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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 AN APPARITION On the way up the lake the surveyor's party had been driven to seek shelter in the mouth of Hah-wah-sepi by a westerly gale.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Its passengers, the bishop, the Indian agent, and the doctor, after ministering to the tribe in their several ways, had ridden north to visit the people around Tepiskow Lake.
agent
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From this reading Its passengers, the bishop, the Indian agent, and the doctor, after ministering to the tribe in their several ways, had ridden north to visit the people around Tepiskow Lake.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN APPARITION On the way up the lake the surveyor's party had been driven to seek shelter in the mouth of Hah-wah-sepi by a westerly gale.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Its passengers, the bishop, the Indian agent, and the doctor, after ministering to the tribe in their several ways, had ridden north to visit the people around Tepiskow Lake.
annuities
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From this reading The Government annuities--five dollars a head--changed hands half a dozen times daily in the hazards of jack-pot.
APPARITION
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From this reading AN APPARITION On the way up the lake the surveyor's party had been driven to seek shelter in the mouth of Hah-wah-sepi by a westerly gale.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Its passengers, the bishop, the Indian agent, and the doctor, after ministering to the tribe in their several ways, had ridden north to visit the people around Tepiskow Lake.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading AN APPARITION On the way up the lake the surveyor's party had been driven to seek shelter in the mouth of Hah-wah-sepi by a westerly gale.
bishop
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From this reading Its passengers, the bishop, the Indian agent, and the doctor, after ministering to the tribe in their several ways, had ridden north to visit the people around Tepiskow Lake.
boat
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From this reading They found the other York boat lying there.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AN APPARITION On the way up the lake the surveyor's party had been driven to seek shelter in the mouth of Hah-wah-sepi by a westerly gale.
changed
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From this reading The Government annuities--five dollars a head--changed hands half a dozen times daily in the hazards of jack-pot.
considerable
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From this reading The Fish-Eaters were still in a state of considerable excitement.
daily
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From this reading The Government annuities--five dollars a head--changed hands half a dozen times daily in the hazards of jack-pot.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its passengers, the bishop, the Indian agent, and the doctor, after ministering to the tribe in their several ways, had ridden north to visit the people around Tepiskow Lake.
dollars
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From this reading The Government annuities--five dollars a head--changed hands half a dozen times daily in the hazards of jack-pot.
dozen
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From this reading The Government annuities--five dollars a head--changed hands half a dozen times daily in the hazards of jack-pot.
driven
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From this reading AN APPARITION On the way up the lake the surveyor's party had been driven to seek shelter in the mouth of Hah-wah-sepi by a westerly gale.
excitement
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From this reading The Fish-Eaters were still in a state of considerable excitement.
Fish-Eaters
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From this reading The Fish-Eaters were still in a state of considerable excitement.
five
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From this reading The Government annuities--five dollars a head--changed hands half a dozen times daily in the hazards of jack-pot.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found the other York boat lying there.
gale
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From this reading AN APPARITION On the way up the lake the surveyor's party had been driven to seek shelter in the mouth of Hah-wah-sepi by a westerly gale.
Government
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From this reading The Government annuities--five dollars a head--changed hands half a dozen times daily in the hazards of jack-pot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AN APPARITION On the way up the lake the surveyor's party had been driven to seek shelter in the mouth of Hah-wah-sepi by a westerly gale.
Hah-wah-sepi
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From this reading AN APPARITION On the way up the lake the surveyor's party had been driven to seek shelter in the mouth of Hah-wah-sepi by a westerly gale.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Government annuities--five dollars a head--changed hands half a dozen times daily in the hazards of jack-pot.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The Government annuities--five dollars a head--changed hands half a dozen times daily in the hazards of jack-pot.
hazards
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From this reading The Government annuities--five dollars a head--changed hands half a dozen times daily in the hazards of jack-pot.
head
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From this reading The Government annuities--five dollars a head--changed hands half a dozen times daily in the hazards of jack-pot.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN APPARITION On the way up the lake the surveyor's party had been driven to seek shelter in the mouth of Hah-wah-sepi by a westerly gale.
Indian
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From this reading Its passengers, the bishop, the Indian agent, and the doctor, after ministering to the tribe in their several ways, had ridden north to visit the people around Tepiskow Lake.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its passengers, the bishop, the Indian agent, and the doctor, after ministering to the tribe in their several ways, had ridden north to visit the people around Tepiskow Lake.
jack-pot
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From this reading The Government annuities--five dollars a head--changed hands half a dozen times daily in the hazards of jack-pot.
lake
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From this reading AN APPARITION On the way up the lake the surveyor's party had been driven to seek shelter in the mouth of Hah-wah-sepi by a westerly gale.
lying
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From this reading They found the other York boat lying there.
ministering
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From this reading Its passengers, the bishop, the Indian agent, and the doctor, after ministering to the tribe in their several ways, had ridden north to visit the people around Tepiskow Lake.
mouth
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From this reading AN APPARITION On the way up the lake the surveyor's party had been driven to seek shelter in the mouth of Hah-wah-sepi by a westerly gale.
north
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From this reading Its passengers, the bishop, the Indian agent, and the doctor, after ministering to the tribe in their several ways, had ridden north to visit the people around Tepiskow Lake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN APPARITION On the way up the lake the surveyor's party had been driven to seek shelter in the mouth of Hah-wah-sepi by a westerly gale.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN APPARITION On the way up the lake the surveyor's party had been driven to seek shelter in the mouth of Hah-wah-sepi by a westerly gale.
other
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From this reading They found the other York boat lying there.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN APPARITION On the way up the lake the surveyor's party had been driven to seek shelter in the mouth of Hah-wah-sepi by a westerly gale.
passengers
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From this reading Its passengers, the bishop, the Indian agent, and the doctor, after ministering to the tribe in their several ways, had ridden north to visit the people around Tepiskow Lake.
people
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From this reading Its passengers, the bishop, the Indian agent, and the doctor, after ministering to the tribe in their several ways, had ridden north to visit the people around Tepiskow Lake.
ridden
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From this reading Its passengers, the bishop, the Indian agent, and the doctor, after ministering to the tribe in their several ways, had ridden north to visit the people around Tepiskow Lake.
seek
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From this reading AN APPARITION On the way up the lake the surveyor's party had been driven to seek shelter in the mouth of Hah-wah-sepi by a westerly gale.
several
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From this reading Its passengers, the bishop, the Indian agent, and the doctor, after ministering to the tribe in their several ways, had ridden north to visit the people around Tepiskow Lake.
shelter
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From this reading AN APPARITION On the way up the lake the surveyor's party had been driven to seek shelter in the mouth of Hah-wah-sepi by a westerly gale.
state
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From this reading The Fish-Eaters were still in a state of considerable excitement.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Fish-Eaters were still in a state of considerable excitement.
surveyor's
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From this reading AN APPARITION On the way up the lake the surveyor's party had been driven to seek shelter in the mouth of Hah-wah-sepi by a westerly gale.
Tepiskow
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From this reading Its passengers, the bishop, the Indian agent, and the doctor, after ministering to the tribe in their several ways, had ridden north to visit the people around Tepiskow Lake.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN APPARITION On the way up the lake the surveyor's party had been driven to seek shelter in the mouth of Hah-wah-sepi by a westerly gale.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Its passengers, the bishop, the Indian agent, and the doctor, after ministering to the tribe in their several ways, had ridden north to visit the people around Tepiskow Lake.
there
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From this reading They found the other York boat lying there.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found the other York boat lying there.
times
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From this reading The Government annuities--five dollars a head--changed hands half a dozen times daily in the hazards of jack-pot.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN APPARITION On the way up the lake the surveyor's party had been driven to seek shelter in the mouth of Hah-wah-sepi by a westerly gale.
tribe
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From this reading Its passengers, the bishop, the Indian agent, and the doctor, after ministering to the tribe in their several ways, had ridden north to visit the people around Tepiskow Lake.
up
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From this reading AN APPARITION On the way up the lake the surveyor's party had been driven to seek shelter in the mouth of Hah-wah-sepi by a westerly gale.
visit
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From this reading Its passengers, the bishop, the Indian agent, and the doctor, after ministering to the tribe in their several ways, had ridden north to visit the people around Tepiskow Lake.
way
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From this reading AN APPARITION On the way up the lake the surveyor's party had been driven to seek shelter in the mouth of Hah-wah-sepi by a westerly gale.
ways
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From this reading Its passengers, the bishop, the Indian agent, and the doctor, after ministering to the tribe in their several ways, had ridden north to visit the people around Tepiskow Lake.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Fish-Eaters were still in a state of considerable excitement.
westerly
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From this reading AN APPARITION On the way up the lake the surveyor's party had been driven to seek shelter in the mouth of Hah-wah-sepi by a westerly gale.
York
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From this reading They found the other York boat lying there.
