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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 MUSQ'OOSIS ADVISES The village of the Fish-Eaters was built in a narrow meadow behind a pine grove and the little river.
ADVISES
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From this reading MUSQ'OOSIS ADVISES The village of the Fish-Eaters was built in a narrow meadow behind a pine grove and the little river.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This stream (Hah-Wah-Sepi they call it) came down from the Jack-Knife Mountains to the north, and after passing the village, rounded a point of the pines, traversed a wide sand-bar and was received into Caribou Lake.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MUSQ'OOSIS ADVISES The village of the Fish-Eaters was built in a narrow meadow behind a pine grove and the little river.
bank
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From this reading The opposite bank was heavily fringed with willows.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading MUSQ'OOSIS ADVISES The village of the Fish-Eaters was built in a narrow meadow behind a pine grove and the little river.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Thus the village was snugly hidden between the pines and the willows, and one might have sailed up and down the lake a dozen times without suspecting its existence.
built
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From this reading MUSQ'OOSIS ADVISES The village of the Fish-Eaters was built in a narrow meadow behind a pine grove and the little river.
call
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From this reading This stream (Hah-Wah-Sepi they call it) came down from the Jack-Knife Mountains to the north, and after passing the village, rounded a point of the pines, traversed a wide sand-bar and was received into Caribou Lake.
came
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From this reading This stream (Hah-Wah-Sepi they call it) came down from the Jack-Knife Mountains to the north, and after passing the village, rounded a point of the pines, traversed a wide sand-bar and was received into Caribou Lake.
Caribou
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From this reading This stream (Hah-Wah-Sepi they call it) came down from the Jack-Knife Mountains to the north, and after passing the village, rounded a point of the pines, traversed a wide sand-bar and was received into Caribou Lake.
down
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From this reading This stream (Hah-Wah-Sepi they call it) came down from the Jack-Knife Mountains to the north, and after passing the village, rounded a point of the pines, traversed a wide sand-bar and was received into Caribou Lake.
dozen
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From this reading It was a small village of a dozen teepees set up in a rough semicircle open to the stream.
existence
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From this reading Thus the village was snugly hidden between the pines and the willows, and one might have sailed up and down the lake a dozen times without suspecting its existence.
Fish-Eaters
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From this reading MUSQ'OOSIS ADVISES The village of the Fish-Eaters was built in a narrow meadow behind a pine grove and the little river.
fringed
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From this reading The opposite bank was heavily fringed with willows.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This stream (Hah-Wah-Sepi they call it) came down from the Jack-Knife Mountains to the north, and after passing the village, rounded a point of the pines, traversed a wide sand-bar and was received into Caribou Lake.
grove
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From this reading MUSQ'OOSIS ADVISES The village of the Fish-Eaters was built in a narrow meadow behind a pine grove and the little river.
Hah-Wah-Sepi
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From this reading This stream (Hah-Wah-Sepi they call it) came down from the Jack-Knife Mountains to the north, and after passing the village, rounded a point of the pines, traversed a wide sand-bar and was received into Caribou Lake.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thus the village was snugly hidden between the pines and the willows, and one might have sailed up and down the lake a dozen times without suspecting its existence.
heavily
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From this reading The opposite bank was heavily fringed with willows.
hidden
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From this reading Thus the village was snugly hidden between the pines and the willows, and one might have sailed up and down the lake a dozen times without suspecting its existence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MUSQ'OOSIS ADVISES The village of the Fish-Eaters was built in a narrow meadow behind a pine grove and the little river.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This stream (Hah-Wah-Sepi they call it) came down from the Jack-Knife Mountains to the north, and after passing the village, rounded a point of the pines, traversed a wide sand-bar and was received into Caribou Lake.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a small village of a dozen teepees set up in a rough semicircle open to the stream.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus the village was snugly hidden between the pines and the willows, and one might have sailed up and down the lake a dozen times without suspecting its existence.
Jack-Knife
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From this reading This stream (Hah-Wah-Sepi they call it) came down from the Jack-Knife Mountains to the north, and after passing the village, rounded a point of the pines, traversed a wide sand-bar and was received into Caribou Lake.
Lake
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From this reading This stream (Hah-Wah-Sepi they call it) came down from the Jack-Knife Mountains to the north, and after passing the village, rounded a point of the pines, traversed a wide sand-bar and was received into Caribou Lake.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MUSQ'OOSIS ADVISES The village of the Fish-Eaters was built in a narrow meadow behind a pine grove and the little river.
meadow
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From this reading MUSQ'OOSIS ADVISES The village of the Fish-Eaters was built in a narrow meadow behind a pine grove and the little river.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Thus the village was snugly hidden between the pines and the willows, and one might have sailed up and down the lake a dozen times without suspecting its existence.
Mountains
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From this reading This stream (Hah-Wah-Sepi they call it) came down from the Jack-Knife Mountains to the north, and after passing the village, rounded a point of the pines, traversed a wide sand-bar and was received into Caribou Lake.
MUSQ'OOSIS
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From this reading MUSQ'OOSIS ADVISES The village of the Fish-Eaters was built in a narrow meadow behind a pine grove and the little river.
narrow
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From this reading MUSQ'OOSIS ADVISES The village of the Fish-Eaters was built in a narrow meadow behind a pine grove and the little river.
north
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From this reading This stream (Hah-Wah-Sepi they call it) came down from the Jack-Knife Mountains to the north, and after passing the village, rounded a point of the pines, traversed a wide sand-bar and was received into Caribou Lake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MUSQ'OOSIS ADVISES The village of the Fish-Eaters was built in a narrow meadow behind a pine grove and the little river.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thus the village was snugly hidden between the pines and the willows, and one might have sailed up and down the lake a dozen times without suspecting its existence.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was a small village of a dozen teepees set up in a rough semicircle open to the stream.
opposite
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From this reading The opposite bank was heavily fringed with willows.
passing
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From this reading This stream (Hah-Wah-Sepi they call it) came down from the Jack-Knife Mountains to the north, and after passing the village, rounded a point of the pines, traversed a wide sand-bar and was received into Caribou Lake.
pine
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From this reading MUSQ'OOSIS ADVISES The village of the Fish-Eaters was built in a narrow meadow behind a pine grove and the little river.
pines
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From this reading This stream (Hah-Wah-Sepi they call it) came down from the Jack-Knife Mountains to the north, and after passing the village, rounded a point of the pines, traversed a wide sand-bar and was received into Caribou Lake.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading This stream (Hah-Wah-Sepi they call it) came down from the Jack-Knife Mountains to the north, and after passing the village, rounded a point of the pines, traversed a wide sand-bar and was received into Caribou Lake.
received
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From this reading This stream (Hah-Wah-Sepi they call it) came down from the Jack-Knife Mountains to the north, and after passing the village, rounded a point of the pines, traversed a wide sand-bar and was received into Caribou Lake.
river
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From this reading MUSQ'OOSIS ADVISES The village of the Fish-Eaters was built in a narrow meadow behind a pine grove and the little river.
rough
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From this reading It was a small village of a dozen teepees set up in a rough semicircle open to the stream.
rounded
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From this reading This stream (Hah-Wah-Sepi they call it) came down from the Jack-Knife Mountains to the north, and after passing the village, rounded a point of the pines, traversed a wide sand-bar and was received into Caribou Lake.
sailed
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From this reading Thus the village was snugly hidden between the pines and the willows, and one might have sailed up and down the lake a dozen times without suspecting its existence.
sand-bar
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From this reading This stream (Hah-Wah-Sepi they call it) came down from the Jack-Knife Mountains to the north, and after passing the village, rounded a point of the pines, traversed a wide sand-bar and was received into Caribou Lake.
semicircle
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From this reading It was a small village of a dozen teepees set up in a rough semicircle open to the stream.
set
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From this reading It was a small village of a dozen teepees set up in a rough semicircle open to the stream.
small
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From this reading It was a small village of a dozen teepees set up in a rough semicircle open to the stream.
snugly
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From this reading Thus the village was snugly hidden between the pines and the willows, and one might have sailed up and down the lake a dozen times without suspecting its existence.
stream
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From this reading It was a small village of a dozen teepees set up in a rough semicircle open to the stream.
suspecting
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From this reading Thus the village was snugly hidden between the pines and the willows, and one might have sailed up and down the lake a dozen times without suspecting its existence.
teepees
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From this reading It was a small village of a dozen teepees set up in a rough semicircle open to the stream.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MUSQ'OOSIS ADVISES The village of the Fish-Eaters was built in a narrow meadow behind a pine grove and the little river.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This stream (Hah-Wah-Sepi they call it) came down from the Jack-Knife Mountains to the north, and after passing the village, rounded a point of the pines, traversed a wide sand-bar and was received into Caribou Lake.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This stream (Hah-Wah-Sepi they call it) came down from the Jack-Knife Mountains to the north, and after passing the village, rounded a point of the pines, traversed a wide sand-bar and was received into Caribou Lake.
Thus
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From this reading Thus the village was snugly hidden between the pines and the willows, and one might have sailed up and down the lake a dozen times without suspecting its existence.
times
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From this reading Thus the village was snugly hidden between the pines and the willows, and one might have sailed up and down the lake a dozen times without suspecting its existence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a small village of a dozen teepees set up in a rough semicircle open to the stream.
traversed
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From this reading This stream (Hah-Wah-Sepi they call it) came down from the Jack-Knife Mountains to the north, and after passing the village, rounded a point of the pines, traversed a wide sand-bar and was received into Caribou Lake.
up
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From this reading It was a small village of a dozen teepees set up in a rough semicircle open to the stream.
village
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From this reading MUSQ'OOSIS ADVISES The village of the Fish-Eaters was built in a narrow meadow behind a pine grove and the little river.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MUSQ'OOSIS ADVISES The village of the Fish-Eaters was built in a narrow meadow behind a pine grove and the little river.
wide
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From this reading This stream (Hah-Wah-Sepi they call it) came down from the Jack-Knife Mountains to the north, and after passing the village, rounded a point of the pines, traversed a wide sand-bar and was received into Caribou Lake.
willows
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From this reading The opposite bank was heavily fringed with willows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The opposite bank was heavily fringed with willows.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Thus the village was snugly hidden between the pines and the willows, and one might have sailed up and down the lake a dozen times without suspecting its existence.
