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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE GATE OF THE WEST Nearly a week had passed since the last recorded camp of the crew of the _Adventurer_--spent in steady progress across the great and beautiful state of Missouri and its rich bottom lands, its many towns, its farms and timber lands and prairies.
Adventurer
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adventures
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From this reading Their own adventures they had had, too, with snags and sweepers and the dreaded "rolling sands" over which the current boiled and hissed ominously; but the handlers of the boat were well used to bad water on their earlier trips together, in the upper wildernesses of the continent, so they made light of these matters.
all
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From this reading "I don't believe that Patrick Gass put down all the bears they got," said Jesse.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Many an exclamation at the wild beauty of some passing scene had been theirs in the constant succession of changing river landscapes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GATE OF THE WEST Nearly a week had passed since the last recorded camp of the crew of the _Adventurer_--spent in steady progress across the great and beautiful state of Missouri and its rich bottom lands, its many towns, its farms and timber lands and prairies.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Clark says they got a lot, sometimes two a day, and they 'jurked' the meat, the same as vension.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Many an exclamation at the wild beauty of some passing scene had been theirs in the constant succession of changing river landscapes.
bad
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From this reading Their own adventures they had had, too, with snags and sweepers and the dreaded "rolling sands" over which the current boiled and hissed ominously; but the handlers of the boat were well used to bad water on their earlier trips together, in the upper wildernesses of the continent, so they made light of these matters.
bears
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beautiful
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beauty
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Many an exclamation at the wild beauty of some passing scene had been theirs in the constant succession of changing river landscapes.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I don't believe that Patrick Gass put down all the bears they got," said Jesse.
boat
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From this reading Their own adventures they had had, too, with snags and sweepers and the dreaded "rolling sands" over which the current boiled and hissed ominously; but the handlers of the boat were well used to bad water on their earlier trips together, in the upper wildernesses of the continent, so they made light of these matters.
boiled
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bottom
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Their own adventures they had had, too, with snags and sweepers and the dreaded "rolling sands" over which the current boiled and hissed ominously; but the handlers of the boat were well used to bad water on their earlier trips together, in the upper wildernesses of the continent, so they made light of these matters.
camp
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changing
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Clark
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From this reading "Clark says they got a lot, sometimes two a day, and they 'jurked' the meat, the same as vension.
constant
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continent
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From this reading Their own adventures they had had, too, with snags and sweepers and the dreaded "rolling sands" over which the current boiled and hissed ominously; but the handlers of the boat were well used to bad water on their earlier trips together, in the upper wildernesses of the continent, so they made light of these matters.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GATE OF THE WEST Nearly a week had passed since the last recorded camp of the crew of the _Adventurer_--spent in steady progress across the great and beautiful state of Missouri and its rich bottom lands, its many towns, its farms and timber lands and prairies.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Their own adventures they had had, too, with snags and sweepers and the dreaded "rolling sands" over which the current boiled and hissed ominously; but the handlers of the boat were well used to bad water on their earlier trips together, in the upper wildernesses of the continent, so they made light of these matters.
day
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From this reading "Clark says they got a lot, sometimes two a day, and they 'jurked' the meat, the same as vension.
don't
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down
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dreaded
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From this reading Their own adventures they had had, too, with snags and sweepers and the dreaded "rolling sands" over which the current boiled and hissed ominously; but the handlers of the boat were well used to bad water on their earlier trips together, in the upper wildernesses of the continent, so they made light of these matters.
earlier
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exclamation
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farms
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From this reading THE GATE OF THE WEST Nearly a week had passed since the last recorded camp of the crew of the _Adventurer_--spent in steady progress across the great and beautiful state of Missouri and its rich bottom lands, its many towns, its farms and timber lands and prairies.
Gass
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GATE
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From this reading THE GATE OF THE WEST Nearly a week had passed since the last recorded camp of the crew of the _Adventurer_--spent in steady progress across the great and beautiful state of Missouri and its rich bottom lands, its many towns, its farms and timber lands and prairies.
got
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GATE OF THE WEST Nearly a week had passed since the last recorded camp of the crew of the _Adventurer_--spent in steady progress across the great and beautiful state of Missouri and its rich bottom lands, its many towns, its farms and timber lands and prairies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE GATE OF THE WEST Nearly a week had passed since the last recorded camp of the crew of the _Adventurer_--spent in steady progress across the great and beautiful state of Missouri and its rich bottom lands, its many towns, its farms and timber lands and prairies.
handlers
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From this reading Their own adventures they had had, too, with snags and sweepers and the dreaded "rolling sands" over which the current boiled and hissed ominously; but the handlers of the boat were well used to bad water on their earlier trips together, in the upper wildernesses of the continent, so they made light of these matters.
hissed
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't believe that Patrick Gass put down all the bears they got," said Jesse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GATE OF THE WEST Nearly a week had passed since the last recorded camp of the crew of the _Adventurer_--spent in steady progress across the great and beautiful state of Missouri and its rich bottom lands, its many towns, its farms and timber lands and prairies.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GATE OF THE WEST Nearly a week had passed since the last recorded camp of the crew of the _Adventurer_--spent in steady progress across the great and beautiful state of Missouri and its rich bottom lands, its many towns, its farms and timber lands and prairies.
Jesse
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From this reading "I don't believe that Patrick Gass put down all the bears they got," said Jesse.
jurked
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From this reading "Clark says they got a lot, sometimes two a day, and they 'jurked' the meat, the same as vension.
lands
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landscapes
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GATE OF THE WEST Nearly a week had passed since the last recorded camp of the crew of the _Adventurer_--spent in steady progress across the great and beautiful state of Missouri and its rich bottom lands, its many towns, its farms and timber lands and prairies.
light
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From this reading Their own adventures they had had, too, with snags and sweepers and the dreaded "rolling sands" over which the current boiled and hissed ominously; but the handlers of the boat were well used to bad water on their earlier trips together, in the upper wildernesses of the continent, so they made light of these matters.
lot
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From this reading "Clark says they got a lot, sometimes two a day, and they 'jurked' the meat, the same as vension.
made
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From this reading Their own adventures they had had, too, with snags and sweepers and the dreaded "rolling sands" over which the current boiled and hissed ominously; but the handlers of the boat were well used to bad water on their earlier trips together, in the upper wildernesses of the continent, so they made light of these matters.
many
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matters
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meat
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From this reading "Clark says they got a lot, sometimes two a day, and they 'jurked' the meat, the same as vension.
Missouri
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Nearly
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GATE OF THE WEST Nearly a week had passed since the last recorded camp of the crew of the _Adventurer_--spent in steady progress across the great and beautiful state of Missouri and its rich bottom lands, its many towns, its farms and timber lands and prairies.
ominously
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Their own adventures they had had, too, with snags and sweepers and the dreaded "rolling sands" over which the current boiled and hissed ominously; but the handlers of the boat were well used to bad water on their earlier trips together, in the upper wildernesses of the continent, so they made light of these matters.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Their own adventures they had had, too, with snags and sweepers and the dreaded "rolling sands" over which the current boiled and hissed ominously; but the handlers of the boat were well used to bad water on their earlier trips together, in the upper wildernesses of the continent, so they made light of these matters.
own
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passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GATE OF THE WEST Nearly a week had passed since the last recorded camp of the crew of the _Adventurer_--spent in steady progress across the great and beautiful state of Missouri and its rich bottom lands, its many towns, its farms and timber lands and prairies.
passing
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From this reading Many an exclamation at the wild beauty of some passing scene had been theirs in the constant succession of changing river landscapes.
Patrick
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From this reading "I don't believe that Patrick Gass put down all the bears they got," said Jesse.
prairies
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progress
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put
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recorded
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rich
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river
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rolling
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said
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From this reading "I don't believe that Patrick Gass put down all the bears they got," said Jesse.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Clark says they got a lot, sometimes two a day, and they 'jurked' the meat, the same as vension.
sands
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From this reading Their own adventures they had had, too, with snags and sweepers and the dreaded "rolling sands" over which the current boiled and hissed ominously; but the handlers of the boat were well used to bad water on their earlier trips together, in the upper wildernesses of the continent, so they made light of these matters.
says
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From this reading "Clark says they got a lot, sometimes two a day, and they 'jurked' the meat, the same as vension.
scene
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From this reading Many an exclamation at the wild beauty of some passing scene had been theirs in the constant succession of changing river landscapes.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading THE GATE OF THE WEST Nearly a week had passed since the last recorded camp of the crew of the _Adventurer_--spent in steady progress across the great and beautiful state of Missouri and its rich bottom lands, its many towns, its farms and timber lands and prairies.
snags
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From this reading Their own adventures they had had, too, with snags and sweepers and the dreaded "rolling sands" over which the current boiled and hissed ominously; but the handlers of the boat were well used to bad water on their earlier trips together, in the upper wildernesses of the continent, so they made light of these matters.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Their own adventures they had had, too, with snags and sweepers and the dreaded "rolling sands" over which the current boiled and hissed ominously; but the handlers of the boat were well used to bad water on their earlier trips together, in the upper wildernesses of the continent, so they made light of these matters.
some
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sometimes
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From this reading "Clark says they got a lot, sometimes two a day, and they 'jurked' the meat, the same as vension.
spent
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state
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steady
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succession
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From this reading Many an exclamation at the wild beauty of some passing scene had been theirs in the constant succession of changing river landscapes.
sweepers
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From this reading Their own adventures they had had, too, with snags and sweepers and the dreaded "rolling sands" over which the current boiled and hissed ominously; but the handlers of the boat were well used to bad water on their earlier trips together, in the upper wildernesses of the continent, so they made light of these matters.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don't believe that Patrick Gass put down all the bears they got," said Jesse.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GATE OF THE WEST Nearly a week had passed since the last recorded camp of the crew of the _Adventurer_--spent in steady progress across the great and beautiful state of Missouri and its rich bottom lands, its many towns, its farms and timber lands and prairies.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their own adventures they had had, too, with snags and sweepers and the dreaded "rolling sands" over which the current boiled and hissed ominously; but the handlers of the boat were well used to bad water on their earlier trips together, in the upper wildernesses of the continent, so they made light of these matters.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading Many an exclamation at the wild beauty of some passing scene had been theirs in the constant succession of changing river landscapes.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Their own adventures they had had, too, with snags and sweepers and the dreaded "rolling sands" over which the current boiled and hissed ominously; but the handlers of the boat were well used to bad water on their earlier trips together, in the upper wildernesses of the continent, so they made light of these matters.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their own adventures they had had, too, with snags and sweepers and the dreaded "rolling sands" over which the current boiled and hissed ominously; but the handlers of the boat were well used to bad water on their earlier trips together, in the upper wildernesses of the continent, so they made light of these matters.
timber
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From this reading THE GATE OF THE WEST Nearly a week had passed since the last recorded camp of the crew of the _Adventurer_--spent in steady progress across the great and beautiful state of Missouri and its rich bottom lands, its many towns, its farms and timber lands and prairies.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their own adventures they had had, too, with snags and sweepers and the dreaded "rolling sands" over which the current boiled and hissed ominously; but the handlers of the boat were well used to bad water on their earlier trips together, in the upper wildernesses of the continent, so they made light of these matters.
together
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too
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towns
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From this reading THE GATE OF THE WEST Nearly a week had passed since the last recorded camp of the crew of the _Adventurer_--spent in steady progress across the great and beautiful state of Missouri and its rich bottom lands, its many towns, its farms and timber lands and prairies.
trips
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two
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From this reading "Clark says they got a lot, sometimes two a day, and they 'jurked' the meat, the same as vension.
upper
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From this reading Their own adventures they had had, too, with snags and sweepers and the dreaded "rolling sands" over which the current boiled and hissed ominously; but the handlers of the boat were well used to bad water on their earlier trips together, in the upper wildernesses of the continent, so they made light of these matters.
used
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From this reading Their own adventures they had had, too, with snags and sweepers and the dreaded "rolling sands" over which the current boiled and hissed ominously; but the handlers of the boat were well used to bad water on their earlier trips together, in the upper wildernesses of the continent, so they made light of these matters.
vension
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From this reading "Clark says they got a lot, sometimes two a day, and they 'jurked' the meat, the same as vension.
water
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From this reading Their own adventures they had had, too, with snags and sweepers and the dreaded "rolling sands" over which the current boiled and hissed ominously; but the handlers of the boat were well used to bad water on their earlier trips together, in the upper wildernesses of the continent, so they made light of these matters.
week
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From this reading THE GATE OF THE WEST Nearly a week had passed since the last recorded camp of the crew of the _Adventurer_--spent in steady progress across the great and beautiful state of Missouri and its rich bottom lands, its many towns, its farms and timber lands and prairies.
well
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From this reading Their own adventures they had had, too, with snags and sweepers and the dreaded "rolling sands" over which the current boiled and hissed ominously; but the handlers of the boat were well used to bad water on their earlier trips together, in the upper wildernesses of the continent, so they made light of these matters.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their own adventures they had had, too, with snags and sweepers and the dreaded "rolling sands" over which the current boiled and hissed ominously; but the handlers of the boat were well used to bad water on their earlier trips together, in the upper wildernesses of the continent, so they made light of these matters.
WEST
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From this reading THE GATE OF THE WEST Nearly a week had passed since the last recorded camp of the crew of the _Adventurer_--spent in steady progress across the great and beautiful state of Missouri and its rich bottom lands, its many towns, its farms and timber lands and prairies.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Their own adventures they had had, too, with snags and sweepers and the dreaded "rolling sands" over which the current boiled and hissed ominously; but the handlers of the boat were well used to bad water on their earlier trips together, in the upper wildernesses of the continent, so they made light of these matters.
wild
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From this reading Many an exclamation at the wild beauty of some passing scene had been theirs in the constant succession of changing river landscapes.
wildernesses
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From this reading Their own adventures they had had, too, with snags and sweepers and the dreaded "rolling sands" over which the current boiled and hissed ominously; but the handlers of the boat were well used to bad water on their earlier trips together, in the upper wildernesses of the continent, so they made light of these matters.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Their own adventures they had had, too, with snags and sweepers and the dreaded "rolling sands" over which the current boiled and hissed ominously; but the handlers of the boat were well used to bad water on their earlier trips together, in the upper wildernesses of the continent, so they made light of these matters.
