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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _"We traveld on till about eight o'clock, We caught up with one wagon with too men with it.
ahead
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From this reading We had traveld with them before one day; we stopt and they Drove on; we knew that they was ahead of us, unless they had been killed to.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had traveld with them before one day; we stopt and they Drove on; we knew that they was ahead of us, unless they had been killed to.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We traveld on for too days, when the men that owned the cattle said they would (could) not drive them another inch.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We had traveld with them before one day; we stopt and they Drove on; we knew that they was ahead of us, unless they had been killed to.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We had traveld with them before one day; we stopt and they Drove on; we knew that they was ahead of us, unless they had been killed to.
cattle
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From this reading We traveld on for too days, when the men that owned the cattle said they would (could) not drive them another inch.
caught
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From this reading _"We traveld on till about eight o'clock, We caught up with one wagon with too men with it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading My feet was so sore when we caught up with them that I had to ride; I could not step.
day
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From this reading We had traveld with them before one day; we stopt and they Drove on; we knew that they was ahead of us, unless they had been killed to.
days
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From this reading We traveld on for too days, when the men that owned the cattle said they would (could) not drive them another inch.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We unyoked the oxen; we had about seventy pounds of flour; we took it out and divided it into four packs.
drive
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From this reading We traveld on for too days, when the men that owned the cattle said they would (could) not drive them another inch.
Drove
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From this reading We had traveld with them before one day; we stopt and they Drove on; we knew that they was ahead of us, unless they had been killed to.
eight
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From this reading _"We traveld on till about eight o'clock, We caught up with one wagon with too men with it.
feet
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From this reading My feet was so sore when we caught up with them that I had to ride; I could not step.
flour
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From this reading We unyoked the oxen; we had about seventy pounds of flour; we took it out and divided it into four packs.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We traveld on for too days, when the men that owned the cattle said they would (could) not drive them another inch.
four
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From this reading We unyoked the oxen; we had about seventy pounds of flour; we took it out and divided it into four packs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had traveld with them before one day; we stopt and they Drove on; we knew that they was ahead of us, unless they had been killed to.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My feet was so sore when we caught up with them that I had to ride; I could not step.
inch
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From this reading We traveld on for too days, when the men that owned the cattle said they would (could) not drive them another inch.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We unyoked the oxen; we had about seventy pounds of flour; we took it out and divided it into four packs.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _"We traveld on till about eight o'clock, We caught up with one wagon with too men with it.
killed
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From this reading We had traveld with them before one day; we stopt and they Drove on; we knew that they was ahead of us, unless they had been killed to.
knew
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From this reading We had traveld with them before one day; we stopt and they Drove on; we knew that they was ahead of us, unless they had been killed to.
men
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From this reading _"We traveld on till about eight o'clock, We caught up with one wagon with too men with it.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My feet was so sore when we caught up with them that I had to ride; I could not step.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My feet was so sore when we caught up with them that I had to ride; I could not step.
o'clock
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From this reading _"We traveld on till about eight o'clock, We caught up with one wagon with too men with it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We had traveld with them before one day; we stopt and they Drove on; we knew that they was ahead of us, unless they had been killed to.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _"We traveld on till about eight o'clock, We caught up with one wagon with too men with it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _"We traveld on till about eight o'clock, We caught up with one wagon with too men with it.
out
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From this reading We unyoked the oxen; we had about seventy pounds of flour; we took it out and divided it into four packs.
owned
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From this reading We traveld on for too days, when the men that owned the cattle said they would (could) not drive them another inch.
oxen
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From this reading We unyoked the oxen; we had about seventy pounds of flour; we took it out and divided it into four packs.
packs
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From this reading We unyoked the oxen; we had about seventy pounds of flour; we took it out and divided it into four packs.
pounds
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From this reading We unyoked the oxen; we had about seventy pounds of flour; we took it out and divided it into four packs.
ride
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From this reading My feet was so sore when we caught up with them that I had to ride; I could not step.
said
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From this reading We traveld on for too days, when the men that owned the cattle said they would (could) not drive them another inch.
seventy
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From this reading We unyoked the oxen; we had about seventy pounds of flour; we took it out and divided it into four packs.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My feet was so sore when we caught up with them that I had to ride; I could not step.
sore
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From this reading My feet was so sore when we caught up with them that I had to ride; I could not step.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My feet was so sore when we caught up with them that I had to ride; I could not step.
stopt
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From this reading We had traveld with them before one day; we stopt and they Drove on; we knew that they was ahead of us, unless they had been killed to.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We had traveld with them before one day; we stopt and they Drove on; we knew that they was ahead of us, unless they had been killed to.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We traveld on for too days, when the men that owned the cattle said they would (could) not drive them another inch.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We had traveld with them before one day; we stopt and they Drove on; we knew that they was ahead of us, unless they had been killed to.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We had traveld with them before one day; we stopt and they Drove on; we knew that they was ahead of us, unless they had been killed to.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading _"We traveld on till about eight o'clock, We caught up with one wagon with too men with it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had traveld with them before one day; we stopt and they Drove on; we knew that they was ahead of us, unless they had been killed to.
too
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From this reading _"We traveld on till about eight o'clock, We caught up with one wagon with too men with it.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We unyoked the oxen; we had about seventy pounds of flour; we took it out and divided it into four packs.
traveld
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From this reading _"We traveld on till about eight o'clock, We caught up with one wagon with too men with it.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading We had traveld with them before one day; we stopt and they Drove on; we knew that they was ahead of us, unless they had been killed to.
unyoked
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From this reading We unyoked the oxen; we had about seventy pounds of flour; we took it out and divided it into four packs.
up
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From this reading _"We traveld on till about eight o'clock, We caught up with one wagon with too men with it.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We had traveld with them before one day; we stopt and they Drove on; we knew that they was ahead of us, unless they had been killed to.
wagon
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From this reading _"We traveld on till about eight o'clock, We caught up with one wagon with too men with it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We had traveld with them before one day; we stopt and they Drove on; we knew that they was ahead of us, unless they had been killed to.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _"We traveld on till about eight o'clock, We caught up with one wagon with too men with it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading My feet was so sore when we caught up with them that I had to ride; I could not step.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _"We traveld on till about eight o'clock, We caught up with one wagon with too men with it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We traveld on for too days, when the men that owned the cattle said they would (could) not drive them another inch.
