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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 When Vane rose early next morning, there was frost in the air, and when breakfast was ready the men ate hastily, eager for the exertion that would put a little warmth into them.
air
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From this reading When Vane rose early next morning, there was frost in the air, and when breakfast was ready the men ate hastily, eager for the exertion that would put a little warmth into them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Vane rose early next morning, there was frost in the air, and when breakfast was ready the men ate hastily, eager for the exertion that would put a little warmth into them.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There's no doubt that winter's beginning earlier than I expected up here; As soon as you can strike the tent, we'll move on."
ate
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From this reading When Vane rose early next morning, there was frost in the air, and when breakfast was ready the men ate hastily, eager for the exertion that would put a little warmth into them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "We had it a good deal colder on other trips; I suppose I've been getting luxurious, since I seem to resent it now," said Vane.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "There's no doubt that winter's beginning earlier than I expected up here; As soon as you can strike the tent, we'll move on."
breakfast
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From this reading When Vane rose early next morning, there was frost in the air, and when breakfast was ready the men ate hastily, eager for the exertion that would put a little warmth into them.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "There's no doubt that winter's beginning earlier than I expected up here; As soon as you can strike the tent, we'll move on."
colder
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From this reading "We had it a good deal colder on other trips; I suppose I've been getting luxurious, since I seem to resent it now," said Vane.
deal
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From this reading "We had it a good deal colder on other trips; I suppose I've been getting luxurious, since I seem to resent it now," said Vane.
doubt
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From this reading "There's no doubt that winter's beginning earlier than I expected up here; As soon as you can strike the tent, we'll move on."
eager
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From this reading When Vane rose early next morning, there was frost in the air, and when breakfast was ready the men ate hastily, eager for the exertion that would put a little warmth into them.
earlier
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From this reading "There's no doubt that winter's beginning earlier than I expected up here; As soon as you can strike the tent, we'll move on."
early
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From this reading When Vane rose early next morning, there was frost in the air, and when breakfast was ready the men ate hastily, eager for the exertion that would put a little warmth into them.
exertion
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From this reading When Vane rose early next morning, there was frost in the air, and when breakfast was ready the men ate hastily, eager for the exertion that would put a little warmth into them.
expected
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From this reading "There's no doubt that winter's beginning earlier than I expected up here; As soon as you can strike the tent, we'll move on."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Vane rose early next morning, there was frost in the air, and when breakfast was ready the men ate hastily, eager for the exertion that would put a little warmth into them.
frost
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From this reading When Vane rose early next morning, there was frost in the air, and when breakfast was ready the men ate hastily, eager for the exertion that would put a little warmth into them.
getting
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From this reading "We had it a good deal colder on other trips; I suppose I've been getting luxurious, since I seem to resent it now," said Vane.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We had it a good deal colder on other trips; I suppose I've been getting luxurious, since I seem to resent it now," said Vane.
grew
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From this reading The valley grew wilder and more rugged as they proceeded.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We had it a good deal colder on other trips; I suppose I've been getting luxurious, since I seem to resent it now," said Vane.
hastily
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From this reading When Vane rose early next morning, there was frost in the air, and when breakfast was ready the men ate hastily, eager for the exertion that would put a little warmth into them.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There's no doubt that winter's beginning earlier than I expected up here; As soon as you can strike the tent, we'll move on."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We had it a good deal colder on other trips; I suppose I've been getting luxurious, since I seem to resent it now," said Vane.
I've
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From this reading "We had it a good deal colder on other trips; I suppose I've been getting luxurious, since I seem to resent it now," said Vane.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Vane rose early next morning, there was frost in the air, and when breakfast was ready the men ate hastily, eager for the exertion that would put a little warmth into them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Vane rose early next morning, there was frost in the air, and when breakfast was ready the men ate hastily, eager for the exertion that would put a little warmth into them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We had it a good deal colder on other trips; I suppose I've been getting luxurious, since I seem to resent it now," said Vane.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Vane rose early next morning, there was frost in the air, and when breakfast was ready the men ate hastily, eager for the exertion that would put a little warmth into them.
luxurious
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From this reading "We had it a good deal colder on other trips; I suppose I've been getting luxurious, since I seem to resent it now," said Vane.
men
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From this reading When Vane rose early next morning, there was frost in the air, and when breakfast was ready the men ate hastily, eager for the exertion that would put a little warmth into them.
more
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From this reading The valley grew wilder and more rugged as they proceeded.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Vane rose early next morning, there was frost in the air, and when breakfast was ready the men ate hastily, eager for the exertion that would put a little warmth into them.
move
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From this reading "There's no doubt that winter's beginning earlier than I expected up here; As soon as you can strike the tent, we'll move on."
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Vane rose early next morning, there was frost in the air, and when breakfast was ready the men ate hastily, eager for the exertion that would put a little warmth into them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "There's no doubt that winter's beginning earlier than I expected up here; As soon as you can strike the tent, we'll move on."
now
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From this reading "We had it a good deal colder on other trips; I suppose I've been getting luxurious, since I seem to resent it now," said Vane.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "We had it a good deal colder on other trips; I suppose I've been getting luxurious, since I seem to resent it now," said Vane.
other
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From this reading "We had it a good deal colder on other trips; I suppose I've been getting luxurious, since I seem to resent it now," said Vane.
POSTPONES
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From this reading VANE POSTPONES THE SEARCH.
proceeded
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From this reading The valley grew wilder and more rugged as they proceeded.
put
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From this reading When Vane rose early next morning, there was frost in the air, and when breakfast was ready the men ate hastily, eager for the exertion that would put a little warmth into them.
ready
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From this reading When Vane rose early next morning, there was frost in the air, and when breakfast was ready the men ate hastily, eager for the exertion that would put a little warmth into them.
resent
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From this reading "We had it a good deal colder on other trips; I suppose I've been getting luxurious, since I seem to resent it now," said Vane.
rose
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From this reading When Vane rose early next morning, there was frost in the air, and when breakfast was ready the men ate hastily, eager for the exertion that would put a little warmth into them.
rugged
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From this reading The valley grew wilder and more rugged as they proceeded.
said
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From this reading "We had it a good deal colder on other trips; I suppose I've been getting luxurious, since I seem to resent it now," said Vane.
SEARCH
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From this reading VANE POSTPONES THE SEARCH.
seem
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From this reading "We had it a good deal colder on other trips; I suppose I've been getting luxurious, since I seem to resent it now," said Vane.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "We had it a good deal colder on other trips; I suppose I've been getting luxurious, since I seem to resent it now," said Vane.
soon
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From this reading "There's no doubt that winter's beginning earlier than I expected up here; As soon as you can strike the tent, we'll move on."
strike
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From this reading "There's no doubt that winter's beginning earlier than I expected up here; As soon as you can strike the tent, we'll move on."
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "We had it a good deal colder on other trips; I suppose I've been getting luxurious, since I seem to resent it now," said Vane.
tent
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From this reading "There's no doubt that winter's beginning earlier than I expected up here; As soon as you can strike the tent, we'll move on."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "There's no doubt that winter's beginning earlier than I expected up here; As soon as you can strike the tent, we'll move on."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Vane rose early next morning, there was frost in the air, and when breakfast was ready the men ate hastily, eager for the exertion that would put a little warmth into them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VANE POSTPONES THE SEARCH.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When Vane rose early next morning, there was frost in the air, and when breakfast was ready the men ate hastily, eager for the exertion that would put a little warmth into them.
there
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From this reading When Vane rose early next morning, there was frost in the air, and when breakfast was ready the men ate hastily, eager for the exertion that would put a little warmth into them.
There's
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From this reading "There's no doubt that winter's beginning earlier than I expected up here; As soon as you can strike the tent, we'll move on."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The valley grew wilder and more rugged as they proceeded.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We had it a good deal colder on other trips; I suppose I've been getting luxurious, since I seem to resent it now," said Vane.
trips
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From this reading "We had it a good deal colder on other trips; I suppose I've been getting luxurious, since I seem to resent it now," said Vane.
up
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From this reading "There's no doubt that winter's beginning earlier than I expected up here; As soon as you can strike the tent, we'll move on."
valley
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From this reading The valley grew wilder and more rugged as they proceeded.
VANE
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From this reading VANE POSTPONES THE SEARCH.
warmth
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From this reading When Vane rose early next morning, there was frost in the air, and when breakfast was ready the men ate hastily, eager for the exertion that would put a little warmth into them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Vane rose early next morning, there was frost in the air, and when breakfast was ready the men ate hastily, eager for the exertion that would put a little warmth into them.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We had it a good deal colder on other trips; I suppose I've been getting luxurious, since I seem to resent it now," said Vane.
we'll
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From this reading "There's no doubt that winter's beginning earlier than I expected up here; As soon as you can strike the tent, we'll move on."
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Vane rose early next morning, there was frost in the air, and when breakfast was ready the men ate hastily, eager for the exertion that would put a little warmth into them.
wilder
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From this reading The valley grew wilder and more rugged as they proceeded.
winter's
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From this reading "There's no doubt that winter's beginning earlier than I expected up here; As soon as you can strike the tent, we'll move on."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When Vane rose early next morning, there was frost in the air, and when breakfast was ready the men ate hastily, eager for the exertion that would put a little warmth into them.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There's no doubt that winter's beginning earlier than I expected up here; As soon as you can strike the tent, we'll move on."
