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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 This fort was no more than a depôt of provisions, of little importance, erected a few years before by the Hudson’s Bay Company.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About a dozen soldiers formed the garrison.
advantage
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From this reading The travellers, taking advantage of the long twilight, pressed on day and night, and were literally overcome with fatigue when they reached Fort Enterprise, near the shores of Lake Snare.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The travellers, taking advantage of the long twilight, pressed on day and night, and were literally overcome with fatigue when they reached Fort Enterprise, near the shores of Lake Snare.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It served as a resting-place for the men taking the convoys of furs from the Great Bear Lake, some three hundred miles further to the north-west.
Bay
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From this reading This fort was no more than a depôt of provisions, of little importance, erected a few years before by the Hudson’s Bay Company.
Bear
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From this reading It served as a resting-place for the men taking the convoys of furs from the Great Bear Lake, some three hundred miles further to the north-west.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading This fort was no more than a depôt of provisions, of little importance, erected a few years before by the Hudson’s Bay Company.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This fort was no more than a depôt of provisions, of little importance, erected a few years before by the Hudson’s Bay Company.
Company
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From this reading This fort was no more than a depôt of provisions, of little importance, erected a few years before by the Hudson’s Bay Company.
convoys
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From this reading It served as a resting-place for the men taking the convoys of furs from the Great Bear Lake, some three hundred miles further to the north-west.
day
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From this reading The travellers, taking advantage of the long twilight, pressed on day and night, and were literally overcome with fatigue when they reached Fort Enterprise, near the shores of Lake Snare.
depôt
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From this reading This fort was no more than a depôt of provisions, of little importance, erected a few years before by the Hudson’s Bay Company.
dozen
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From this reading About a dozen soldiers formed the garrison.
Enterprise
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From this reading The travellers, taking advantage of the long twilight, pressed on day and night, and were literally overcome with fatigue when they reached Fort Enterprise, near the shores of Lake Snare.
erected
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From this reading This fort was no more than a depôt of provisions, of little importance, erected a few years before by the Hudson’s Bay Company.
expedition
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From this reading the expedition left Fort Reliance.
fatigue
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From this reading The travellers, taking advantage of the long twilight, pressed on day and night, and were literally overcome with fatigue when they reached Fort Enterprise, near the shores of Lake Snare.
few
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From this reading This fort was no more than a depôt of provisions, of little importance, erected a few years before by the Hudson’s Bay Company.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It served as a resting-place for the men taking the convoys of furs from the Great Bear Lake, some three hundred miles further to the north-west.
formed
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From this reading About a dozen soldiers formed the garrison.
Fort
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From this reading the expedition left Fort Reliance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It served as a resting-place for the men taking the convoys of furs from the Great Bear Lake, some three hundred miles further to the north-west.
furs
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From this reading It served as a resting-place for the men taking the convoys of furs from the Great Bear Lake, some three hundred miles further to the north-west.
further
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From this reading It served as a resting-place for the men taking the convoys of furs from the Great Bear Lake, some three hundred miles further to the north-west.
garrisonnounUS /ˈɡærəsən/
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading About a dozen soldiers formed the garrison.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It served as a resting-place for the men taking the convoys of furs from the Great Bear Lake, some three hundred miles further to the north-west.
Hudson's
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From this reading This fort was no more than a depôt of provisions, of little importance, erected a few years before by the Hudson’s Bay Company.
hundred
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From this reading It served as a resting-place for the men taking the convoys of furs from the Great Bear Lake, some three hundred miles further to the north-west.
importance
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From this reading This fort was no more than a depôt of provisions, of little importance, erected a few years before by the Hudson’s Bay Company.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It served as a resting-place for the men taking the convoys of furs from the Great Bear Lake, some three hundred miles further to the north-west.
Lake
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From this reading The travellers, taking advantage of the long twilight, pressed on day and night, and were literally overcome with fatigue when they reached Fort Enterprise, near the shores of Lake Snare.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading the expedition left Fort Reliance.
literally
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From this reading The travellers, taking advantage of the long twilight, pressed on day and night, and were literally overcome with fatigue when they reached Fort Enterprise, near the shores of Lake Snare.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This fort was no more than a depôt of provisions, of little importance, erected a few years before by the Hudson’s Bay Company.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The travellers, taking advantage of the long twilight, pressed on day and night, and were literally overcome with fatigue when they reached Fort Enterprise, near the shores of Lake Snare.
men
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From this reading It served as a resting-place for the men taking the convoys of furs from the Great Bear Lake, some three hundred miles further to the north-west.
miles
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From this reading It served as a resting-place for the men taking the convoys of furs from the Great Bear Lake, some three hundred miles further to the north-west.
more
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From this reading This fort was no more than a depôt of provisions, of little importance, erected a few years before by the Hudson’s Bay Company.
near
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From this reading The travellers, taking advantage of the long twilight, pressed on day and night, and were literally overcome with fatigue when they reached Fort Enterprise, near the shores of Lake Snare.
night
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From this reading The travellers, taking advantage of the long twilight, pressed on day and night, and were literally overcome with fatigue when they reached Fort Enterprise, near the shores of Lake Snare.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This fort was no more than a depôt of provisions, of little importance, erected a few years before by the Hudson’s Bay Company.
north-west
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From this reading It served as a resting-place for the men taking the convoys of furs from the Great Bear Lake, some three hundred miles further to the north-west.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The travellers, taking advantage of the long twilight, pressed on day and night, and were literally overcome with fatigue when they reached Fort Enterprise, near the shores of Lake Snare.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The travellers, taking advantage of the long twilight, pressed on day and night, and were literally overcome with fatigue when they reached Fort Enterprise, near the shores of Lake Snare.
overcome
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From this reading The travellers, taking advantage of the long twilight, pressed on day and night, and were literally overcome with fatigue when they reached Fort Enterprise, near the shores of Lake Snare.
pressed
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From this reading The travellers, taking advantage of the long twilight, pressed on day and night, and were literally overcome with fatigue when they reached Fort Enterprise, near the shores of Lake Snare.
provisions
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From this reading This fort was no more than a depôt of provisions, of little importance, erected a few years before by the Hudson’s Bay Company.
reached
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From this reading The travellers, taking advantage of the long twilight, pressed on day and night, and were literally overcome with fatigue when they reached Fort Enterprise, near the shores of Lake Snare.
Reliance
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From this reading the expedition left Fort Reliance.
resting-place
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From this reading It served as a resting-place for the men taking the convoys of furs from the Great Bear Lake, some three hundred miles further to the north-west.
served
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From this reading It served as a resting-place for the men taking the convoys of furs from the Great Bear Lake, some three hundred miles further to the north-west.
shores
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From this reading The travellers, taking advantage of the long twilight, pressed on day and night, and were literally overcome with fatigue when they reached Fort Enterprise, near the shores of Lake Snare.
Snare
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From this reading The travellers, taking advantage of the long twilight, pressed on day and night, and were literally overcome with fatigue when they reached Fort Enterprise, near the shores of Lake Snare.
soldiers
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From this reading About a dozen soldiers formed the garrison.
some
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From this reading It served as a resting-place for the men taking the convoys of furs from the Great Bear Lake, some three hundred miles further to the north-west.
taking
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From this reading The travellers, taking advantage of the long twilight, pressed on day and night, and were literally overcome with fatigue when they reached Fort Enterprise, near the shores of Lake Snare.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This fort was no more than a depôt of provisions, of little importance, erected a few years before by the Hudson’s Bay Company.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading the expedition left Fort Reliance.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The travellers, taking advantage of the long twilight, pressed on day and night, and were literally overcome with fatigue when they reached Fort Enterprise, near the shores of Lake Snare.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This fort was no more than a depôt of provisions, of little importance, erected a few years before by the Hudson’s Bay Company.
three
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From this reading It served as a resting-place for the men taking the convoys of furs from the Great Bear Lake, some three hundred miles further to the north-west.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It served as a resting-place for the men taking the convoys of furs from the Great Bear Lake, some three hundred miles further to the north-west.
travellers
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From this reading The travellers, taking advantage of the long twilight, pressed on day and night, and were literally overcome with fatigue when they reached Fort Enterprise, near the shores of Lake Snare.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading The travellers, taking advantage of the long twilight, pressed on day and night, and were literally overcome with fatigue when they reached Fort Enterprise, near the shores of Lake Snare.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This fort was no more than a depôt of provisions, of little importance, erected a few years before by the Hudson’s Bay Company.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The travellers, taking advantage of the long twilight, pressed on day and night, and were literally overcome with fatigue when they reached Fort Enterprise, near the shores of Lake Snare.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The travellers, taking advantage of the long twilight, pressed on day and night, and were literally overcome with fatigue when they reached Fort Enterprise, near the shores of Lake Snare.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The travellers, taking advantage of the long twilight, pressed on day and night, and were literally overcome with fatigue when they reached Fort Enterprise, near the shores of Lake Snare.
years
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From this reading This fort was no more than a depôt of provisions, of little importance, erected a few years before by the Hudson’s Bay Company.
