distinct disappointment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I followed down a narrow but well-beaten trail, and so at the end of a half-mile came to the meadow and the post of Cloche.
often
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From this reading Now, often along the southern fringe your Hudson's Bay Trader will prove to be a distinct disappointment.
opened
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From this reading As I approached, the door opened and the Trader came out.
out
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From this reading As I approached, the door opened and the Trader came out.
pen
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From this reading About it was a little garden, which, besides the usual flowers and vegetables, contained such exotics as a deer confined to a pen and a bear chained to a stake.
post
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From this reading I followed down a narrow but well-beaten trail, and so at the end of a half-mile came to the meadow and the post of Cloche.
prove
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From this reading Now, often along the southern fringe your Hudson's Bay Trader will prove to be a distinct disappointment.
recessed
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From this reading The building itself was accurately of the Hudson Bay type--a steep, sloping roof greater in front than behind, a deep recessed veranda, squared logs sheathed with whitewashed boards.
roof
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From this reading The building itself was accurately of the Hudson Bay type--a steep, sloping roof greater in front than behind, a deep recessed veranda, squared logs sheathed with whitewashed boards.
sheathed
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From this reading The building itself was accurately of the Hudson Bay type--a steep, sloping roof greater in front than behind, a deep recessed veranda, squared logs sheathed with whitewashed boards.
sloping
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From this reading The building itself was accurately of the Hudson Bay type--a steep, sloping roof greater in front than behind, a deep recessed veranda, squared logs sheathed with whitewashed boards.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I followed down a narrow but well-beaten trail, and so at the end of a half-mile came to the meadow and the post of Cloche.
southern
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From this reading Now, often along the southern fringe your Hudson's Bay Trader will prove to be a distinct disappointment.
squared
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From this reading The building itself was accurately of the Hudson Bay type--a steep, sloping roof greater in front than behind, a deep recessed veranda, squared logs sheathed with whitewashed boards.
stake
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From this reading About it was a little garden, which, besides the usual flowers and vegetables, contained such exotics as a deer confined to a pen and a bear chained to a stake.
steep
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From this reading The building itself was accurately of the Hudson Bay type--a steep, sloping roof greater in front than behind, a deep recessed veranda, squared logs sheathed with whitewashed boards.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading About it was a little garden, which, besides the usual flowers and vegetables, contained such exotics as a deer confined to a pen and a bear chained to a stake.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The building itself was accurately of the Hudson Bay type--a steep, sloping roof greater in front than behind, a deep recessed veranda, squared logs sheathed with whitewashed boards.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I followed down a narrow but well-beaten trail, and so at the end of a half-mile came to the meadow and the post of Cloche.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I followed down a narrow but well-beaten trail, and so at the end of a half-mile came to the meadow and the post of Cloche.
Trader
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From this reading As I approached, the door opened and the Trader came out.
trail
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From this reading I followed down a narrow but well-beaten trail, and so at the end of a half-mile came to the meadow and the post of Cloche.
type
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From this reading The building itself was accurately of the Hudson Bay type--a steep, sloping roof greater in front than behind, a deep recessed veranda, squared logs sheathed with whitewashed boards.
usual
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From this reading About it was a little garden, which, besides the usual flowers and vegetables, contained such exotics as a deer confined to a pen and a bear chained to a stake.
vegetables
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From this reading About it was a little garden, which, besides the usual flowers and vegetables, contained such exotics as a deer confined to a pen and a bear chained to a stake.
veranda
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From this reading The building itself was accurately of the Hudson Bay type--a steep, sloping roof greater in front than behind, a deep recessed veranda, squared logs sheathed with whitewashed boards.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The building itself was accurately of the Hudson Bay type--a steep, sloping roof greater in front than behind, a deep recessed veranda, squared logs sheathed with whitewashed boards.
well-beaten
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From this reading I followed down a narrow but well-beaten trail, and so at the end of a half-mile came to the meadow and the post of Cloche.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading About it was a little garden, which, besides the usual flowers and vegetables, contained such exotics as a deer confined to a pen and a bear chained to a stake.
whitewashed
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From this reading The building itself was accurately of the Hudson Bay type--a steep, sloping roof greater in front than behind, a deep recessed veranda, squared logs sheathed with whitewashed boards.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Now, often along the southern fringe your Hudson's Bay Trader will prove to be a distinct disappointment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The building itself was accurately of the Hudson Bay type--a steep, sloping roof greater in front than behind, a deep recessed veranda, squared logs sheathed with whitewashed boards.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now, often along the southern fringe your Hudson's Bay Trader will prove to be a distinct disappointment.
