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afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the afternoon word came down to Stiffy and Mahooley that the bishop had arrived at the French Mission, bringing the sister of the company trader's wife under his care.
agent
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From this reading Likewise the Indian agent and the doctor had come to the police post.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the afternoon word came down to Stiffy and Mahooley that the bishop had arrived at the French Mission, bringing the sister of the company trader's wife under his care.
arrived
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From this reading In the afternoon word came down to Stiffy and Mahooley that the bishop had arrived at the French Mission, bringing the sister of the company trader's wife under his care.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE SETTLEMENT On the fourth day thereafter the long tedium of existence in the settlement began to be broken in earnest.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading AT THE SETTLEMENT On the fourth day thereafter the long tedium of existence in the settlement began to be broken in earnest.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before they could digest the flavour of one event, something else happened.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE SETTLEMENT On the fourth day thereafter the long tedium of existence in the settlement began to be broken in earnest.
bishop
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From this reading In the afternoon word came down to Stiffy and Mahooley that the bishop had arrived at the French Mission, bringing the sister of the company trader's wife under his care.
bringing
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From this reading In the afternoon word came down to Stiffy and Mahooley that the bishop had arrived at the French Mission, bringing the sister of the company trader's wife under his care.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE SETTLEMENT On the fourth day thereafter the long tedium of existence in the settlement began to be broken in earnest.
came
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From this reading In the afternoon word came down to Stiffy and Mahooley that the bishop had arrived at the French Mission, bringing the sister of the company trader's wife under his care.
care
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From this reading In the afternoon word came down to Stiffy and Mahooley that the bishop had arrived at the French Mission, bringing the sister of the company trader's wife under his care.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Likewise the Indian agent and the doctor had come to the police post.
company
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From this reading In the afternoon word came down to Stiffy and Mahooley that the bishop had arrived at the French Mission, bringing the sister of the company trader's wife under his care.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Before they could digest the flavour of one event, something else happened.
day
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From this reading AT THE SETTLEMENT On the fourth day thereafter the long tedium of existence in the settlement began to be broken in earnest.
digest
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From this reading Before they could digest the flavour of one event, something else happened.
district
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From this reading The whole party had arrived on horseback from the Tepiskow Lake district, where they had visited the Indians.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Likewise the Indian agent and the doctor had come to the police post.
down
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From this reading In the afternoon word came down to Stiffy and Mahooley that the bishop had arrived at the French Mission, bringing the sister of the company trader's wife under his care.
earnest
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From this reading AT THE SETTLEMENT On the fourth day thereafter the long tedium of existence in the settlement began to be broken in earnest.
else
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From this reading Before they could digest the flavour of one event, something else happened.
event
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From this reading Before they could digest the flavour of one event, something else happened.
existence
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From this reading AT THE SETTLEMENT On the fourth day thereafter the long tedium of existence in the settlement began to be broken in earnest.
flavour
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From this reading Before they could digest the flavour of one event, something else happened.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE SETTLEMENT On the fourth day thereafter the long tedium of existence in the settlement began to be broken in earnest.
French
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From this reading In the afternoon word came down to Stiffy and Mahooley that the bishop had arrived at the French Mission, bringing the sister of the company trader's wife under his care.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The whole party had arrived on horseback from the Tepiskow Lake district, where they had visited the Indians.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the afternoon word came down to Stiffy and Mahooley that the bishop had arrived at the French Mission, bringing the sister of the company trader's wife under his care.
happened
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From this reading Before they could digest the flavour of one event, something else happened.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the afternoon word came down to Stiffy and Mahooley that the bishop had arrived at the French Mission, bringing the sister of the company trader's wife under his care.
horseback
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From this reading The whole party had arrived on horseback from the Tepiskow Lake district, where they had visited the Indians.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT THE SETTLEMENT On the fourth day thereafter the long tedium of existence in the settlement began to be broken in earnest.
Indian
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From this reading Likewise the Indian agent and the doctor had come to the police post.
Indians
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From this reading The whole party had arrived on horseback from the Tepiskow Lake district, where they had visited the Indians.
Lake
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From this reading The whole party had arrived on horseback from the Tepiskow Lake district, where they had visited the Indians.
Likewise
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From this reading Likewise the Indian agent and the doctor had come to the police post.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE SETTLEMENT On the fourth day thereafter the long tedium of existence in the settlement began to be broken in earnest.
Mahooley
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From this reading In the afternoon word came down to Stiffy and Mahooley that the bishop had arrived at the French Mission, bringing the sister of the company trader's wife under his care.
Mission
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From this reading In the afternoon word came down to Stiffy and Mahooley that the bishop had arrived at the French Mission, bringing the sister of the company trader's wife under his care.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THE SETTLEMENT On the fourth day thereafter the long tedium of existence in the settlement began to be broken in earnest.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AT THE SETTLEMENT On the fourth day thereafter the long tedium of existence in the settlement began to be broken in earnest.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Before they could digest the flavour of one event, something else happened.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole party had arrived on horseback from the Tepiskow Lake district, where they had visited the Indians.
police
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From this reading Likewise the Indian agent and the doctor had come to the police post.
post
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From this reading Likewise the Indian agent and the doctor had come to the police post.
SETTLEMENT
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From this reading AT THE SETTLEMENT On the fourth day thereafter the long tedium of existence in the settlement began to be broken in earnest.
sister
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From this reading In the afternoon word came down to Stiffy and Mahooley that the bishop had arrived at the French Mission, bringing the sister of the company trader's wife under his care.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Before they could digest the flavour of one event, something else happened.
Stiffy
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From this reading In the afternoon word came down to Stiffy and Mahooley that the bishop had arrived at the French Mission, bringing the sister of the company trader's wife under his care.
tedium
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From this reading AT THE SETTLEMENT On the fourth day thereafter the long tedium of existence in the settlement began to be broken in earnest.
Tepiskow
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From this reading The whole party had arrived on horseback from the Tepiskow Lake district, where they had visited the Indians.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the afternoon word came down to Stiffy and Mahooley that the bishop had arrived at the French Mission, bringing the sister of the company trader's wife under his care.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE SETTLEMENT On the fourth day thereafter the long tedium of existence in the settlement began to be broken in earnest.
thereafter
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From this reading AT THE SETTLEMENT On the fourth day thereafter the long tedium of existence in the settlement began to be broken in earnest.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before they could digest the flavour of one event, something else happened.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT THE SETTLEMENT On the fourth day thereafter the long tedium of existence in the settlement began to be broken in earnest.
trader's
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From this reading In the afternoon word came down to Stiffy and Mahooley that the bishop had arrived at the French Mission, bringing the sister of the company trader's wife under his care.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In the afternoon word came down to Stiffy and Mahooley that the bishop had arrived at the French Mission, bringing the sister of the company trader's wife under his care.
visited
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From this reading The whole party had arrived on horseback from the Tepiskow Lake district, where they had visited the Indians.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The whole party had arrived on horseback from the Tepiskow Lake district, where they had visited the Indians.
whole
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From this reading The whole party had arrived on horseback from the Tepiskow Lake district, where they had visited the Indians.
wife
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From this reading In the afternoon word came down to Stiffy and Mahooley that the bishop had arrived at the French Mission, bringing the sister of the company trader's wife under his care.
word
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From this reading In the afternoon word came down to Stiffy and Mahooley that the bishop had arrived at the French Mission, bringing the sister of the company trader's wife under his care.
