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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 THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He imagined from his sensations that the temperature must be about fifty degrees below zero.
afforded
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From this reading Blake sat with his back to a snowbank, which afforded a slight shelter.
all
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From this reading In answer to his drowsy questions, Harding said he had once or twice heard a wolf howl in the distance, but that was all; and then he lay down, leaving Blake on guard.
almost
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
answer
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From this reading In answer to his drowsy questions, Harding said he had once or twice heard a wolf howl in the distance, but that was all; and then he lay down, leaving Blake on guard.
awakened
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
back
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From this reading Blake sat with his back to a snowbank, which afforded a slight shelter.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He imagined from his sensations that the temperature must be about fifty degrees below zero.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had not been warm there, and it was significant that the snow was dry; but sleep had brought him relief from discomfort, and he had found getting up the greatest hardship of the trying journey.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He imagined from his sensations that the temperature must be about fifty degrees below zero.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
Blake
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had not been warm there, and it was significant that the snow was dry; but sleep had brought him relief from discomfort, and he had found getting up the greatest hardship of the trying journey.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had not been warm there, and it was significant that the snow was dry; but sleep had brought him relief from discomfort, and he had found getting up the greatest hardship of the trying journey.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
CARIBOU
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
close
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
cold
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
cost
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
degrees
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From this reading He imagined from his sensations that the temperature must be about fifty degrees below zero.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
discomfort
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From this reading He had not been warm there, and it was significant that the snow was dry; but sleep had brought him relief from discomfort, and he had found getting up the greatest hardship of the trying journey.
distance
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From this reading In answer to his drowsy questions, Harding said he had once or twice heard a wolf howl in the distance, but that was all; and then he lay down, leaving Blake on guard.
down
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From this reading In answer to his drowsy questions, Harding said he had once or twice heard a wolf howl in the distance, but that was all; and then he lay down, leaving Blake on guard.
drowsy
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From this reading In answer to his drowsy questions, Harding said he had once or twice heard a wolf howl in the distance, but that was all; and then he lay down, leaving Blake on guard.
dry
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From this reading He had not been warm there, and it was significant that the snow was dry; but sleep had brought him relief from discomfort, and he had found getting up the greatest hardship of the trying journey.
effort
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
fifty
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From this reading He imagined from his sensations that the temperature must be about fifty degrees below zero.
fire
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not been warm there, and it was significant that the snow was dry; but sleep had brought him relief from discomfort, and he had found getting up the greatest hardship of the trying journey.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
getting
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From this reading He had not been warm there, and it was significant that the snow was dry; but sleep had brought him relief from discomfort, and he had found getting up the greatest hardship of the trying journey.
greatest
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From this reading He had not been warm there, and it was significant that the snow was dry; but sleep had brought him relief from discomfort, and he had found getting up the greatest hardship of the trying journey.
guard
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From this reading In answer to his drowsy questions, Harding said he had once or twice heard a wolf howl in the distance, but that was all; and then he lay down, leaving Blake on guard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
Harding
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
hardship
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From this reading He had not been warm there, and it was significant that the snow was dry; but sleep had brought him relief from discomfort, and he had found getting up the greatest hardship of the trying journey.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
heard
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From this reading In answer to his drowsy questions, Harding said he had once or twice heard a wolf howl in the distance, but that was all; and then he lay down, leaving Blake on guard.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In answer to his drowsy questions, Harding said he had once or twice heard a wolf howl in the distance, but that was all; and then he lay down, leaving Blake on guard.
hollow
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
howl
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From this reading In answer to his drowsy questions, Harding said he had once or twice heard a wolf howl in the distance, but that was all; and then he lay down, leaving Blake on guard.
imagined
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From this reading He imagined from his sensations that the temperature must be about fifty degrees below zero.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In answer to his drowsy questions, Harding said he had once or twice heard a wolf howl in the distance, but that was all; and then he lay down, leaving Blake on guard.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had not been warm there, and it was significant that the snow was dry; but sleep had brought him relief from discomfort, and he had found getting up the greatest hardship of the trying journey.
lay
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From this reading In answer to his drowsy questions, Harding said he had once or twice heard a wolf howl in the distance, but that was all; and then he lay down, leaving Blake on guard.
leaving
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From this reading In answer to his drowsy questions, Harding said he had once or twice heard a wolf howl in the distance, but that was all; and then he lay down, leaving Blake on guard.
lined
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He imagined from his sensations that the temperature must be about fifty degrees below zero.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not been warm there, and it was significant that the snow was dry; but sleep had brought him relief from discomfort, and he had found getting up the greatest hardship of the trying journey.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In answer to his drowsy questions, Harding said he had once or twice heard a wolf howl in the distance, but that was all; and then he lay down, leaving Blake on guard.
once
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From this reading In answer to his drowsy questions, Harding said he had once or twice heard a wolf howl in the distance, but that was all; and then he lay down, leaving Blake on guard.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In answer to his drowsy questions, Harding said he had once or twice heard a wolf howl in the distance, but that was all; and then he lay down, leaving Blake on guard.
out
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
questions
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From this reading In answer to his drowsy questions, Harding said he had once or twice heard a wolf howl in the distance, but that was all; and then he lay down, leaving Blake on guard.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading He had not been warm there, and it was significant that the snow was dry; but sleep had brought him relief from discomfort, and he had found getting up the greatest hardship of the trying journey.
rise
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
said
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From this reading In answer to his drowsy questions, Harding said he had once or twice heard a wolf howl in the distance, but that was all; and then he lay down, leaving Blake on guard.
sat
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From this reading Blake sat with his back to a snowbank, which afforded a slight shelter.
scraped
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
sensations
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From this reading He imagined from his sensations that the temperature must be about fifty degrees below zero.
shelter
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From this reading Blake sat with his back to a snowbank, which afforded a slight shelter.
significant
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From this reading He had not been warm there, and it was significant that the snow was dry; but sleep had brought him relief from discomfort, and he had found getting up the greatest hardship of the trying journey.
sleep
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From this reading He had not been warm there, and it was significant that the snow was dry; but sleep had brought him relief from discomfort, and he had found getting up the greatest hardship of the trying journey.
slight
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From this reading Blake sat with his back to a snowbank, which afforded a slight shelter.
snow
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
snowbank
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From this reading Blake sat with his back to a snowbank, which afforded a slight shelter.
spruce
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
temperature
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From this reading He imagined from his sensations that the temperature must be about fifty degrees below zero.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had not been warm there, and it was significant that the snow was dry; but sleep had brought him relief from discomfort, and he had found getting up the greatest hardship of the trying journey.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
then
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From this reading In answer to his drowsy questions, Harding said he had once or twice heard a wolf howl in the distance, but that was all; and then he lay down, leaving Blake on guard.
there
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From this reading He had not been warm there, and it was significant that the snow was dry; but sleep had brought him relief from discomfort, and he had found getting up the greatest hardship of the trying journey.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
TRAIL
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
trying
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From this reading He had not been warm there, and it was significant that the snow was dry; but sleep had brought him relief from discomfort, and he had found getting up the greatest hardship of the trying journey.
twice
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From this reading In answer to his drowsy questions, Harding said he had once or twice heard a wolf howl in the distance, but that was all; and then he lay down, leaving Blake on guard.
twigs
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
unendurable
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From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
up
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From this reading He had not been warm there, and it was significant that the snow was dry; but sleep had brought him relief from discomfort, and he had found getting up the greatest hardship of the trying journey.
warm
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From this reading He had not been warm there, and it was significant that the snow was dry; but sleep had brought him relief from discomfort, and he had found getting up the greatest hardship of the trying journey.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Blake sat with his back to a snowbank, which afforded a slight shelter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE CARIBOU When Blake was awakened by Harding, the cold was almost unendurable, and it cost him a determined effort to rise from the hollow he had scraped out of the snow and lined with spruce twigs close beside the fire.
wolf
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From this reading In answer to his drowsy questions, Harding said he had once or twice heard a wolf howl in the distance, but that was all; and then he lay down, leaving Blake on guard.
zero
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From this reading He imagined from his sensations that the temperature must be about fifty degrees below zero.
