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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 She Wolf ran in a great circle, but slowly for she was very hungry, and came upon No Man’s stale track in the thicket where he had lain in wait for Strong Hand.
air
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From this reading The air was fine and keen.
all
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From this reading The track tho’ stale was very plain, for no rain had fallen on it, and No Man had been running with all the weight of despair.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAKU AND SHE WOLF When the night, the day following, and the next night had passed, She Wolf took her son in the hollow of her arm and went to look for No Man.
arm
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From this reading MAKU AND SHE WOLF When the night, the day following, and the next night had passed, She Wolf took her son in the hollow of her arm and went to look for No Man.
autumn
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From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
beeches
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From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The track tho’ stale was very plain, for no rain had fallen on it, and No Man had been running with all the weight of despair.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
big
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From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
birches
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From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
blue
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From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She Wolf ran in a great circle, but slowly for she was very hungry, and came upon No Man’s stale track in the thicket where he had lain in wait for Strong Hand.
came
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From this reading She Wolf ran in a great circle, but slowly for she was very hungry, and came upon No Man’s stale track in the thicket where he had lain in wait for Strong Hand.
circle
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From this reading She Wolf ran in a great circle, but slowly for she was very hungry, and came upon No Man’s stale track in the thicket where he had lain in wait for Strong Hand.
cloud
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From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
crimson
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From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
day
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From this reading MAKU AND SHE WOLF When the night, the day following, and the next night had passed, She Wolf took her son in the hollow of her arm and went to look for No Man.
despair
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From this reading The track tho’ stale was very plain, for no rain had fallen on it, and No Man had been running with all the weight of despair.
fallen
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From this reading The track tho’ stale was very plain, for no rain had fallen on it, and No Man had been running with all the weight of despair.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The air was fine and keen.
following
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From this reading MAKU AND SHE WOLF When the night, the day following, and the next night had passed, She Wolf took her son in the hollow of her arm and went to look for No Man.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MAKU AND SHE WOLF When the night, the day following, and the next night had passed, She Wolf took her son in the hollow of her arm and went to look for No Man.
forest
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From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
gold
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From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She Wolf ran in a great circle, but slowly for she was very hungry, and came upon No Man’s stale track in the thicket where he had lain in wait for Strong Hand.
gusting
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From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MAKU AND SHE WOLF When the night, the day following, and the next night had passed, She Wolf took her son in the hollow of her arm and went to look for No Man.
Hand
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From this reading She Wolf ran in a great circle, but slowly for she was very hungry, and came upon No Man’s stale track in the thicket where he had lain in wait for Strong Hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She Wolf ran in a great circle, but slowly for she was very hungry, and came upon No Man’s stale track in the thicket where he had lain in wait for Strong Hand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MAKU AND SHE WOLF When the night, the day following, and the next night had passed, She Wolf took her son in the hollow of her arm and went to look for No Man.
hollow
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From this reading MAKU AND SHE WOLF When the night, the day following, and the next night had passed, She Wolf took her son in the hollow of her arm and went to look for No Man.
hungry
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From this reading She Wolf ran in a great circle, but slowly for she was very hungry, and came upon No Man’s stale track in the thicket where he had lain in wait for Strong Hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MAKU AND SHE WOLF When the night, the day following, and the next night had passed, She Wolf took her son in the hollow of her arm and went to look for No Man.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
keen
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From this reading The air was fine and keen.
lain
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From this reading She Wolf ran in a great circle, but slowly for she was very hungry, and came upon No Man’s stale track in the thicket where he had lain in wait for Strong Hand.
leaves
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From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAKU AND SHE WOLF When the night, the day following, and the next night had passed, She Wolf took her son in the hollow of her arm and went to look for No Man.
MAKU
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From this reading MAKU AND SHE WOLF When the night, the day following, and the next night had passed, She Wolf took her son in the hollow of her arm and went to look for No Man.
Man
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From this reading MAKU AND SHE WOLF When the night, the day following, and the next night had passed, She Wolf took her son in the hollow of her arm and went to look for No Man.
Man's
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From this reading She Wolf ran in a great circle, but slowly for she was very hungry, and came upon No Man’s stale track in the thicket where he had lain in wait for Strong Hand.
mosswood
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From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAKU AND SHE WOLF When the night, the day following, and the next night had passed, She Wolf took her son in the hollow of her arm and went to look for No Man.
night
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From this reading MAKU AND SHE WOLF When the night, the day following, and the next night had passed, She Wolf took her son in the hollow of her arm and went to look for No Man.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading MAKU AND SHE WOLF When the night, the day following, and the next night had passed, She Wolf took her son in the hollow of her arm and went to look for No Man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MAKU AND SHE WOLF When the night, the day following, and the next night had passed, She Wolf took her son in the hollow of her arm and went to look for No Man.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The track tho’ stale was very plain, for no rain had fallen on it, and No Man had been running with all the weight of despair.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAKU AND SHE WOLF When the night, the day following, and the next night had passed, She Wolf took her son in the hollow of her arm and went to look for No Man.
plain
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From this reading The track tho’ stale was very plain, for no rain had fallen on it, and No Man had been running with all the weight of despair.
puffs
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From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
rain
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From this reading The track tho’ stale was very plain, for no rain had fallen on it, and No Man had been running with all the weight of despair.
ran
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From this reading She Wolf ran in a great circle, but slowly for she was very hungry, and came upon No Man’s stale track in the thicket where he had lain in wait for Strong Hand.
red
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From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The track tho’ stale was very plain, for no rain had fallen on it, and No Man had been running with all the weight of despair.
sassafras
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From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
scarlet
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From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
SHEpronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MAKU AND SHE WOLF When the night, the day following, and the next night had passed, She Wolf took her son in the hollow of her arm and went to look for No Man.
sky
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From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
slowly
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From this reading She Wolf ran in a great circle, but slowly for she was very hungry, and came upon No Man’s stale track in the thicket where he had lain in wait for Strong Hand.
son
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From this reading MAKU AND SHE WOLF When the night, the day following, and the next night had passed, She Wolf took her son in the hollow of her arm and went to look for No Man.
stale
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From this reading She Wolf ran in a great circle, but slowly for she was very hungry, and came upon No Man’s stale track in the thicket where he had lain in wait for Strong Hand.
Strong
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From this reading She Wolf ran in a great circle, but slowly for she was very hungry, and came upon No Man’s stale track in the thicket where he had lain in wait for Strong Hand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAKU AND SHE WOLF When the night, the day following, and the next night had passed, She Wolf took her son in the hollow of her arm and went to look for No Man.
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense group of bushes or small trees
From this reading She Wolf ran in a great circle, but slowly for she was very hungry, and came upon No Man’s stale track in the thicket where he had lain in wait for Strong Hand.
thinly
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From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
tho
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From this reading The track tho’ stale was very plain, for no rain had fallen on it, and No Man had been running with all the weight of despair.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MAKU AND SHE WOLF When the night, the day following, and the next night had passed, She Wolf took her son in the hollow of her arm and went to look for No Man.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAKU AND SHE WOLF When the night, the day following, and the next night had passed, She Wolf took her son in the hollow of her arm and went to look for No Man.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading She Wolf ran in a great circle, but slowly for she was very hungry, and came upon No Man’s stale track in the thicket where he had lain in wait for Strong Hand.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She Wolf ran in a great circle, but slowly for she was very hungry, and came upon No Man’s stale track in the thicket where he had lain in wait for Strong Hand.
veins
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From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
very
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From this reading She Wolf ran in a great circle, but slowly for she was very hungry, and came upon No Man’s stale track in the thicket where he had lain in wait for Strong Hand.
wait
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From this reading She Wolf ran in a great circle, but slowly for she was very hungry, and came upon No Man’s stale track in the thicket where he had lain in wait for Strong Hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
weight
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From this reading The track tho’ stale was very plain, for no rain had fallen on it, and No Man had been running with all the weight of despair.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAKU AND SHE WOLF When the night, the day following, and the next night had passed, She Wolf took her son in the hollow of her arm and went to look for No Man.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MAKU AND SHE WOLF When the night, the day following, and the next night had passed, She Wolf took her son in the hollow of her arm and went to look for No Man.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She Wolf ran in a great circle, but slowly for she was very hungry, and came upon No Man’s stale track in the thicket where he had lain in wait for Strong Hand.
white
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From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
wispish
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From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
WOLF
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From this reading MAKU AND SHE WOLF When the night, the day following, and the next night had passed, She Wolf took her son in the hollow of her arm and went to look for No Man.
yellow
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From this reading It was beginning to be autumn in the forest, the veins of the big mosswood leaves were already scarlet; the sassafras were yellow and red; the beeches yellow and crimson; the birches white and gold; the sky thinly blue, with wispish puffs of cloud gusting over it.
