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Chapter X
AT THE PLATTE On the morning following the storm the sun broke through the clouds with promise of a clear, warm day. Our _voyageurs_ were astir early. "Take it easy, fellows," counseled the leader. "We've got to 'sun our powder,' as our _Journal_ would say. John, when you set down the day's doings in your own journal, make it simple as William Clark would.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John, when you set down the day's doings in your own journal, make it simple as William Clark would.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John, when you set down the day's doings in your own journal, make it simple as William Clark would.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AT THE PLATTE On the morning following the storm the sun broke through the clouds with promise of a clear, warm day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Take it easy, fellows," counseled the leader.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “AT THE PLATTE On the morning following the storm the sun broke through the clouds with promise of a clear, warm day.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"We've got to 'sun our powder,' as our _Journal_ would say.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AT THE PLATTE On the morning following the storm the sun broke through the clouds with promise of a clear, warm day.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We've got to 'sun our powder,' as our _Journal_ would say.
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From this reading Our _voyageurs_ were astir early.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE PLATTE On the morning following the storm the sun broke through the clouds with promise of a clear, warm day.
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From this reading AT THE PLATTE On the morning following the storm the sun broke through the clouds with promise of a clear, warm day.
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From this reading John, when you set down the day's doings in your own journal, make it simple as William Clark would.
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From this reading AT THE PLATTE On the morning following the storm the sun broke through the clouds with promise of a clear, warm day.
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From this reading AT THE PLATTE On the morning following the storm the sun broke through the clouds with promise of a clear, warm day.
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From this reading "Take it easy, fellows," counseled the leader.
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From this reading AT THE PLATTE On the morning following the storm the sun broke through the clouds with promise of a clear, warm day.
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From this reading John, when you set down the day's doings in your own journal, make it simple as William Clark would.
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From this reading John, when you set down the day's doings in your own journal, make it simple as William Clark would.
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From this reading John, when you set down the day's doings in your own journal, make it simple as William Clark would.
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From this reading Our _voyageurs_ were astir early.
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From this reading "Take it easy, fellows," counseled the leader.
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From this reading "Take it easy, fellows," counseled the leader.
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From this reading AT THE PLATTE On the morning following the storm the sun broke through the clouds with promise of a clear, warm day.
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From this reading "We've got to 'sun our powder,' as our _Journal_ would say.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading John, when you set down the day's doings in your own journal, make it simple as William Clark would.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Take it easy, fellows," counseled the leader.
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From this reading John, when you set down the day's doings in your own journal, make it simple as William Clark would.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've got to 'sun our powder,' as our _Journal_ would say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Take it easy, fellows," counseled the leader.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John, when you set down the day's doings in your own journal, make it simple as William Clark would.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE PLATTE On the morning following the storm the sun broke through the clouds with promise of a clear, warm day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THE PLATTE On the morning following the storm the sun broke through the clouds with promise of a clear, warm day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AT THE PLATTE On the morning following the storm the sun broke through the clouds with promise of a clear, warm day.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our _voyageurs_ were astir early.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John, when you set down the day's doings in your own journal, make it simple as William Clark would.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE PLATTE On the morning following the storm the sun broke through the clouds with promise of a clear, warm day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've got to 'sun our powder,' as our _Journal_ would say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE PLATTE On the morning following the storm the sun broke through the clouds with promise of a clear, warm day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've got to 'sun our powder,' as our _Journal_ would say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John, when you set down the day's doings in your own journal, make it simple as William Clark would.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John, when you set down the day's doings in your own journal, make it simple as William Clark would.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE PLATTE On the morning following the storm the sun broke through the clouds with promise of a clear, warm day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE PLATTE On the morning following the storm the sun broke through the clouds with promise of a clear, warm day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Take it easy, fellows," counseled the leader.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE PLATTE On the morning following the storm the sun broke through the clouds with promise of a clear, warm day.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AT THE PLATTE On the morning following the storm the sun broke through the clouds with promise of a clear, warm day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We've got to 'sun our powder,' as our _Journal_ would say.
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From this reading Our _voyageurs_ were astir early.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE PLATTE On the morning following the storm the sun broke through the clouds with promise of a clear, warm day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've got to 'sun our powder,' as our _Journal_ would say.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Our _voyageurs_ were astir early.
at the time that
From this reading John, when you set down the day's doings in your own journal, make it simple as William Clark would.
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From this reading John, when you set down the day's doings in your own journal, make it simple as William Clark would.
in the company of; together with
From this reading AT THE PLATTE On the morning following the storm the sun broke through the clouds with promise of a clear, warm day.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "We've got to 'sun our powder,' as our _Journal_ would say.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading John, when you set down the day's doings in your own journal, make it simple as William Clark would.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading John, when you set down the day's doings in your own journal, make it simple as William Clark would.
