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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 He could not have crossed the river, save by swimming, an impossible feat burdened with a rifle and an axe.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He could not have crossed the river, save by swimming, an impossible feat burdened with a rifle and an axe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bringing the team to Bela's as he had promised, he left it tied outside, and the night had swallowed him.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading At first it was supposed he had started to walk out around the north shore, the way he had come; but Indians from below Grier's Point reported that no white man had passed that way.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MAHOOLEY'S INNINGS The next day, as far as the settlement was concerned, Sam Gladding had ceased to be.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first it was supposed he had started to walk out around the north shore, the way he had come; but Indians from below Grier's Point reported that no white man had passed that way.
axe
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From this reading He could not have crossed the river, save by swimming, an impossible feat burdened with a rifle and an axe.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading MAHOOLEY'S INNINGS The next day, as far as the settlement was concerned, Sam Gladding had ceased to be.
Bela's
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From this reading Bringing the team to Bela's as he had promised, he left it tied outside, and the night had swallowed him.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading At first it was supposed he had started to walk out around the north shore, the way he had come; but Indians from below Grier's Point reported that no white man had passed that way.
Bringing
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From this reading Bringing the team to Bela's as he had promised, he left it tied outside, and the night had swallowed him.
burdened
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From this reading He could not have crossed the river, save by swimming, an impossible feat burdened with a rifle and an axe.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At first it was supposed he had started to walk out around the north shore, the way he had come; but Indians from below Grier's Point reported that no white man had passed that way.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He could not have crossed the river, save by swimming, an impossible feat burdened with a rifle and an axe.
ceased
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From this reading MAHOOLEY'S INNINGS The next day, as far as the settlement was concerned, Sam Gladding had ceased to be.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first it was supposed he had started to walk out around the north shore, the way he had come; but Indians from below Grier's Point reported that no white man had passed that way.
concerned
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From this reading MAHOOLEY'S INNINGS The next day, as far as the settlement was concerned, Sam Gladding had ceased to be.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not have crossed the river, save by swimming, an impossible feat burdened with a rifle and an axe.
crossed
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From this reading He could not have crossed the river, save by swimming, an impossible feat burdened with a rifle and an axe.
day
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From this reading MAHOOLEY'S INNINGS The next day, as far as the settlement was concerned, Sam Gladding had ceased to be.
far
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From this reading MAHOOLEY'S INNINGS The next day, as far as the settlement was concerned, Sam Gladding had ceased to be.
feat
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From this reading He could not have crossed the river, save by swimming, an impossible feat burdened with a rifle and an axe.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first it was supposed he had started to walk out around the north shore, the way he had come; but Indians from below Grier's Point reported that no white man had passed that way.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found likewise that he had not gone toward Tepiskow.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At first it was supposed he had started to walk out around the north shore, the way he had come; but Indians from below Grier's Point reported that no white man had passed that way.
Gladding
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From this reading MAHOOLEY'S INNINGS The next day, as far as the settlement was concerned, Sam Gladding had ceased to be.
gone
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From this reading They found likewise that he had not gone toward Tepiskow.
Grier's
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From this reading At first it was supposed he had started to walk out around the north shore, the way he had come; but Indians from below Grier's Point reported that no white man had passed that way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MAHOOLEY'S INNINGS The next day, as far as the settlement was concerned, Sam Gladding had ceased to be.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He could not have crossed the river, save by swimming, an impossible feat burdened with a rifle and an axe.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bringing the team to Bela's as he had promised, he left it tied outside, and the night had swallowed him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bringing the team to Bela's as he had promised, he left it tied outside, and the night had swallowed him.
impossible
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From this reading He could not have crossed the river, save by swimming, an impossible feat burdened with a rifle and an axe.
Indians
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From this reading At first it was supposed he had started to walk out around the north shore, the way he had come; but Indians from below Grier's Point reported that no white man had passed that way.
INNINGS
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From this reading MAHOOLEY'S INNINGS The next day, as far as the settlement was concerned, Sam Gladding had ceased to be.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bringing the team to Bela's as he had promised, he left it tied outside, and the night had swallowed him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bringing the team to Bela's as he had promised, he left it tied outside, and the night had swallowed him.
likewise
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From this reading They found likewise that he had not gone toward Tepiskow.
MAHOOLEY'S
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From this reading MAHOOLEY'S INNINGS The next day, as far as the settlement was concerned, Sam Gladding had ceased to be.
man
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From this reading At first it was supposed he had started to walk out around the north shore, the way he had come; but Indians from below Grier's Point reported that no white man had passed that way.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAHOOLEY'S INNINGS The next day, as far as the settlement was concerned, Sam Gladding had ceased to be.
night
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From this reading Bringing the team to Bela's as he had promised, he left it tied outside, and the night had swallowed him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At first it was supposed he had started to walk out around the north shore, the way he had come; but Indians from below Grier's Point reported that no white man had passed that way.
north
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From this reading At first it was supposed he had started to walk out around the north shore, the way he had come; but Indians from below Grier's Point reported that no white man had passed that way.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They found likewise that he had not gone toward Tepiskow.
out
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From this reading At first it was supposed he had started to walk out around the north shore, the way he had come; but Indians from below Grier's Point reported that no white man had passed that way.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bringing the team to Bela's as he had promised, he left it tied outside, and the night had swallowed him.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first it was supposed he had started to walk out around the north shore, the way he had come; but Indians from below Grier's Point reported that no white man had passed that way.
PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading At first it was supposed he had started to walk out around the north shore, the way he had come; but Indians from below Grier's Point reported that no white man had passed that way.
promised
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From this reading Bringing the team to Bela's as he had promised, he left it tied outside, and the night had swallowed him.
reported
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From this reading At first it was supposed he had started to walk out around the north shore, the way he had come; but Indians from below Grier's Point reported that no white man had passed that way.
rifle
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From this reading He could not have crossed the river, save by swimming, an impossible feat burdened with a rifle and an axe.
river
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From this reading He could not have crossed the river, save by swimming, an impossible feat burdened with a rifle and an axe.
Sam
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From this reading MAHOOLEY'S INNINGS The next day, as far as the settlement was concerned, Sam Gladding had ceased to be.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading He could not have crossed the river, save by swimming, an impossible feat burdened with a rifle and an axe.
settlement
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From this reading MAHOOLEY'S INNINGS The next day, as far as the settlement was concerned, Sam Gladding had ceased to be.
shore
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From this reading At first it was supposed he had started to walk out around the north shore, the way he had come; but Indians from below Grier's Point reported that no white man had passed that way.
started
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From this reading At first it was supposed he had started to walk out around the north shore, the way he had come; but Indians from below Grier's Point reported that no white man had passed that way.
supposed
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From this reading At first it was supposed he had started to walk out around the north shore, the way he had come; but Indians from below Grier's Point reported that no white man had passed that way.
swallowed
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From this reading Bringing the team to Bela's as he had promised, he left it tied outside, and the night had swallowed him.
swimming
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From this reading He could not have crossed the river, save by swimming, an impossible feat burdened with a rifle and an axe.
team
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From this reading Bringing the team to Bela's as he had promised, he left it tied outside, and the night had swallowed him.
Tepiskow
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From this reading They found likewise that he had not gone toward Tepiskow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At first it was supposed he had started to walk out around the north shore, the way he had come; but Indians from below Grier's Point reported that no white man had passed that way.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAHOOLEY'S INNINGS The next day, as far as the settlement was concerned, Sam Gladding had ceased to be.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found likewise that he had not gone toward Tepiskow.
tied
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From this reading Bringing the team to Bela's as he had promised, he left it tied outside, and the night had swallowed him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MAHOOLEY'S INNINGS The next day, as far as the settlement was concerned, Sam Gladding had ceased to be.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading They found likewise that he had not gone toward Tepiskow.
walk
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From this reading At first it was supposed he had started to walk out around the north shore, the way he had come; but Indians from below Grier's Point reported that no white man had passed that way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MAHOOLEY'S INNINGS The next day, as far as the settlement was concerned, Sam Gladding had ceased to be.
way
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From this reading At first it was supposed he had started to walk out around the north shore, the way he had come; but Indians from below Grier's Point reported that no white man had passed that way.
white
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From this reading At first it was supposed he had started to walk out around the north shore, the way he had come; but Indians from below Grier's Point reported that no white man had passed that way.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He could not have crossed the river, save by swimming, an impossible feat burdened with a rifle and an axe.
