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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 LOST HUNTER "It's a long, long way up to the Mandans!" sang John at the second camp above the Council Bluffs.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading THE LOST HUNTER "It's a long, long way up to the Mandans!" sang John at the second camp above the Council Bluffs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It certainly does look as though we'll have to winter up there, sure enough."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LOST HUNTER "It's a long, long way up to the Mandans!" sang John at the second camp above the Council Bluffs.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Wonder if we ever will get there before winter!
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
Bluffs
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From this reading THE LOST HUNTER "It's a long, long way up to the Mandans!" sang John at the second camp above the Council Bluffs.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
camp
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From this reading THE LOST HUNTER "It's a long, long way up to the Mandans!" sang John at the second camp above the Council Bluffs.
certainly
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From this reading It certainly does look as though we'll have to winter up there, sure enough."
cities
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From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
coming
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From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
consulting
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From this reading "Oh, I don't know," demurred Rob, consulting the pages of his own notebook.
CouncilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LOST HUNTER "It's a long, long way up to the Mandans!" sang John at the second camp above the Council Bluffs.
counted
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From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
deal
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From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
demurred
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From this reading "Oh, I don't know," demurred Rob, consulting the pages of his own notebook.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It certainly does look as though we'll have to winter up there, sure enough."
don't
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From this reading "Oh, I don't know," demurred Rob, consulting the pages of his own notebook.
enough
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From this reading It certainly does look as though we'll have to winter up there, sure enough."
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Wonder if we ever will get there before winter!
far
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From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
fifty
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From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
fifty-three
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From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
get
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From this reading "Wonder if we ever will get there before winter!
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
halfway
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From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It certainly does look as though we'll have to winter up there, sure enough."
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, I don't know," demurred Rob, consulting the pages of his own notebook.
hundred
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From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
HUNTER
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From this reading THE LOST HUNTER "It's a long, long way up to the Mandans!" sang John at the second camp above the Council Bluffs.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I don't know," demurred Rob, consulting the pages of his own notebook.
I've
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From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Wonder if we ever will get there before winter!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It certainly does look as though we'll have to winter up there, sure enough."
It's
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From this reading THE LOST HUNTER "It's a long, long way up to the Mandans!" sang John at the second camp above the Council Bluffs.
John
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From this reading THE LOST HUNTER "It's a long, long way up to the Mandans!" sang John at the second camp above the Council Bluffs.
just
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From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I don't know," demurred Rob, consulting the pages of his own notebook.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LOST HUNTER "It's a long, long way up to the Mandans!" sang John at the second camp above the Council Bluffs.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It certainly does look as though we'll have to winter up there, sure enough."
LOST
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From this reading THE LOST HUNTER "It's a long, long way up to the Mandans!" sang John at the second camp above the Council Bluffs.
Mandan
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From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
Mandans
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From this reading THE LOST HUNTER "It's a long, long way up to the Mandans!" sang John at the second camp above the Council Bluffs.
miles
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From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
more
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From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
nine
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From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
notebook
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From this reading "Oh, I don't know," demurred Rob, consulting the pages of his own notebook.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, I don't know," demurred Rob, consulting the pages of his own notebook.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, I don't know," demurred Rob, consulting the pages of his own notebook.
only
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From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
out
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From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
own
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From this reading "Oh, I don't know," demurred Rob, consulting the pages of his own notebook.
pages
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From this reading "Oh, I don't know," demurred Rob, consulting the pages of his own notebook.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
river
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From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
Rob
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From this reading "Oh, I don't know," demurred Rob, consulting the pages of his own notebook.
sang
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From this reading THE LOST HUNTER "It's a long, long way up to the Mandans!" sang John at the second camp above the Council Bluffs.
second
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From this reading THE LOST HUNTER "It's a long, long way up to the Mandans!" sang John at the second camp above the Council Bluffs.
six
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From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It certainly does look as though we'll have to winter up there, sure enough."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOST HUNTER "It's a long, long way up to the Mandans!" sang John at the second camp above the Council Bluffs.
there
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From this reading "Wonder if we ever will get there before winter!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
three
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From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LOST HUNTER "It's a long, long way up to the Mandans!" sang John at the second camp above the Council Bluffs.
towns
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From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
up
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From this reading THE LOST HUNTER "It's a long, long way up to the Mandans!" sang John at the second camp above the Council Bluffs.
Vermilion
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From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
Villages
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From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
way
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From this reading THE LOST HUNTER "It's a long, long way up to the Mandans!" sang John at the second camp above the Council Bluffs.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Wonder if we ever will get there before winter!
we'll
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From this reading It certainly does look as though we'll have to winter up there, sure enough."
we're
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From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
we've
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From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
weeks
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From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Wonder if we ever will get there before winter!
winter
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From this reading "Wonder if we ever will get there before winter!
Wonder
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From this reading "Wonder if we ever will get there before winter!
Yellowstone
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From this reading Here we are, just below the Vermilion, over nine hundred and fifty miles up the river, and over three weeks out, but we're only halfway to the Yellowstone, and still a good deal more than six hundred miles below the Mandan Villages, though I've counted fifty-three towns and cities we've passed in the river, coming this far.
