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27th
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From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
actual
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From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
all
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From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "We're beating them on their schedule, at that," said the studious John.
beat
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From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.
beating
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From this reading "We're beating them on their schedule, at that," said the studious John.
beaver
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From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.
BEAVERHEAD
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From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
big
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From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.
bit
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From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
blame
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From this reading "I don't blame them for taking a month to it."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.
called
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From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.
CAMP
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From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
country
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From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
daily
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From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.
day
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From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
distance
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From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.
don't
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From this reading "I don't blame them for taking a month to it."
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.
exactly
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From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I don't blame them for taking a month to it."
Forks
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From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
gained
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From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.
head
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From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't blame them for taking a month to it."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.
isn't
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From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
It's
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From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
John
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From this reading "We're beating them on their schedule, at that," said the studious John.
July
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From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.
junction
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From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
just
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From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.
meadows
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From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.
miles
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From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.
month
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From this reading "I don't blame them for taking a month to it."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.
out
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From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
remarked
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From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
river
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From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
Rob
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From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
said
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From this reading "We're beating them on their schedule, at that," said the studious John.
schedule
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From this reading "We're beating them on their schedule, at that," said the studious John.
slow
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From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.
straight
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From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.
studious
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From this reading "We're beating them on their schedule, at that," said the studious John.
taking
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From this reading "I don't blame them for taking a month to it."
ten
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From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We're beating them on their schedule, at that," said the studious John.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I don't blame them for taking a month to it."
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't blame them for taking a month to it."
travel
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From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.
up
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From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.
wading
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From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.
we'd
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From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.
We're
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From this reading "We're beating them on their schedule, at that," said the studious John.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.
year
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From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.
