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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 We have seen that for a space the early population did not head directly westward, but dropped down from Pennsylvania into Maryland and Virginia, and from Maryland and Virginia into the Carolinas.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading We have seen that the course of west-bound civilization was at first not wholly along the easiest way, but over barriers that had apparently been established by nature as insurmountable.
American
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amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading From headwater to headwater, among these rugged hills, from one valley into another, ever and ever westward, the early American had won his way, until he struck the waters running into the lower Gulf by way of that great highway of the interior floods, the Mississippi River.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DANIEL BOONE In preceding chapters we have taken up in general and in particular the origin, the purpose and the progress of the early American frontiersman.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We have seen how this man, impelled by one reason or another, began to push outward on his way over the Appalachian range into the valley of the Mississippi.
Appalachian
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From this reading We have seen how this man, impelled by one reason or another, began to push outward on his way over the Appalachian range into the valley of the Mississippi.
apparently
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From this reading We have seen that the course of west-bound civilization was at first not wholly along the easiest way, but over barriers that had apparently been established by nature as insurmountable.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We have seen that the course of west-bound civilization was at first not wholly along the easiest way, but over barriers that had apparently been established by nature as insurmountable.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We have seen that the course of west-bound civilization was at first not wholly along the easiest way, but over barriers that had apparently been established by nature as insurmountable.
barriers
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From this reading We have seen that the course of west-bound civilization was at first not wholly along the easiest way, but over barriers that had apparently been established by nature as insurmountable.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We have seen that the course of west-bound civilization was at first not wholly along the easiest way, but over barriers that had apparently been established by nature as insurmountable.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have seen how this man, impelled by one reason or another, began to push outward on his way over the Appalachian range into the valley of the Mississippi.
BOONE
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From this reading DANIEL BOONE In preceding chapters we have taken up in general and in particular the origin, the purpose and the progress of the early American frontiersman.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We have seen that the course of west-bound civilization was at first not wholly along the easiest way, but over barriers that had apparently been established by nature as insurmountable.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We have seen how this man, impelled by one reason or another, began to push outward on his way over the Appalachian range into the valley of the Mississippi.
Carolinas
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From this reading We have seen that for a space the early population did not head directly westward, but dropped down from Pennsylvania into Maryland and Virginia, and from Maryland and Virginia into the Carolinas.
chapters
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civilization
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From this reading We have seen that the course of west-bound civilization was at first not wholly along the easiest way, but over barriers that had apparently been established by nature as insurmountable.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have seen that the course of west-bound civilization was at first not wholly along the easiest way, but over barriers that had apparently been established by nature as insurmountable.
DANIEL
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From this reading DANIEL BOONE In preceding chapters we have taken up in general and in particular the origin, the purpose and the progress of the early American frontiersman.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We have seen that for a space the early population did not head directly westward, but dropped down from Pennsylvania into Maryland and Virginia, and from Maryland and Virginia into the Carolinas.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We have seen that for a space the early population did not head directly westward, but dropped down from Pennsylvania into Maryland and Virginia, and from Maryland and Virginia into the Carolinas.
down
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From this reading We have seen that for a space the early population did not head directly westward, but dropped down from Pennsylvania into Maryland and Virginia, and from Maryland and Virginia into the Carolinas.
dropped
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From this reading We have seen that for a space the early population did not head directly westward, but dropped down from Pennsylvania into Maryland and Virginia, and from Maryland and Virginia into the Carolinas.
early
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easiest
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From this reading We have seen that the course of west-bound civilization was at first not wholly along the easiest way, but over barriers that had apparently been established by nature as insurmountable.
established
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From this reading We have seen that the course of west-bound civilization was at first not wholly along the easiest way, but over barriers that had apparently been established by nature as insurmountable.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From headwater to headwater, among these rugged hills, from one valley into another, ever and ever westward, the early American had won his way, until he struck the waters running into the lower Gulf by way of that great highway of the interior floods, the Mississippi River.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have seen that the course of west-bound civilization was at first not wholly along the easiest way, but over barriers that had apparently been established by nature as insurmountable.
floods
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From this reading From headwater to headwater, among these rugged hills, from one valley into another, ever and ever westward, the early American had won his way, until he struck the waters running into the lower Gulf by way of that great highway of the interior floods, the Mississippi River.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We have seen that for a space the early population did not head directly westward, but dropped down from Pennsylvania into Maryland and Virginia, and from Maryland and Virginia into the Carolinas.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From headwater to headwater, among these rugged hills, from one valley into another, ever and ever westward, the early American had won his way, until he struck the waters running into the lower Gulf by way of that great highway of the interior floods, the Mississippi River.
frontiersman
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general
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From headwater to headwater, among these rugged hills, from one valley into another, ever and ever westward, the early American had won his way, until he struck the waters running into the lower Gulf by way of that great highway of the interior floods, the Mississippi River.
Gulf
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From this reading From headwater to headwater, among these rugged hills, from one valley into another, ever and ever westward, the early American had won his way, until he struck the waters running into the lower Gulf by way of that great highway of the interior floods, the Mississippi River.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We have seen that the course of west-bound civilization was at first not wholly along the easiest way, but over barriers that had apparently been established by nature as insurmountable.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading DANIEL BOONE In preceding chapters we have taken up in general and in particular the origin, the purpose and the progress of the early American frontiersman.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From headwater to headwater, among these rugged hills, from one valley into another, ever and ever westward, the early American had won his way, until he struck the waters running into the lower Gulf by way of that great highway of the interior floods, the Mississippi River.
head
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From this reading We have seen that for a space the early population did not head directly westward, but dropped down from Pennsylvania into Maryland and Virginia, and from Maryland and Virginia into the Carolinas.
headwater
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From this reading From headwater to headwater, among these rugged hills, from one valley into another, ever and ever westward, the early American had won his way, until he struck the waters running into the lower Gulf by way of that great highway of the interior floods, the Mississippi River.
highway
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From this reading From headwater to headwater, among these rugged hills, from one valley into another, ever and ever westward, the early American had won his way, until he struck the waters running into the lower Gulf by way of that great highway of the interior floods, the Mississippi River.
hills
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From this reading From headwater to headwater, among these rugged hills, from one valley into another, ever and ever westward, the early American had won his way, until he struck the waters running into the lower Gulf by way of that great highway of the interior floods, the Mississippi River.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We have seen how this man, impelled by one reason or another, began to push outward on his way over the Appalachian range into the valley of the Mississippi.
how
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From this reading We have seen how this man, impelled by one reason or another, began to push outward on his way over the Appalachian range into the valley of the Mississippi.
impelled
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From this reading We have seen how this man, impelled by one reason or another, began to push outward on his way over the Appalachian range into the valley of the Mississippi.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DANIEL BOONE In preceding chapters we have taken up in general and in particular the origin, the purpose and the progress of the early American frontiersman.
insurmountable
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From this reading We have seen that the course of west-bound civilization was at first not wholly along the easiest way, but over barriers that had apparently been established by nature as insurmountable.
interior
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From this reading From headwater to headwater, among these rugged hills, from one valley into another, ever and ever westward, the early American had won his way, until he struck the waters running into the lower Gulf by way of that great highway of the interior floods, the Mississippi River.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We have seen how this man, impelled by one reason or another, began to push outward on his way over the Appalachian range into the valley of the Mississippi.
lower
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From this reading From headwater to headwater, among these rugged hills, from one valley into another, ever and ever westward, the early American had won his way, until he struck the waters running into the lower Gulf by way of that great highway of the interior floods, the Mississippi River.
man
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From this reading We have seen how this man, impelled by one reason or another, began to push outward on his way over the Appalachian range into the valley of the Mississippi.
Maryland
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From this reading We have seen that for a space the early population did not head directly westward, but dropped down from Pennsylvania into Maryland and Virginia, and from Maryland and Virginia into the Carolinas.
Mississippi
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From this reading We have seen how this man, impelled by one reason or another, began to push outward on his way over the Appalachian range into the valley of the Mississippi.
nature
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From this reading We have seen that the course of west-bound civilization was at first not wholly along the easiest way, but over barriers that had apparently been established by nature as insurmountable.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We have seen that the course of west-bound civilization was at first not wholly along the easiest way, but over barriers that had apparently been established by nature as insurmountable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DANIEL BOONE In preceding chapters we have taken up in general and in particular the origin, the purpose and the progress of the early American frontiersman.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We have seen how this man, impelled by one reason or another, began to push outward on his way over the Appalachian range into the valley of the Mississippi.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We have seen how this man, impelled by one reason or another, began to push outward on his way over the Appalachian range into the valley of the Mississippi.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We have seen how this man, impelled by one reason or another, began to push outward on his way over the Appalachian range into the valley of the Mississippi.
origin
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outward
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From this reading We have seen how this man, impelled by one reason or another, began to push outward on his way over the Appalachian range into the valley of the Mississippi.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We have seen how this man, impelled by one reason or another, began to push outward on his way over the Appalachian range into the valley of the Mississippi.
particular
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From this reading DANIEL BOONE In preceding chapters we have taken up in general and in particular the origin, the purpose and the progress of the early American frontiersman.
Pennsylvania
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From this reading We have seen that for a space the early population did not head directly westward, but dropped down from Pennsylvania into Maryland and Virginia, and from Maryland and Virginia into the Carolinas.
population
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From this reading We have seen that for a space the early population did not head directly westward, but dropped down from Pennsylvania into Maryland and Virginia, and from Maryland and Virginia into the Carolinas.
preceding
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progress
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purpose
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push
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From this reading We have seen how this man, impelled by one reason or another, began to push outward on his way over the Appalachian range into the valley of the Mississippi.
range
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From this reading We have seen how this man, impelled by one reason or another, began to push outward on his way over the Appalachian range into the valley of the Mississippi.
reason
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From this reading We have seen how this man, impelled by one reason or another, began to push outward on his way over the Appalachian range into the valley of the Mississippi.
River
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From this reading From headwater to headwater, among these rugged hills, from one valley into another, ever and ever westward, the early American had won his way, until he struck the waters running into the lower Gulf by way of that great highway of the interior floods, the Mississippi River.
rugged
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From this reading From headwater to headwater, among these rugged hills, from one valley into another, ever and ever westward, the early American had won his way, until he struck the waters running into the lower Gulf by way of that great highway of the interior floods, the Mississippi River.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From headwater to headwater, among these rugged hills, from one valley into another, ever and ever westward, the early American had won his way, until he struck the waters running into the lower Gulf by way of that great highway of the interior floods, the Mississippi River.
seen
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From this reading We have seen how this man, impelled by one reason or another, began to push outward on his way over the Appalachian range into the valley of the Mississippi.
space
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From this reading We have seen that for a space the early population did not head directly westward, but dropped down from Pennsylvania into Maryland and Virginia, and from Maryland and Virginia into the Carolinas.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From headwater to headwater, among these rugged hills, from one valley into another, ever and ever westward, the early American had won his way, until he struck the waters running into the lower Gulf by way of that great highway of the interior floods, the Mississippi River.
taken
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We have seen that the course of west-bound civilization was at first not wholly along the easiest way, but over barriers that had apparently been established by nature as insurmountable.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DANIEL BOONE In preceding chapters we have taken up in general and in particular the origin, the purpose and the progress of the early American frontiersman.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading From headwater to headwater, among these rugged hills, from one valley into another, ever and ever westward, the early American had won his way, until he struck the waters running into the lower Gulf by way of that great highway of the interior floods, the Mississippi River.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We have seen how this man, impelled by one reason or another, began to push outward on his way over the Appalachian range into the valley of the Mississippi.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have seen how this man, impelled by one reason or another, began to push outward on his way over the Appalachian range into the valley of the Mississippi.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading From headwater to headwater, among these rugged hills, from one valley into another, ever and ever westward, the early American had won his way, until he struck the waters running into the lower Gulf by way of that great highway of the interior floods, the Mississippi River.
up
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valley
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From this reading We have seen how this man, impelled by one reason or another, began to push outward on his way over the Appalachian range into the valley of the Mississippi.
Virginia
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From this reading We have seen that for a space the early population did not head directly westward, but dropped down from Pennsylvania into Maryland and Virginia, and from Maryland and Virginia into the Carolinas.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We have seen that the course of west-bound civilization was at first not wholly along the easiest way, but over barriers that had apparently been established by nature as insurmountable.
waters
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From this reading From headwater to headwater, among these rugged hills, from one valley into another, ever and ever westward, the early American had won his way, until he struck the waters running into the lower Gulf by way of that great highway of the interior floods, the Mississippi River.
way
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From this reading We have seen how this man, impelled by one reason or another, began to push outward on his way over the Appalachian range into the valley of the Mississippi.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading DANIEL BOONE In preceding chapters we have taken up in general and in particular the origin, the purpose and the progress of the early American frontiersman.
west-bound
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From this reading We have seen that the course of west-bound civilization was at first not wholly along the easiest way, but over barriers that had apparently been established by nature as insurmountable.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwɛstwərd/
toward the west
From this reading From headwater to headwater, among these rugged hills, from one valley into another, ever and ever westward, the early American had won his way, until he struck the waters running into the lower Gulf by way of that great highway of the interior floods, the Mississippi River.
wholly
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From this reading We have seen that the course of west-bound civilization was at first not wholly along the easiest way, but over barriers that had apparently been established by nature as insurmountable.
won
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From this reading From headwater to headwater, among these rugged hills, from one valley into another, ever and ever westward, the early American had won his way, until he struck the waters running into the lower Gulf by way of that great highway of the interior floods, the Mississippi River.
