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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 One by one, therefore, the men on guard had crept away and had assembled at the back to cheer the seaman's shot and to groan as the remaining canoe sped like a bloodhound down the river in the wake of the fugitives.
absorbed
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From this reading All was quiet at the stockade, and the Indians appeared to be as absorbed as the Canadians in what was passing upon the river.
All
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From this reading All was quiet at the stockade, and the Indians appeared to be as absorbed as the Canadians in what was passing upon the river.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
appeared
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From this reading All was quiet at the stockade, and the Indians appeared to be as absorbed as the Canadians in what was passing upon the river.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All was quiet at the stockade, and the Indians appeared to be as absorbed as the Canadians in what was passing upon the river.
assembled
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From this reading One by one, therefore, the men on guard had crept away and had assembled at the back to cheer the seaman's shot and to groan as the remaining canoe sped like a bloodhound down the river in the wake of the fugitives.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
away
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From this reading One by one, therefore, the men on guard had crept away and had assembled at the back to cheer the seaman's shot and to groan as the remaining canoe sped like a bloodhound down the river in the wake of the fugitives.
back
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From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All was quiet at the stockade, and the Indians appeared to be as absorbed as the Canadians in what was passing upon the river.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
bloodhound
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From this reading One by one, therefore, the men on guard had crept away and had assembled at the back to cheer the seaman's shot and to groan as the remaining canoe sped like a bloodhound down the river in the wake of the fugitives.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One by one, therefore, the men on guard had crept away and had assembled at the back to cheer the seaman's shot and to groan as the remaining canoe sped like a bloodhound down the river in the wake of the fugitives.
Canadians
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From this reading All was quiet at the stockade, and the Indians appeared to be as absorbed as the Canadians in what was passing upon the river.
canoe
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From this reading One by one, therefore, the men on guard had crept away and had assembled at the back to cheer the seaman's shot and to groan as the remaining canoe sped like a bloodhound down the river in the wake of the fugitives.
cheer
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From this reading One by one, therefore, the men on guard had crept away and had assembled at the back to cheer the seaman's shot and to groan as the remaining canoe sped like a bloodhound down the river in the wake of the fugitives.
children
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From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
crept
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From this reading One by one, therefore, the men on guard had crept away and had assembled at the back to cheer the seaman's shot and to groan as the remaining canoe sped like a bloodhound down the river in the wake of the fugitives.
decided
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From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
DINING
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From this reading THE DINING HALL OF SAINTE MARIE.
down
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From this reading One by one, therefore, the men on guard had crept away and had assembled at the back to cheer the seaman's shot and to groan as the remaining canoe sped like a bloodhound down the river in the wake of the fugitives.
easily
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From this reading What had occurred is easily explained.
endure
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From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
explained
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From this reading What had occurred is easily explained.
fates
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From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
flesh
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From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
front
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From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
fugitives
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From this reading One by one, therefore, the men on guard had crept away and had assembled at the back to cheer the seaman's shot and to groan as the remaining canoe sped like a bloodhound down the river in the wake of the fugitives.
groan
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From this reading One by one, therefore, the men on guard had crept away and had assembled at the back to cheer the seaman's shot and to groan as the remaining canoe sped like a bloodhound down the river in the wake of the fugitives.
guard
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From this reading One by one, therefore, the men on guard had crept away and had assembled at the back to cheer the seaman's shot and to groan as the remaining canoe sped like a bloodhound down the river in the wake of the fugitives.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What had occurred is easily explained.
HALL
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From this reading THE DINING HALL OF SAINTE MARIE.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
Indians
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From this reading All was quiet at the stockade, and the Indians appeared to be as absorbed as the Canadians in what was passing upon the river.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What had occurred is easily explained.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
like
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From this reading One by one, therefore, the men on guard had crept away and had assembled at the back to cheer the seaman's shot and to groan as the remaining canoe sped like a bloodhound down the river in the wake of the fugitives.
MARIE
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From this reading THE DINING HALL OF SAINTE MARIE.
men
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From this reading One by one, therefore, the men on guard had crept away and had assembled at the back to cheer the seaman's shot and to groan as the remaining canoe sped like a bloodhound down the river in the wake of the fugitives.
more
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From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
occurred
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From this reading What had occurred is easily explained.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DINING HALL OF SAINTE MARIE.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One by one, therefore, the men on guard had crept away and had assembled at the back to cheer the seaman's shot and to groan as the remaining canoe sped like a bloodhound down the river in the wake of the fugitives.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One by one, therefore, the men on guard had crept away and had assembled at the back to cheer the seaman's shot and to groan as the remaining canoe sped like a bloodhound down the river in the wake of the fugitives.
passing
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From this reading All was quiet at the stockade, and the Indians appeared to be as absorbed as the Canadians in what was passing upon the river.
posts
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From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
quiet
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From this reading All was quiet at the stockade, and the Indians appeared to be as absorbed as the Canadians in what was passing upon the river.
remain
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From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
remaining
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From this reading One by one, therefore, the men on guard had crept away and had assembled at the back to cheer the seaman's shot and to groan as the remaining canoe sped like a bloodhound down the river in the wake of the fugitives.
river
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From this reading All was quiet at the stockade, and the Indians appeared to be as absorbed as the Canadians in what was passing upon the river.
SAINTE
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From this reading THE DINING HALL OF SAINTE MARIE.
seaman's
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From this reading One by one, therefore, the men on guard had crept away and had assembled at the back to cheer the seaman's shot and to groan as the remaining canoe sped like a bloodhound down the river in the wake of the fugitives.
shot
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From this reading One by one, therefore, the men on guard had crept away and had assembled at the back to cheer the seaman's shot and to groan as the remaining canoe sped like a bloodhound down the river in the wake of the fugitives.
sped
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From this reading One by one, therefore, the men on guard had crept away and had assembled at the back to cheer the seaman's shot and to groan as the remaining canoe sped like a bloodhound down the river in the wake of the fugitives.
stockadenounUS /ˈstockade/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All was quiet at the stockade, and the Indians appeared to be as absorbed as the Canadians in what was passing upon the river.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DINING HALL OF SAINTE MARIE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading One by one, therefore, the men on guard had crept away and had assembled at the back to cheer the seaman's shot and to groan as the remaining canoe sped like a bloodhound down the river in the wake of the fugitives.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading All was quiet at the stockade, and the Indians appeared to be as absorbed as the Canadians in what was passing upon the river.
waiting
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From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
wake
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From this reading One by one, therefore, the men on guard had crept away and had assembled at the back to cheer the seaman's shot and to groan as the remaining canoe sped like a bloodhound down the river in the wake of the fugitives.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
watchers
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From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had occurred is easily explained.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
windows
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From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
wives
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From this reading The watchers in the windows at the front found that it was more than flesh and blood could endure to remain waiting at their posts while the fates of their wives and children were being decided at the back.
