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adventure
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From this reading What they had done seemed to them only natural, and these were not the first persons they had rescued; so they quietly returned to their wild life of adventure on the lake, where they hunted the otters and water-birds day and night.
all
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From this reading The brave fellow had been beloved by all, and his loss was sincerely mourned.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs Barnett and Lieutenant Hobson knocked at the postern gate of the fort.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs Barnett and Lieutenant Hobson knocked at the postern gate of the fort.
Barnett
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From this reading Mrs Barnett and Lieutenant Hobson knocked at the postern gate of the fort.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The intrepid and devoted Esquimaux received phlegmatically the earnest expressions of gratitude of those they had saved, and coulot be persuaded to come to the fort.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Great was the joy on seeing them, for they had been given up for lost; but this joy was turned to mourning at the news of the death of Norman.
beloved
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From this reading The brave fellow had been beloved by all, and his loss was sincerely mourned.
brave
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From this reading The brave fellow had been beloved by all, and his loss was sincerely mourned.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Great was the joy on seeing them, for they had been given up for lost; but this joy was turned to mourning at the news of the death of Norman.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The brave fellow had been beloved by all, and his loss was sincerely mourned.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The intrepid and devoted Esquimaux received phlegmatically the earnest expressions of gratitude of those they had saved, and coulot be persuaded to come to the fort.
coulot
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From this reading The intrepid and devoted Esquimaux received phlegmatically the earnest expressions of gratitude of those they had saved, and coulot be persuaded to come to the fort.
day
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From this reading What they had done seemed to them only natural, and these were not the first persons they had rescued; so they quietly returned to their wild life of adventure on the lake, where they hunted the otters and water-birds day and night.
death
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From this reading Great was the joy on seeing them, for they had been given up for lost; but this joy was turned to mourning at the news of the death of Norman.
devoted
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From this reading The intrepid and devoted Esquimaux received phlegmatically the earnest expressions of gratitude of those they had saved, and coulot be persuaded to come to the fort.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What they had done seemed to them only natural, and these were not the first persons they had rescued; so they quietly returned to their wild life of adventure on the lake, where they hunted the otters and water-birds day and night.
earnest
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From this reading The intrepid and devoted Esquimaux received phlegmatically the earnest expressions of gratitude of those they had saved, and coulot be persuaded to come to the fort.
Esquimaux
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From this reading The intrepid and devoted Esquimaux received phlegmatically the earnest expressions of gratitude of those they had saved, and coulot be persuaded to come to the fort.
expressions
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From this reading The intrepid and devoted Esquimaux received phlegmatically the earnest expressions of gratitude of those they had saved, and coulot be persuaded to come to the fort.
fellow
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From this reading The brave fellow had been beloved by all, and his loss was sincerely mourned.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What they had done seemed to them only natural, and these were not the first persons they had rescued; so they quietly returned to their wild life of adventure on the lake, where they hunted the otters and water-birds day and night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Great was the joy on seeing them, for they had been given up for lost; but this joy was turned to mourning at the news of the death of Norman.
fort
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From this reading Mrs Barnett and Lieutenant Hobson knocked at the postern gate of the fort.
gate
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From this reading Mrs Barnett and Lieutenant Hobson knocked at the postern gate of the fort.
given
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From this reading Great was the joy on seeing them, for they had been given up for lost; but this joy was turned to mourning at the news of the death of Norman.
gratitude
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From this reading The intrepid and devoted Esquimaux received phlegmatically the earnest expressions of gratitude of those they had saved, and coulot be persuaded to come to the fort.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great was the joy on seeing them, for they had been given up for lost; but this joy was turned to mourning at the news of the death of Norman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Great was the joy on seeing them, for they had been given up for lost; but this joy was turned to mourning at the news of the death of Norman.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The brave fellow had been beloved by all, and his loss was sincerely mourned.
Hobson
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From this reading Mrs Barnett and Lieutenant Hobson knocked at the postern gate of the fort.
hunted
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From this reading What they had done seemed to them only natural, and these were not the first persons they had rescued; so they quietly returned to their wild life of adventure on the lake, where they hunted the otters and water-birds day and night.
intrepid
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From this reading The intrepid and devoted Esquimaux received phlegmatically the earnest expressions of gratitude of those they had saved, and coulot be persuaded to come to the fort.
joy
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From this reading Great was the joy on seeing them, for they had been given up for lost; but this joy was turned to mourning at the news of the death of Norman.
knocked
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From this reading Mrs Barnett and Lieutenant Hobson knocked at the postern gate of the fort.
lake
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From this reading What they had done seemed to them only natural, and these were not the first persons they had rescued; so they quietly returned to their wild life of adventure on the lake, where they hunted the otters and water-birds day and night.
Lieutenant
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From this reading Mrs Barnett and Lieutenant Hobson knocked at the postern gate of the fort.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What they had done seemed to them only natural, and these were not the first persons they had rescued; so they quietly returned to their wild life of adventure on the lake, where they hunted the otters and water-birds day and night.
loss
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From this reading The brave fellow had been beloved by all, and his loss was sincerely mourned.
lost
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From this reading Great was the joy on seeing them, for they had been given up for lost; but this joy was turned to mourning at the news of the death of Norman.
mourned
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From this reading The brave fellow had been beloved by all, and his loss was sincerely mourned.
mourning
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From this reading Great was the joy on seeing them, for they had been given up for lost; but this joy was turned to mourning at the news of the death of Norman.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs Barnett and Lieutenant Hobson knocked at the postern gate of the fort.
natural
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From this reading What they had done seemed to them only natural, and these were not the first persons they had rescued; so they quietly returned to their wild life of adventure on the lake, where they hunted the otters and water-birds day and night.
news
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From this reading Great was the joy on seeing them, for they had been given up for lost; but this joy was turned to mourning at the news of the death of Norman.
night
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From this reading What they had done seemed to them only natural, and these were not the first persons they had rescued; so they quietly returned to their wild life of adventure on the lake, where they hunted the otters and water-birds day and night.
Norman
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From this reading Great was the joy on seeing them, for they had been given up for lost; but this joy was turned to mourning at the news of the death of Norman.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What they had done seemed to them only natural, and these were not the first persons they had rescued; so they quietly returned to their wild life of adventure on the lake, where they hunted the otters and water-birds day and night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs Barnett and Lieutenant Hobson knocked at the postern gate of the fort.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Great was the joy on seeing them, for they had been given up for lost; but this joy was turned to mourning at the news of the death of Norman.
only
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From this reading What they had done seemed to them only natural, and these were not the first persons they had rescued; so they quietly returned to their wild life of adventure on the lake, where they hunted the otters and water-birds day and night.
otters
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From this reading What they had done seemed to them only natural, and these were not the first persons they had rescued; so they quietly returned to their wild life of adventure on the lake, where they hunted the otters and water-birds day and night.
persons
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From this reading What they had done seemed to them only natural, and these were not the first persons they had rescued; so they quietly returned to their wild life of adventure on the lake, where they hunted the otters and water-birds day and night.
persuaded
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From this reading The intrepid and devoted Esquimaux received phlegmatically the earnest expressions of gratitude of those they had saved, and coulot be persuaded to come to the fort.
phlegmatically
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From this reading The intrepid and devoted Esquimaux received phlegmatically the earnest expressions of gratitude of those they had saved, and coulot be persuaded to come to the fort.
postern
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From this reading Mrs Barnett and Lieutenant Hobson knocked at the postern gate of the fort.
quietly
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From this reading What they had done seemed to them only natural, and these were not the first persons they had rescued; so they quietly returned to their wild life of adventure on the lake, where they hunted the otters and water-birds day and night.
received
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From this reading The intrepid and devoted Esquimaux received phlegmatically the earnest expressions of gratitude of those they had saved, and coulot be persuaded to come to the fort.
rescued
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From this reading What they had done seemed to them only natural, and these were not the first persons they had rescued; so they quietly returned to their wild life of adventure on the lake, where they hunted the otters and water-birds day and night.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What they had done seemed to them only natural, and these were not the first persons they had rescued; so they quietly returned to their wild life of adventure on the lake, where they hunted the otters and water-birds day and night.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The intrepid and devoted Esquimaux received phlegmatically the earnest expressions of gratitude of those they had saved, and coulot be persuaded to come to the fort.
seeing
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From this reading Great was the joy on seeing them, for they had been given up for lost; but this joy was turned to mourning at the news of the death of Norman.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What they had done seemed to them only natural, and these were not the first persons they had rescued; so they quietly returned to their wild life of adventure on the lake, where they hunted the otters and water-birds day and night.
sincerely
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From this reading The brave fellow had been beloved by all, and his loss was sincerely mourned.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What they had done seemed to them only natural, and these were not the first persons they had rescued; so they quietly returned to their wild life of adventure on the lake, where they hunted the otters and water-birds day and night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs Barnett and Lieutenant Hobson knocked at the postern gate of the fort.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading What they had done seemed to them only natural, and these were not the first persons they had rescued; so they quietly returned to their wild life of adventure on the lake, where they hunted the otters and water-birds day and night.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Great was the joy on seeing them, for they had been given up for lost; but this joy was turned to mourning at the news of the death of Norman.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading What they had done seemed to them only natural, and these were not the first persons they had rescued; so they quietly returned to their wild life of adventure on the lake, where they hunted the otters and water-birds day and night.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Great was the joy on seeing them, for they had been given up for lost; but this joy was turned to mourning at the news of the death of Norman.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Great was the joy on seeing them, for they had been given up for lost; but this joy was turned to mourning at the news of the death of Norman.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The intrepid and devoted Esquimaux received phlegmatically the earnest expressions of gratitude of those they had saved, and coulot be persuaded to come to the fort.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Great was the joy on seeing them, for they had been given up for lost; but this joy was turned to mourning at the news of the death of Norman.
turned
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From this reading Great was the joy on seeing them, for they had been given up for lost; but this joy was turned to mourning at the news of the death of Norman.
up
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From this reading Great was the joy on seeing them, for they had been given up for lost; but this joy was turned to mourning at the news of the death of Norman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Great was the joy on seeing them, for they had been given up for lost; but this joy was turned to mourning at the news of the death of Norman.
water-birds
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From this reading What they had done seemed to them only natural, and these were not the first persons they had rescued; so they quietly returned to their wild life of adventure on the lake, where they hunted the otters and water-birds day and night.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What they had done seemed to them only natural, and these were not the first persons they had rescued; so they quietly returned to their wild life of adventure on the lake, where they hunted the otters and water-birds day and night.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What they had done seemed to them only natural, and these were not the first persons they had rescued; so they quietly returned to their wild life of adventure on the lake, where they hunted the otters and water-birds day and night.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading What they had done seemed to them only natural, and these were not the first persons they had rescued; so they quietly returned to their wild life of adventure on the lake, where they hunted the otters and water-birds day and night.
wild
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From this reading What they had done seemed to them only natural, and these were not the first persons they had rescued; so they quietly returned to their wild life of adventure on the lake, where they hunted the otters and water-birds day and night.
