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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 As much as people of those times could be, she was a dreamer.
all
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From this reading Sunrise was an apt scholar, for he had the strength and hunting instincts of his mother, and all the cleverness, with none of the cowardice, which had distinguished his father.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sunrise was an apt scholar, for he had the strength and hunting instincts of his mother, and all the cleverness, with none of the cowardice, which had distinguished his father.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SUNRISE AND DAWN When the children were old enough, She Wolf took them with her on little hunts, and taught them the signs of the forest, and the ways of the beasts and as much as she knew of the ways of men.
apt
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From this reading Sunrise was an apt scholar, for he had the strength and hunting instincts of his mother, and all the cleverness, with none of the cowardice, which had distinguished his father.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SUNRISE AND DAWN When the children were old enough, She Wolf took them with her on little hunts, and taught them the signs of the forest, and the ways of the beasts and as much as she knew of the ways of men.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As much as people of those times could be, she was a dreamer.
beasts
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From this reading SUNRISE AND DAWN When the children were old enough, She Wolf took them with her on little hunts, and taught them the signs of the forest, and the ways of the beasts and as much as she knew of the ways of men.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But Dawn did not take very kindly to the life into which she had been born.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Dawn did not take very kindly to the life into which she had been born.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Dawn did not take very kindly to the life into which she had been born.
butterfly
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From this reading She would pull out from a clear track to chase a butterfly, and she preferred wild raspberries to moose-meat, but then she was only a little child, and not very strong.
chase
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From this reading She would pull out from a clear track to chase a butterfly, and she preferred wild raspberries to moose-meat, but then she was only a little child, and not very strong.
child
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From this reading She would pull out from a clear track to chase a butterfly, and she preferred wild raspberries to moose-meat, but then she was only a little child, and not very strong.
children
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From this reading SUNRISE AND DAWN When the children were old enough, She Wolf took them with her on little hunts, and taught them the signs of the forest, and the ways of the beasts and as much as she knew of the ways of men.
clear
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From this reading She would pull out from a clear track to chase a butterfly, and she preferred wild raspberries to moose-meat, but then she was only a little child, and not very strong.
clevernessnounUS /ˈklev.ər.nəs/
The quality of being intelligent, quick to understand, and resourceful in danger.
From this reading Sunrise was an apt scholar, for he had the strength and hunting instincts of his mother, and all the cleverness, with none of the cowardice, which had distinguished his father.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As much as people of those times could be, she was a dreamer.
cowardice
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From this reading Sunrise was an apt scholar, for he had the strength and hunting instincts of his mother, and all the cleverness, with none of the cowardice, which had distinguished his father.
DAWN
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From this reading SUNRISE AND DAWN When the children were old enough, She Wolf took them with her on little hunts, and taught them the signs of the forest, and the ways of the beasts and as much as she knew of the ways of men.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But Dawn did not take very kindly to the life into which she had been born.
distinguished
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From this reading Sunrise was an apt scholar, for he had the strength and hunting instincts of his mother, and all the cleverness, with none of the cowardice, which had distinguished his father.
dreamer
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From this reading As much as people of those times could be, she was a dreamer.
enough
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From this reading SUNRISE AND DAWN When the children were old enough, She Wolf took them with her on little hunts, and taught them the signs of the forest, and the ways of the beasts and as much as she knew of the ways of men.
father
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From this reading Sunrise was an apt scholar, for he had the strength and hunting instincts of his mother, and all the cleverness, with none of the cowardice, which had distinguished his father.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sunrise was an apt scholar, for he had the strength and hunting instincts of his mother, and all the cleverness, with none of the cowardice, which had distinguished his father.
forest
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From this reading SUNRISE AND DAWN When the children were old enough, She Wolf took them with her on little hunts, and taught them the signs of the forest, and the ways of the beasts and as much as she knew of the ways of men.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She would pull out from a clear track to chase a butterfly, and she preferred wild raspberries to moose-meat, but then she was only a little child, and not very strong.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sunrise was an apt scholar, for he had the strength and hunting instincts of his mother, and all the cleverness, with none of the cowardice, which had distinguished his father.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sunrise was an apt scholar, for he had the strength and hunting instincts of his mother, and all the cleverness, with none of the cowardice, which had distinguished his father.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SUNRISE AND DAWN When the children were old enough, She Wolf took them with her on little hunts, and taught them the signs of the forest, and the ways of the beasts and as much as she knew of the ways of men.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sunrise was an apt scholar, for he had the strength and hunting instincts of his mother, and all the cleverness, with none of the cowardice, which had distinguished his father.
hunting
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From this reading Sunrise was an apt scholar, for he had the strength and hunting instincts of his mother, and all the cleverness, with none of the cowardice, which had distinguished his father.
hunts
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From this reading SUNRISE AND DAWN When the children were old enough, She Wolf took them with her on little hunts, and taught them the signs of the forest, and the ways of the beasts and as much as she knew of the ways of men.
instincts
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From this reading Sunrise was an apt scholar, for he had the strength and hunting instincts of his mother, and all the cleverness, with none of the cowardice, which had distinguished his father.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But Dawn did not take very kindly to the life into which she had been born.
kindly
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From this reading But Dawn did not take very kindly to the life into which she had been born.
knew
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From this reading SUNRISE AND DAWN When the children were old enough, She Wolf took them with her on little hunts, and taught them the signs of the forest, and the ways of the beasts and as much as she knew of the ways of men.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Dawn did not take very kindly to the life into which she had been born.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SUNRISE AND DAWN When the children were old enough, She Wolf took them with her on little hunts, and taught them the signs of the forest, and the ways of the beasts and as much as she knew of the ways of men.
men
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From this reading SUNRISE AND DAWN When the children were old enough, She Wolf took them with her on little hunts, and taught them the signs of the forest, and the ways of the beasts and as much as she knew of the ways of men.
moose-meat
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From this reading She would pull out from a clear track to chase a butterfly, and she preferred wild raspberries to moose-meat, but then she was only a little child, and not very strong.
mother
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From this reading Sunrise was an apt scholar, for he had the strength and hunting instincts of his mother, and all the cleverness, with none of the cowardice, which had distinguished his father.
much
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From this reading SUNRISE AND DAWN When the children were old enough, She Wolf took them with her on little hunts, and taught them the signs of the forest, and the ways of the beasts and as much as she knew of the ways of men.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Sunrise was an apt scholar, for he had the strength and hunting instincts of his mother, and all the cleverness, with none of the cowardice, which had distinguished his father.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Dawn did not take very kindly to the life into which she had been born.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SUNRISE AND DAWN When the children were old enough, She Wolf took them with her on little hunts, and taught them the signs of the forest, and the ways of the beasts and as much as she knew of the ways of men.
old
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From this reading SUNRISE AND DAWN When the children were old enough, She Wolf took them with her on little hunts, and taught them the signs of the forest, and the ways of the beasts and as much as she knew of the ways of men.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SUNRISE AND DAWN When the children were old enough, She Wolf took them with her on little hunts, and taught them the signs of the forest, and the ways of the beasts and as much as she knew of the ways of men.
only
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From this reading She would pull out from a clear track to chase a butterfly, and she preferred wild raspberries to moose-meat, but then she was only a little child, and not very strong.
out
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From this reading She would pull out from a clear track to chase a butterfly, and she preferred wild raspberries to moose-meat, but then she was only a little child, and not very strong.
people
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From this reading As much as people of those times could be, she was a dreamer.
preferred
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From this reading She would pull out from a clear track to chase a butterfly, and she preferred wild raspberries to moose-meat, but then she was only a little child, and not very strong.
pull
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From this reading She would pull out from a clear track to chase a butterfly, and she preferred wild raspberries to moose-meat, but then she was only a little child, and not very strong.
raspberries
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From this reading She would pull out from a clear track to chase a butterfly, and she preferred wild raspberries to moose-meat, but then she was only a little child, and not very strong.
scholarnounUS /ˈskɒl.ər/
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading Sunrise was an apt scholar, for he had the strength and hunting instincts of his mother, and all the cleverness, with none of the cowardice, which had distinguished his father.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SUNRISE AND DAWN When the children were old enough, She Wolf took them with her on little hunts, and taught them the signs of the forest, and the ways of the beasts and as much as she knew of the ways of men.
signs
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From this reading SUNRISE AND DAWN When the children were old enough, She Wolf took them with her on little hunts, and taught them the signs of the forest, and the ways of the beasts and as much as she knew of the ways of men.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sunrise was an apt scholar, for he had the strength and hunting instincts of his mother, and all the cleverness, with none of the cowardice, which had distinguished his father.
strong
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From this reading She would pull out from a clear track to chase a butterfly, and she preferred wild raspberries to moose-meat, but then she was only a little child, and not very strong.
SUNRISE
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From this reading SUNRISE AND DAWN When the children were old enough, She Wolf took them with her on little hunts, and taught them the signs of the forest, and the ways of the beasts and as much as she knew of the ways of men.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Dawn did not take very kindly to the life into which she had been born.
taught
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From this reading SUNRISE AND DAWN When the children were old enough, She Wolf took them with her on little hunts, and taught them the signs of the forest, and the ways of the beasts and as much as she knew of the ways of men.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUNRISE AND DAWN When the children were old enough, She Wolf took them with her on little hunts, and taught them the signs of the forest, and the ways of the beasts and as much as she knew of the ways of men.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading SUNRISE AND DAWN When the children were old enough, She Wolf took them with her on little hunts, and taught them the signs of the forest, and the ways of the beasts and as much as she knew of the ways of men.
then
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From this reading She would pull out from a clear track to chase a butterfly, and she preferred wild raspberries to moose-meat, but then she was only a little child, and not very strong.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading As much as people of those times could be, she was a dreamer.
times
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From this reading As much as people of those times could be, she was a dreamer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Dawn did not take very kindly to the life into which she had been born.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SUNRISE AND DAWN When the children were old enough, She Wolf took them with her on little hunts, and taught them the signs of the forest, and the ways of the beasts and as much as she knew of the ways of men.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading She would pull out from a clear track to chase a butterfly, and she preferred wild raspberries to moose-meat, but then she was only a little child, and not very strong.
very
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From this reading But Dawn did not take very kindly to the life into which she had been born.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sunrise was an apt scholar, for he had the strength and hunting instincts of his mother, and all the cleverness, with none of the cowardice, which had distinguished his father.
ways
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From this reading SUNRISE AND DAWN When the children were old enough, She Wolf took them with her on little hunts, and taught them the signs of the forest, and the ways of the beasts and as much as she knew of the ways of men.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SUNRISE AND DAWN When the children were old enough, She Wolf took them with her on little hunts, and taught them the signs of the forest, and the ways of the beasts and as much as she knew of the ways of men.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading SUNRISE AND DAWN When the children were old enough, She Wolf took them with her on little hunts, and taught them the signs of the forest, and the ways of the beasts and as much as she knew of the ways of men.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sunrise was an apt scholar, for he had the strength and hunting instincts of his mother, and all the cleverness, with none of the cowardice, which had distinguished his father.
wild
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From this reading She would pull out from a clear track to chase a butterfly, and she preferred wild raspberries to moose-meat, but then she was only a little child, and not very strong.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading SUNRISE AND DAWN When the children were old enough, She Wolf took them with her on little hunts, and taught them the signs of the forest, and the ways of the beasts and as much as she knew of the ways of men.
Wolf
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From this reading SUNRISE AND DAWN When the children were old enough, She Wolf took them with her on little hunts, and taught them the signs of the forest, and the ways of the beasts and as much as she knew of the ways of men.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would pull out from a clear track to chase a butterfly, and she preferred wild raspberries to moose-meat, but then she was only a little child, and not very strong.
