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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 THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
all
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From this reading Auberry was his name, and as I talked with him he told me of days passed with my heroes--Fremont, Carson, Ashley, Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, even the negro ruffian Beckwourth--all men of the border of whose deeds I had read.
always
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From this reading He was bound, as he informed me, for Laramie; always provided that the Sioux, now grown exceedingly restless over the many wagon-trains pushing up the Platte to all the swiftly-opening West, had not by this time swooped down and closed all the trails entirely.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
aquiline
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Auberry was his name, and as I talked with him he told me of days passed with my heroes--Fremont, Carson, Ashley, Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, even the negro ruffian Beckwourth--all men of the border of whose deeds I had read.
Ashley
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From this reading Auberry was his name, and as I talked with him he told me of days passed with my heroes--Fremont, Carson, Ashley, Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, even the negro ruffian Beckwourth--all men of the border of whose deeds I had read.
atingle
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From this reading Auberry had trapped from the St. Mary's to the sources of the Red, and his tales, told in simple and matter-of-fact terms, set my very blood atingle.
attracted
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From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
Auberry
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From this reading Auberry was his name, and as I talked with him he told me of days passed with my heroes--Fremont, Carson, Ashley, Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, even the negro ruffian Beckwourth--all men of the border of whose deeds I had read.
beard
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From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
Beckwourth
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From this reading Auberry was his name, and as I talked with him he told me of days passed with my heroes--Fremont, Carson, Ashley, Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, even the negro ruffian Beckwourth--all men of the border of whose deeds I had read.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
Bill
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From this reading Auberry was his name, and as I talked with him he told me of days passed with my heroes--Fremont, Carson, Ashley, Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, even the negro ruffian Beckwourth--all men of the border of whose deeds I had read.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Auberry had trapped from the St. Mary's to the sources of the Red, and his tales, told in simple and matter-of-fact terms, set my very blood atingle.
blue
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
border
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From this reading Auberry was his name, and as I talked with him he told me of days passed with my heroes--Fremont, Carson, Ashley, Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, even the negro ruffian Beckwourth--all men of the border of whose deeds I had read.
bound
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From this reading He was bound, as he informed me, for Laramie; always provided that the Sioux, now grown exceedingly restless over the many wagon-trains pushing up the Platte to all the swiftly-opening West, had not by this time swooped down and closed all the trails entirely.
Bridger
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From this reading Auberry was his name, and as I talked with him he told me of days passed with my heroes--Fremont, Carson, Ashley, Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, even the negro ruffian Beckwourth--all men of the border of whose deeds I had read.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
canvas
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
Carson
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From this reading Auberry was his name, and as I talked with him he told me of days passed with my heroes--Fremont, Carson, Ashley, Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, even the negro ruffian Beckwourth--all men of the border of whose deeds I had read.
chief
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
Christian
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
civilization
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
closed
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From this reading He was bound, as he informed me, for Laramie; always provided that the Sioux, now grown exceedingly restless over the many wagon-trains pushing up the Platte to all the swiftly-opening West, had not by this time swooped down and closed all the trails entirely.
courage
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
days
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From this reading Auberry was his name, and as I talked with him he told me of days passed with my heroes--Fremont, Carson, Ashley, Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, even the negro ruffian Beckwourth--all men of the border of whose deeds I had read.
deeds
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From this reading Auberry was his name, and as I talked with him he told me of days passed with my heroes--Fremont, Carson, Ashley, Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, even the negro ruffian Beckwourth--all men of the border of whose deeds I had read.
depicted
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
down
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From this reading He was bound, as he informed me, for Laramie; always provided that the Sioux, now grown exceedingly restless over the many wagon-trains pushing up the Platte to all the swiftly-opening West, had not by this time swooped down and closed all the trails entirely.
eager
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was bound, as he informed me, for Laramie; always provided that the Sioux, now grown exceedingly restless over the many wagon-trains pushing up the Platte to all the swiftly-opening West, had not by this time swooped down and closed all the trails entirely.
especially
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From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
European
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Auberry was his name, and as I talked with him he told me of days passed with my heroes--Fremont, Carson, Ashley, Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, even the negro ruffian Beckwourth--all men of the border of whose deeds I had read.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
exceedingly
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From this reading He was bound, as he informed me, for Laramie; always provided that the Sioux, now grown exceedingly restless over the many wagon-trains pushing up the Platte to all the swiftly-opening West, had not by this time swooped down and closed all the trails entirely.
eye
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
face
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
fierce
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
figure
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was bound, as he informed me, for Laramie; always provided that the Sioux, now grown exceedingly restless over the many wagon-trains pushing up the Platte to all the swiftly-opening West, had not by this time swooped down and closed all the trails entirely.
forest
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
Fremont
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From this reading Auberry was his name, and as I talked with him he told me of days passed with my heroes--Fremont, Carson, Ashley, Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, even the negro ruffian Beckwourth--all men of the border of whose deeds I had read.
friends
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From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Auberry had trapped from the St. Mary's to the sources of the Red, and his tales, told in simple and matter-of-fact terms, set my very blood atingle.
full
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From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
garb
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From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
grown
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From this reading He was bound, as he informed me, for Laramie; always provided that the Sioux, now grown exceedingly restless over the many wagon-trains pushing up the Platte to all the swiftly-opening West, had not by this time swooped down and closed all the trails entirely.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
hair
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From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
heroes
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From this reading Auberry was his name, and as I talked with him he told me of days passed with my heroes--Fremont, Carson, Ashley, Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, even the negro ruffian Beckwourth--all men of the border of whose deeds I had read.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Auberry was his name, and as I talked with him he told me of days passed with my heroes--Fremont, Carson, Ashley, Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, even the negro ruffian Beckwourth--all men of the border of whose deeds I had read.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
informed
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From this reading He was bound, as he informed me, for Laramie; always provided that the Sioux, now grown exceedingly restless over the many wagon-trains pushing up the Platte to all the swiftly-opening West, had not by this time swooped down and closed all the trails entirely.
Jim
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From this reading Auberry was his name, and as I talked with him he told me of days passed with my heroes--Fremont, Carson, Ashley, Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, even the negro ruffian Beckwourth--all men of the border of whose deeds I had read.
known
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
Laramie
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From this reading He was bound, as he informed me, for Laramie; always provided that the Sioux, now grown exceedingly restless over the many wagon-trains pushing up the Platte to all the swiftly-opening West, had not by this time swooped down and closed all the trails entirely.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
made
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From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
man
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From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
many
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From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
Mary's
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From this reading Auberry had trapped from the St. Mary's to the sources of the Red, and his tales, told in simple and matter-of-fact terms, set my very blood atingle.
matter-of-fact
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From this reading Auberry had trapped from the St. Mary's to the sources of the Red, and his tales, told in simple and matter-of-fact terms, set my very blood atingle.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Auberry was his name, and as I talked with him he told me of days passed with my heroes--Fremont, Carson, Ashley, Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, even the negro ruffian Beckwourth--all men of the border of whose deeds I had read.
men
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From this reading Auberry was his name, and as I talked with him he told me of days passed with my heroes--Fremont, Carson, Ashley, Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, even the negro ruffian Beckwourth--all men of the border of whose deeds I had read.
movement
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
muscular
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Auberry was his name, and as I talked with him he told me of days passed with my heroes--Fremont, Carson, Ashley, Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, even the negro ruffian Beckwourth--all men of the border of whose deeds I had read.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Auberry was his name, and as I talked with him he told me of days passed with my heroes--Fremont, Carson, Ashley, Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, even the negro ruffian Beckwourth--all men of the border of whose deeds I had read.
negro
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From this reading Auberry was his name, and as I talked with him he told me of days passed with my heroes--Fremont, Carson, Ashley, Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, even the negro ruffian Beckwourth--all men of the border of whose deeds I had read.
nose
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was bound, as he informed me, for Laramie; always provided that the Sioux, now grown exceedingly restless over the many wagon-trains pushing up the Platte to all the swiftly-opening West, had not by this time swooped down and closed all the trails entirely.
now
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From this reading He was bound, as he informed me, for Laramie; always provided that the Sioux, now grown exceedingly restless over the many wagon-trains pushing up the Platte to all the swiftly-opening West, had not by this time swooped down and closed all the trails entirely.
odd
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From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
old
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
once
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was bound, as he informed me, for Laramie; always provided that the Sioux, now grown exceedingly restless over the many wagon-trains pushing up the Platte to all the swiftly-opening West, had not by this time swooped down and closed all the trails entirely.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Auberry was his name, and as I talked with him he told me of days passed with my heroes--Fremont, Carson, Ashley, Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, even the negro ruffian Beckwourth--all men of the border of whose deeds I had read.
perhaps
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From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
Platte
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From this reading He was bound, as he informed me, for Laramie; always provided that the Sioux, now grown exceedingly restless over the many wagon-trains pushing up the Platte to all the swiftly-opening West, had not by this time swooped down and closed all the trails entirely.
provided
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From this reading He was bound, as he informed me, for Laramie; always provided that the Sioux, now grown exceedingly restless over the many wagon-trains pushing up the Platte to all the swiftly-opening West, had not by this time swooped down and closed all the trails entirely.
pushing
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From this reading He was bound, as he informed me, for Laramie; always provided that the Sioux, now grown exceedingly restless over the many wagon-trains pushing up the Platte to all the swiftly-opening West, had not by this time swooped down and closed all the trails entirely.
raid
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
reaching
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From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
read
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From this reading Auberry was his name, and as I talked with him he told me of days passed with my heroes--Fremont, Carson, Ashley, Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, even the negro ruffian Beckwourth--all men of the border of whose deeds I had read.
Red
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From this reading Auberry had trapped from the St. Mary's to the sources of the Red, and his tales, told in simple and matter-of-fact terms, set my very blood atingle.
restless
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From this reading He was bound, as he informed me, for Laramie; always provided that the Sioux, now grown exceedingly restless over the many wagon-trains pushing up the Platte to all the swiftly-opening West, had not by this time swooped down and closed all the trails entirely.
reticent
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From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
RIVER
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From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
ruffian
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From this reading Auberry was his name, and as I talked with him he told me of days passed with my heroes--Fremont, Carson, Ashley, Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, even the negro ruffian Beckwourth--all men of the border of whose deeds I had read.
seen
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
self-confidence
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
set
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From this reading Auberry had trapped from the St. Mary's to the sources of the Red, and his tales, told in simple and matter-of-fact terms, set my very blood atingle.
shoulders
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From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
showing
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
simple
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From this reading Auberry had trapped from the St. Mary's to the sources of the Red, and his tales, told in simple and matter-of-fact terms, set my very blood atingle.
Sioux
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From this reading He was bound, as he informed me, for Laramie; always provided that the Sioux, now grown exceedingly restless over the many wagon-trains pushing up the Platte to all the swiftly-opening West, had not by this time swooped down and closed all the trails entirely.
sixty
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From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
some
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
sources
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From this reading Auberry had trapped from the St. Mary's to the sources of the Red, and his tales, told in simple and matter-of-fact terms, set my very blood atingle.
spoke
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
St
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From this reading Auberry had trapped from the St. Mary's to the sources of the Red, and his tales, told in simple and matter-of-fact terms, set my very blood atingle.
stalwart
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
strange
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From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
swiftly-opening
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From this reading He was bound, as he informed me, for Laramie; always provided that the Sioux, now grown exceedingly restless over the many wagon-trains pushing up the Platte to all the swiftly-opening West, had not by this time swooped down and closed all the trails entirely.
swooped
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From this reading He was bound, as he informed me, for Laramie; always provided that the Sioux, now grown exceedingly restless over the many wagon-trains pushing up the Platte to all the swiftly-opening West, had not by this time swooped down and closed all the trails entirely.
tales
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From this reading Auberry had trapped from the St. Mary's to the sources of the Red, and his tales, told in simple and matter-of-fact terms, set my very blood atingle.
talked
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From this reading Auberry was his name, and as I talked with him he told me of days passed with my heroes--Fremont, Carson, Ashley, Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, even the negro ruffian Beckwourth--all men of the border of whose deeds I had read.
terms
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From this reading Auberry had trapped from the St. Mary's to the sources of the Red, and his tales, told in simple and matter-of-fact terms, set my very blood atingle.
Teuton
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was bound, as he informed me, for Laramie; always provided that the Sioux, now grown exceedingly restless over the many wagon-trains pushing up the Platte to all the swiftly-opening West, had not by this time swooped down and closed all the trails entirely.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was bound, as he informed me, for Laramie; always provided that the Sioux, now grown exceedingly restless over the many wagon-trains pushing up the Platte to all the swiftly-opening West, had not by this time swooped down and closed all the trails entirely.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was bound, as he informed me, for Laramie; always provided that the Sioux, now grown exceedingly restless over the many wagon-trains pushing up the Platte to all the swiftly-opening West, had not by this time swooped down and closed all the trails entirely.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Auberry was his name, and as I talked with him he told me of days passed with my heroes--Fremont, Carson, Ashley, Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, even the negro ruffian Beckwourth--all men of the border of whose deeds I had read.
trails
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From this reading He was bound, as he informed me, for Laramie; always provided that the Sioux, now grown exceedingly restless over the many wagon-trains pushing up the Platte to all the swiftly-opening West, had not by this time swooped down and closed all the trails entirely.
trapped
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From this reading Auberry had trapped from the St. Mary's to the sources of the Red, and his tales, told in simple and matter-of-fact terms, set my very blood atingle.
travelers
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From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
up
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From this reading He was bound, as he informed me, for Laramie; always provided that the Sioux, now grown exceedingly restless over the many wagon-trains pushing up the Platte to all the swiftly-opening West, had not by this time swooped down and closed all the trails entirely.
very
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From this reading Auberry had trapped from the St. Mary's to the sources of the Red, and his tales, told in simple and matter-of-fact terms, set my very blood atingle.
wagon-trains
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From this reading He was bound, as he informed me, for Laramie; always provided that the Sioux, now grown exceedingly restless over the many wagon-trains pushing up the Platte to all the swiftly-opening West, had not by this time swooped down and closed all the trails entirely.
war
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From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
West
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From this reading He was bound, as he informed me, for Laramie; always provided that the Sioux, now grown exceedingly restless over the many wagon-trains pushing up the Platte to all the swiftly-opening West, had not by this time swooped down and closed all the trails entirely.
Western
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From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He had the face of an old Teuton war chief I had once seen depicted in a canvas showing a raid in some European forest in years long before a Christian civilization was known--a face fierce and eager, aquiline in nose, blue of eye; a figure stalwart, muscular, whose every movement spoke courage and self-confidence.
Williams
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From this reading Auberry was his name, and as I talked with him he told me of days passed with my heroes--Fremont, Carson, Ashley, Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, even the negro ruffian Beckwourth--all men of the border of whose deeds I had read.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
WRECK
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From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
years
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From this reading THE WRECK ON THE RIVER I made friends with many of these strange travelers, and was attracted especially by one, a reticent man of perhaps sixty odd years, in Western garb, full of beard and with long hair reaching to his shoulders.
