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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 Many of the natives, attracted by news of these events, had also come in, and the settlement presented a scene of activity such as it had never known.
activity
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From this reading Many of the natives, attracted by news of these events, had also come in, and the settlement presented a scene of activity such as it had never known.
adjust
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From this reading Clearly the old order was passing fast, and it behooved an enterprising merchant to adjust himself to the new.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE "RESTERAW" Gilbert Beattie, driving home by way of the French outfit, after having seen his sister-in-law embark, found that another party of settlers had arrived.
also
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From this reading Many of the natives, attracted by news of these events, had also come in, and the settlement presented a scene of activity such as it had never known.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Clearly the old order was passing fast, and it behooved an enterprising merchant to adjust himself to the new.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Many of the natives, attracted by news of these events, had also come in, and the settlement presented a scene of activity such as it had never known.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE "RESTERAW" Gilbert Beattie, driving home by way of the French outfit, after having seen his sister-in-law embark, found that another party of settlers had arrived.
anxiety
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From this reading Beattie was no longer a young man, and he felt an honest anxiety for the future.
arrived
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From this reading THE "RESTERAW" Gilbert Beattie, driving home by way of the French outfit, after having seen his sister-in-law embark, found that another party of settlers had arrived.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Many of the natives, attracted by news of these events, had also come in, and the settlement presented a scene of activity such as it had never known.
attracted
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From this reading Many of the natives, attracted by news of these events, had also come in, and the settlement presented a scene of activity such as it had never known.
Beattie
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From this reading THE "RESTERAW" Gilbert Beattie, driving home by way of the French outfit, after having seen his sister-in-law embark, found that another party of settlers had arrived.
behooved
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From this reading Clearly the old order was passing fast, and it behooved an enterprising merchant to adjust himself to the new.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE "RESTERAW" Gilbert Beattie, driving home by way of the French outfit, after having seen his sister-in-law embark, found that another party of settlers had arrived.
Clearly
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From this reading Clearly the old order was passing fast, and it behooved an enterprising merchant to adjust himself to the new.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many of the natives, attracted by news of these events, had also come in, and the settlement presented a scene of activity such as it had never known.
driving
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From this reading THE "RESTERAW" Gilbert Beattie, driving home by way of the French outfit, after having seen his sister-in-law embark, found that another party of settlers had arrived.
embark
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From this reading THE "RESTERAW" Gilbert Beattie, driving home by way of the French outfit, after having seen his sister-in-law embark, found that another party of settlers had arrived.
enterprising
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From this reading Clearly the old order was passing fast, and it behooved an enterprising merchant to adjust himself to the new.
events
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From this reading Many of the natives, attracted by news of these events, had also come in, and the settlement presented a scene of activity such as it had never known.
fast
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From this reading Clearly the old order was passing fast, and it behooved an enterprising merchant to adjust himself to the new.
felt
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From this reading Beattie was no longer a young man, and he felt an honest anxiety for the future.
food
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From this reading It gave the trader much food for thought.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It gave the trader much food for thought.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE "RESTERAW" Gilbert Beattie, driving home by way of the French outfit, after having seen his sister-in-law embark, found that another party of settlers had arrived.
French
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From this reading THE "RESTERAW" Gilbert Beattie, driving home by way of the French outfit, after having seen his sister-in-law embark, found that another party of settlers had arrived.
future
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From this reading Beattie was no longer a young man, and he felt an honest anxiety for the future.
gave
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From this reading It gave the trader much food for thought.
Gilbert
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From this reading THE "RESTERAW" Gilbert Beattie, driving home by way of the French outfit, after having seen his sister-in-law embark, found that another party of settlers had arrived.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE "RESTERAW" Gilbert Beattie, driving home by way of the French outfit, after having seen his sister-in-law embark, found that another party of settlers had arrived.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading THE "RESTERAW" Gilbert Beattie, driving home by way of the French outfit, after having seen his sister-in-law embark, found that another party of settlers had arrived.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beattie was no longer a young man, and he felt an honest anxiety for the future.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Clearly the old order was passing fast, and it behooved an enterprising merchant to adjust himself to the new.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE "RESTERAW" Gilbert Beattie, driving home by way of the French outfit, after having seen his sister-in-law embark, found that another party of settlers had arrived.
home
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From this reading THE "RESTERAW" Gilbert Beattie, driving home by way of the French outfit, after having seen his sister-in-law embark, found that another party of settlers had arrived.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading Beattie was no longer a young man, and he felt an honest anxiety for the future.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Many of the natives, attracted by news of these events, had also come in, and the settlement presented a scene of activity such as it had never known.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Many of the natives, attracted by news of these events, had also come in, and the settlement presented a scene of activity such as it had never known.
known
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From this reading Many of the natives, attracted by news of these events, had also come in, and the settlement presented a scene of activity such as it had never known.
longer
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From this reading Beattie was no longer a young man, and he felt an honest anxiety for the future.
man
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From this reading Beattie was no longer a young man, and he felt an honest anxiety for the future.
Many
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From this reading Many of the natives, attracted by news of these events, had also come in, and the settlement presented a scene of activity such as it had never known.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading Clearly the old order was passing fast, and it behooved an enterprising merchant to adjust himself to the new.
much
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From this reading It gave the trader much food for thought.
natives
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From this reading Many of the natives, attracted by news of these events, had also come in, and the settlement presented a scene of activity such as it had never known.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many of the natives, attracted by news of these events, had also come in, and the settlement presented a scene of activity such as it had never known.
new
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From this reading Clearly the old order was passing fast, and it behooved an enterprising merchant to adjust himself to the new.
news
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From this reading Many of the natives, attracted by news of these events, had also come in, and the settlement presented a scene of activity such as it had never known.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Beattie was no longer a young man, and he felt an honest anxiety for the future.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE "RESTERAW" Gilbert Beattie, driving home by way of the French outfit, after having seen his sister-in-law embark, found that another party of settlers had arrived.
old
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From this reading Clearly the old order was passing fast, and it behooved an enterprising merchant to adjust himself to the new.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clearly the old order was passing fast, and it behooved an enterprising merchant to adjust himself to the new.
outfit
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From this reading THE "RESTERAW" Gilbert Beattie, driving home by way of the French outfit, after having seen his sister-in-law embark, found that another party of settlers had arrived.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE "RESTERAW" Gilbert Beattie, driving home by way of the French outfit, after having seen his sister-in-law embark, found that another party of settlers had arrived.
passing
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From this reading Clearly the old order was passing fast, and it behooved an enterprising merchant to adjust himself to the new.
presented
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From this reading Many of the natives, attracted by news of these events, had also come in, and the settlement presented a scene of activity such as it had never known.
RESTERAW
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From this reading THE "RESTERAW" Gilbert Beattie, driving home by way of the French outfit, after having seen his sister-in-law embark, found that another party of settlers had arrived.
scene
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From this reading Many of the natives, attracted by news of these events, had also come in, and the settlement presented a scene of activity such as it had never known.
seen
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From this reading THE "RESTERAW" Gilbert Beattie, driving home by way of the French outfit, after having seen his sister-in-law embark, found that another party of settlers had arrived.
settlement
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From this reading Many of the natives, attracted by news of these events, had also come in, and the settlement presented a scene of activity such as it had never known.
settlers
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From this reading THE "RESTERAW" Gilbert Beattie, driving home by way of the French outfit, after having seen his sister-in-law embark, found that another party of settlers had arrived.
sister-in-law
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From this reading THE "RESTERAW" Gilbert Beattie, driving home by way of the French outfit, after having seen his sister-in-law embark, found that another party of settlers had arrived.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Many of the natives, attracted by news of these events, had also come in, and the settlement presented a scene of activity such as it had never known.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE "RESTERAW" Gilbert Beattie, driving home by way of the French outfit, after having seen his sister-in-law embark, found that another party of settlers had arrived.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE "RESTERAW" Gilbert Beattie, driving home by way of the French outfit, after having seen his sister-in-law embark, found that another party of settlers had arrived.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Many of the natives, attracted by news of these events, had also come in, and the settlement presented a scene of activity such as it had never known.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It gave the trader much food for thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Clearly the old order was passing fast, and it behooved an enterprising merchant to adjust himself to the new.
trader
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From this reading It gave the trader much food for thought.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Clearly the old order was passing fast, and it behooved an enterprising merchant to adjust himself to the new.
way
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From this reading THE "RESTERAW" Gilbert Beattie, driving home by way of the French outfit, after having seen his sister-in-law embark, found that another party of settlers had arrived.
young
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From this reading Beattie was no longer a young man, and he felt an honest anxiety for the future.
