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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 A few of his men, a part of his outfitting, he found already assembled at Harper's Ferry, up the Potomac.
addressed
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From this reading THE THRESHOLD OF THE WEST Meriwether Lewis, having put behind him one set of duties, now addressed himself to another, and did so with care and thoroughness.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few of his men, a part of his outfitting, he found already assembled at Harper's Ferry, up the Potomac.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE THRESHOLD OF THE WEST Meriwether Lewis, having put behind him one set of duties, now addressed himself to another, and did so with care and thoroughness.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE THRESHOLD OF THE WEST Meriwether Lewis, having put behind him one set of duties, now addressed himself to another, and did so with care and thoroughness.
arrangement
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From this reading He went over the boxes and bales which had been gathered here, and saw to their arrangement in the transport-wagons.
assembled
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From this reading A few of his men, a part of his outfitting, he found already assembled at Harper's Ferry, up the Potomac.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A few of his men, a part of his outfitting, he found already assembled at Harper's Ferry, up the Potomac.
bales
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From this reading He went over the boxes and bales which had been gathered here, and saw to their arrangement in the transport-wagons.
band
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From this reading Before sunset of the first day the little band knew they had a leader.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He went over the boxes and bales which had been gathered here, and saw to their arrangement in the transport-wagons.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before sunset of the first day the little band knew they had a leader.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE THRESHOLD OF THE WEST Meriwether Lewis, having put behind him one set of duties, now addressed himself to another, and did so with care and thoroughness.
boxes
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From this reading He went over the boxes and bales which had been gathered here, and saw to their arrangement in the transport-wagons.
care
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From this reading THE THRESHOLD OF THE WEST Meriwether Lewis, having put behind him one set of duties, now addressed himself to another, and did so with care and thoroughness.
day
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From this reading Before sunset of the first day the little band knew they had a leader.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE THRESHOLD OF THE WEST Meriwether Lewis, having put behind him one set of duties, now addressed himself to another, and did so with care and thoroughness.
duties
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From this reading THE THRESHOLD OF THE WEST Meriwether Lewis, having put behind him one set of duties, now addressed himself to another, and did so with care and thoroughness.
entire
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From this reading There was not a knife or a tomahawk of the entire equipment which he himself did not examine--not a rifle which he himself did not personally test.
equipment
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From this reading There was not a knife or a tomahawk of the entire equipment which he himself did not examine--not a rifle which he himself did not personally test.
examine
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From this reading There was not a knife or a tomahawk of the entire equipment which he himself did not examine--not a rifle which he himself did not personally test.
Ferry
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From this reading A few of his men, a part of his outfitting, he found already assembled at Harper's Ferry, up the Potomac.
few
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From this reading A few of his men, a part of his outfitting, he found already assembled at Harper's Ferry, up the Potomac.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before sunset of the first day the little band knew they had a leader.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few of his men, a part of his outfitting, he found already assembled at Harper's Ferry, up the Potomac.
gathered
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From this reading He went over the boxes and bales which had been gathered here, and saw to their arrangement in the transport-wagons.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before sunset of the first day the little band knew they had a leader.
Harper's
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From this reading A few of his men, a part of his outfitting, he found already assembled at Harper's Ferry, up the Potomac.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading THE THRESHOLD OF THE WEST Meriwether Lewis, having put behind him one set of duties, now addressed himself to another, and did so with care and thoroughness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few of his men, a part of his outfitting, he found already assembled at Harper's Ferry, up the Potomac.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went over the boxes and bales which had been gathered here, and saw to their arrangement in the transport-wagons.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE THRESHOLD OF THE WEST Meriwether Lewis, having put behind him one set of duties, now addressed himself to another, and did so with care and thoroughness.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE THRESHOLD OF THE WEST Meriwether Lewis, having put behind him one set of duties, now addressed himself to another, and did so with care and thoroughness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A few of his men, a part of his outfitting, he found already assembled at Harper's Ferry, up the Potomac.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He went over the boxes and bales which had been gathered here, and saw to their arrangement in the transport-wagons.
knew
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From this reading Before sunset of the first day the little band knew they had a leader.
knife
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From this reading There was not a knife or a tomahawk of the entire equipment which he himself did not examine--not a rifle which he himself did not personally test.
leader
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From this reading Before sunset of the first day the little band knew they had a leader.
Lewis
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From this reading THE THRESHOLD OF THE WEST Meriwether Lewis, having put behind him one set of duties, now addressed himself to another, and did so with care and thoroughness.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before sunset of the first day the little band knew they had a leader.
men
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From this reading A few of his men, a part of his outfitting, he found already assembled at Harper's Ferry, up the Potomac.
Meriwether
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From this reading THE THRESHOLD OF THE WEST Meriwether Lewis, having put behind him one set of duties, now addressed himself to another, and did so with care and thoroughness.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not a knife or a tomahawk of the entire equipment which he himself did not examine--not a rifle which he himself did not personally test.
now
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From this reading THE THRESHOLD OF THE WEST Meriwether Lewis, having put behind him one set of duties, now addressed himself to another, and did so with care and thoroughness.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE THRESHOLD OF THE WEST Meriwether Lewis, having put behind him one set of duties, now addressed himself to another, and did so with care and thoroughness.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE THRESHOLD OF THE WEST Meriwether Lewis, having put behind him one set of duties, now addressed himself to another, and did so with care and thoroughness.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was not a knife or a tomahawk of the entire equipment which he himself did not examine--not a rifle which he himself did not personally test.
outfitting
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From this reading A few of his men, a part of his outfitting, he found already assembled at Harper's Ferry, up the Potomac.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He went over the boxes and bales which had been gathered here, and saw to their arrangement in the transport-wagons.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few of his men, a part of his outfitting, he found already assembled at Harper's Ferry, up the Potomac.
personally
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From this reading There was not a knife or a tomahawk of the entire equipment which he himself did not examine--not a rifle which he himself did not personally test.
Potomac
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From this reading A few of his men, a part of his outfitting, he found already assembled at Harper's Ferry, up the Potomac.
put
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From this reading THE THRESHOLD OF THE WEST Meriwether Lewis, having put behind him one set of duties, now addressed himself to another, and did so with care and thoroughness.
rifle
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From this reading There was not a knife or a tomahawk of the entire equipment which he himself did not examine--not a rifle which he himself did not personally test.
saw
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From this reading He went over the boxes and bales which had been gathered here, and saw to their arrangement in the transport-wagons.
set
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From this reading THE THRESHOLD OF THE WEST Meriwether Lewis, having put behind him one set of duties, now addressed himself to another, and did so with care and thoroughness.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE THRESHOLD OF THE WEST Meriwether Lewis, having put behind him one set of duties, now addressed himself to another, and did so with care and thoroughness.
sunset
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From this reading Before sunset of the first day the little band knew they had a leader.
test
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From this reading There was not a knife or a tomahawk of the entire equipment which he himself did not examine--not a rifle which he himself did not personally test.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THRESHOLD OF THE WEST Meriwether Lewis, having put behind him one set of duties, now addressed himself to another, and did so with care and thoroughness.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He went over the boxes and bales which had been gathered here, and saw to their arrangement in the transport-wagons.
There
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From this reading There was not a knife or a tomahawk of the entire equipment which he himself did not examine--not a rifle which he himself did not personally test.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before sunset of the first day the little band knew they had a leader.
thoroughness
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From this reading THE THRESHOLD OF THE WEST Meriwether Lewis, having put behind him one set of duties, now addressed himself to another, and did so with care and thoroughness.
THRESHOLD
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From this reading THE THRESHOLD OF THE WEST Meriwether Lewis, having put behind him one set of duties, now addressed himself to another, and did so with care and thoroughness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE THRESHOLD OF THE WEST Meriwether Lewis, having put behind him one set of duties, now addressed himself to another, and did so with care and thoroughness.
tomahawk
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From this reading There was not a knife or a tomahawk of the entire equipment which he himself did not examine--not a rifle which he himself did not personally test.
transport-wagons
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From this reading He went over the boxes and bales which had been gathered here, and saw to their arrangement in the transport-wagons.
up
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From this reading A few of his men, a part of his outfitting, he found already assembled at Harper's Ferry, up the Potomac.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was not a knife or a tomahawk of the entire equipment which he himself did not examine--not a rifle which he himself did not personally test.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went over the boxes and bales which had been gathered here, and saw to their arrangement in the transport-wagons.
WEST
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From this reading THE THRESHOLD OF THE WEST Meriwether Lewis, having put behind him one set of duties, now addressed himself to another, and did so with care and thoroughness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was not a knife or a tomahawk of the entire equipment which he himself did not examine--not a rifle which he himself did not personally test.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE THRESHOLD OF THE WEST Meriwether Lewis, having put behind him one set of duties, now addressed himself to another, and did so with care and thoroughness.
