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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 He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
accepted
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From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
all
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From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
Americans
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From this reading The captain of the Gloucester brig in which the Americans had started from Quebec knew Ephraim Savage well, as who did not upon the New England coast?
ammunition
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From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The captain of the Gloucester brig in which the Americans had started from Quebec knew Ephraim Savage well, as who did not upon the New England coast?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
badly
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From this reading They were not badly provided for their journey.
bill
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From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
biscuit
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From this reading In this way he had hired the canoe and the Indians, and had fitted her with meat and biscuit to last them for ten days at the least.
brig
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From this reading The captain of the Gloucester brig in which the Americans had started from Quebec knew Ephraim Savage well, as who did not upon the New England coast?
canoe
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From this reading In this way he had hired the canoe and the Indians, and had fitted her with meat and biscuit to last them for ten days at the least.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The captain of the Gloucester brig in which the Americans had started from Quebec knew Ephraim Savage well, as who did not upon the New England coast?
coast
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From this reading The captain of the Gloucester brig in which the Americans had started from Quebec knew Ephraim Savage well, as who did not upon the New England coast?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
date
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From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
days
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From this reading In this way he had hired the canoe and the Indians, and had fitted her with meat and biscuit to last them for ten days at the least.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The captain of the Gloucester brig in which the Americans had started from Quebec knew Ephraim Savage well, as who did not upon the New England coast?
England
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From this reading The captain of the Gloucester brig in which the Americans had started from Quebec knew Ephraim Savage well, as who did not upon the New England coast?
enough
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From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
Ephraim
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From this reading The captain of the Gloucester brig in which the Americans had started from Quebec knew Ephraim Savage well, as who did not upon the New England coast?
excellent
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From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading In this way he had hired the canoe and the Indians, and had fitted her with meat and biscuit to last them for ten days at the least.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were not badly provided for their journey.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The captain of the Gloucester brig in which the Americans had started from Quebec knew Ephraim Savage well, as who did not upon the New England coast?
Gloucester
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From this reading The captain of the Gloucester brig in which the Americans had started from Quebec knew Ephraim Savage well, as who did not upon the New England coast?
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
guns
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From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The captain of the Gloucester brig in which the Americans had started from Quebec knew Ephraim Savage well, as who did not upon the New England coast?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In this way he had hired the canoe and the Indians, and had fitted her with meat and biscuit to last them for ten days at the least.
high
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From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
hired
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From this reading In this way he had hired the canoe and the Indians, and had fitted her with meat and biscuit to last them for ten days at the least.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The captain of the Gloucester brig in which the Americans had started from Quebec knew Ephraim Savage well, as who did not upon the New England coast?
Indians
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From this reading In this way he had hired the canoe and the Indians, and had fitted her with meat and biscuit to last them for ten days at the least.
INLAND
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From this reading THE INLAND WATERS.
interest
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From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were not badly provided for their journey.
knew
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From this reading The captain of the Gloucester brig in which the Americans had started from Quebec knew Ephraim Savage well, as who did not upon the New England coast?
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this way he had hired the canoe and the Indians, and had fitted her with meat and biscuit to last them for ten days at the least.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this way he had hired the canoe and the Indians, and had fitted her with meat and biscuit to last them for ten days at the least.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
meat
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From this reading In this way he had hired the canoe and the Indians, and had fitted her with meat and biscuit to last them for ten days at the least.
money
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From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
months
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From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
New
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From this reading The captain of the Gloucester brig in which the Americans had started from Quebec knew Ephraim Savage well, as who did not upon the New England coast?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were not badly provided for their journey.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The captain of the Gloucester brig in which the Americans had started from Quebec knew Ephraim Savage well, as who did not upon the New England coast?
out
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From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
provide
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From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
provided
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From this reading They were not badly provided for their journey.
Quebec
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From this reading The captain of the Gloucester brig in which the Americans had started from Quebec knew Ephraim Savage well, as who did not upon the New England coast?
rate
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From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
return
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From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
Savage
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From this reading The captain of the Gloucester brig in which the Americans had started from Quebec knew Ephraim Savage well, as who did not upon the New England coast?
screw
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From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
started
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From this reading The captain of the Gloucester brig in which the Americans had started from Quebec knew Ephraim Savage well, as who did not upon the New England coast?
supply
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From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
ten
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From this reading In this way he had hired the canoe and the Indians, and had fitted her with meat and biscuit to last them for ten days at the least.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INLAND WATERS.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were not badly provided for their journey.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In this way he had hired the canoe and the Indians, and had fitted her with meat and biscuit to last them for ten days at the least.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were not badly provided for their journey.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this way he had hired the canoe and the Indians, and had fitted her with meat and biscuit to last them for ten days at the least.
three
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From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The captain of the Gloucester brig in which the Americans had started from Quebec knew Ephraim Savage well, as who did not upon the New England coast?
wants
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From this reading He had accepted his bill therefore at three months' date, at as high a rate of interest as he could screw out of him, and he had let him have in return three excellent guns, a good supply of ammunition, and enough money to provide for all his wants.
WATERS
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From this reading THE INLAND WATERS.
way
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From this reading In this way he had hired the canoe and the Indians, and had fitted her with meat and biscuit to last them for ten days at the least.
well
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From this reading The captain of the Gloucester brig in which the Americans had started from Quebec knew Ephraim Savage well, as who did not upon the New England coast?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were not badly provided for their journey.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The captain of the Gloucester brig in which the Americans had started from Quebec knew Ephraim Savage well, as who did not upon the New England coast?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The captain of the Gloucester brig in which the Americans had started from Quebec knew Ephraim Savage well, as who did not upon the New England coast?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In this way he had hired the canoe and the Indians, and had fitted her with meat and biscuit to last them for ten days at the least.
