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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 He spoke somewhat pompously for a youth no more than fifteen years of age.
age
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From this reading He spoke somewhat pompously for a youth no more than fifteen years of age.
ALASKANS
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From this reading BY EMERSON HOUGH _Author of_ "YOUNG ALASKANS IN THE ROCKIES" ETC.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading John Hardy and Rob McIntyre, his two companions, somewhat older than himself, laughed at him as he sat now on his pack-bag, which had just been tossed off the baggage-car of the train that had brought them hither.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well, fellows," said Jesse Wilcox, the youngest of the three boys who stood now at the ragged railway station of Athabasca Landing, where they had just disembarked, "here we are once more.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading John Hardy and Rob McIntyre, his two companions, somewhat older than himself, laughed at him as he sat now on his pack-bag, which had just been tossed off the baggage-car of the train that had brought them hither.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, fellows," said Jesse Wilcox, the youngest of the three boys who stood now at the ragged railway station of Athabasca Landing, where they had just disembarked, "here we are once more.
Athabasca
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From this reading "Well, fellows," said Jesse Wilcox, the youngest of the three boys who stood now at the ragged railway station of Athabasca Landing, where they had just disembarked, "here we are once more.
Author
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From this reading BY EMERSON HOUGH _Author of_ "YOUNG ALASKANS IN THE ROCKIES" ETC.
baggage-car
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From this reading John Hardy and Rob McIntyre, his two companions, somewhat older than himself, laughed at him as he sat now on his pack-bag, which had just been tossed off the baggage-car of the train that had brought them hither.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading John Hardy and Rob McIntyre, his two companions, somewhat older than himself, laughed at him as he sat now on his pack-bag, which had just been tossed off the baggage-car of the train that had brought them hither.
boys
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From this reading "Well, fellows," said Jesse Wilcox, the youngest of the three boys who stood now at the ragged railway station of Athabasca Landing, where they had just disembarked, "here we are once more.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading John Hardy and Rob McIntyre, his two companions, somewhat older than himself, laughed at him as he sat now on his pack-bag, which had just been tossed off the baggage-car of the train that had brought them hither.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY EMERSON HOUGH _Author of_ "YOUNG ALASKANS IN THE ROCKIES" ETC.
companions
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From this reading John Hardy and Rob McIntyre, his two companions, somewhat older than himself, laughed at him as he sat now on his pack-bag, which had just been tossed off the baggage-car of the train that had brought them hither.
disembarked
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From this reading "Well, fellows," said Jesse Wilcox, the youngest of the three boys who stood now at the ragged railway station of Athabasca Landing, where they had just disembarked, "here we are once more.
EMERSON
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From this reading BY EMERSON HOUGH _Author of_ "YOUNG ALASKANS IN THE ROCKIES" ETC.
ETC
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From this reading BY EMERSON HOUGH _Author of_ "YOUNG ALASKANS IN THE ROCKIES" ETC.
fellows
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From this reading "Well, fellows," said Jesse Wilcox, the youngest of the three boys who stood now at the ragged railway station of Athabasca Landing, where they had just disembarked, "here we are once more.
fifteen
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From this reading He spoke somewhat pompously for a youth no more than fifteen years of age.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For my part, I'm ready to start right now."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Well, fellows," said Jesse Wilcox, the youngest of the three boys who stood now at the ragged railway station of Athabasca Landing, where they had just disembarked, "here we are once more.
Hardy
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From this reading John Hardy and Rob McIntyre, his two companions, somewhat older than himself, laughed at him as he sat now on his pack-bag, which had just been tossed off the baggage-car of the train that had brought them hither.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spoke somewhat pompously for a youth no more than fifteen years of age.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, fellows," said Jesse Wilcox, the youngest of the three boys who stood now at the ragged railway station of Athabasca Landing, where they had just disembarked, "here we are once more.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading John Hardy and Rob McIntyre, his two companions, somewhat older than himself, laughed at him as he sat now on his pack-bag, which had just been tossed off the baggage-car of the train that had brought them hither.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading John Hardy and Rob McIntyre, his two companions, somewhat older than himself, laughed at him as he sat now on his pack-bag, which had just been tossed off the baggage-car of the train that had brought them hither.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John Hardy and Rob McIntyre, his two companions, somewhat older than himself, laughed at him as he sat now on his pack-bag, which had just been tossed off the baggage-car of the train that had brought them hither.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading John Hardy and Rob McIntyre, his two companions, somewhat older than himself, laughed at him as he sat now on his pack-bag, which had just been tossed off the baggage-car of the train that had brought them hither.
HOUGH
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From this reading BY EMERSON HOUGH _Author of_ "YOUNG ALASKANS IN THE ROCKIES" ETC.
I'm
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From this reading For my part, I'm ready to start right now."
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BY EMERSON HOUGH _Author of_ "YOUNG ALASKANS IN THE ROCKIES" ETC.
Jesse
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From this reading "Well, fellows," said Jesse Wilcox, the youngest of the three boys who stood now at the ragged railway station of Athabasca Landing, where they had just disembarked, "here we are once more.
John
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From this reading John Hardy and Rob McIntyre, his two companions, somewhat older than himself, laughed at him as he sat now on his pack-bag, which had just been tossed off the baggage-car of the train that had brought them hither.
just
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From this reading "Well, fellows," said Jesse Wilcox, the youngest of the three boys who stood now at the ragged railway station of Athabasca Landing, where they had just disembarked, "here we are once more.
Landing
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From this reading "Well, fellows," said Jesse Wilcox, the youngest of the three boys who stood now at the ragged railway station of Athabasca Landing, where they had just disembarked, "here we are once more.
laughed
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From this reading John Hardy and Rob McIntyre, his two companions, somewhat older than himself, laughed at him as he sat now on his pack-bag, which had just been tossed off the baggage-car of the train that had brought them hither.
McIntyre
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From this reading John Hardy and Rob McIntyre, his two companions, somewhat older than himself, laughed at him as he sat now on his pack-bag, which had just been tossed off the baggage-car of the train that had brought them hither.
more
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From this reading "Well, fellows," said Jesse Wilcox, the youngest of the three boys who stood now at the ragged railway station of Athabasca Landing, where they had just disembarked, "here we are once more.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For my part, I'm ready to start right now."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He spoke somewhat pompously for a youth no more than fifteen years of age.
now
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From this reading "Well, fellows," said Jesse Wilcox, the youngest of the three boys who stood now at the ragged railway station of Athabasca Landing, where they had just disembarked, "here we are once more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY EMERSON HOUGH _Author of_ "YOUNG ALASKANS IN THE ROCKIES" ETC.
off
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From this reading John Hardy and Rob McIntyre, his two companions, somewhat older than himself, laughed at him as he sat now on his pack-bag, which had just been tossed off the baggage-car of the train that had brought them hither.
older
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From this reading John Hardy and Rob McIntyre, his two companions, somewhat older than himself, laughed at him as he sat now on his pack-bag, which had just been tossed off the baggage-car of the train that had brought them hither.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading John Hardy and Rob McIntyre, his two companions, somewhat older than himself, laughed at him as he sat now on his pack-bag, which had just been tossed off the baggage-car of the train that had brought them hither.
once
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From this reading "Well, fellows," said Jesse Wilcox, the youngest of the three boys who stood now at the ragged railway station of Athabasca Landing, where they had just disembarked, "here we are once more.
pack-bag
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From this reading John Hardy and Rob McIntyre, his two companions, somewhat older than himself, laughed at him as he sat now on his pack-bag, which had just been tossed off the baggage-car of the train that had brought them hither.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For my part, I'm ready to start right now."
pompously
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From this reading He spoke somewhat pompously for a youth no more than fifteen years of age.
ragged
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From this reading "Well, fellows," said Jesse Wilcox, the youngest of the three boys who stood now at the ragged railway station of Athabasca Landing, where they had just disembarked, "here we are once more.
railway
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From this reading "Well, fellows," said Jesse Wilcox, the youngest of the three boys who stood now at the ragged railway station of Athabasca Landing, where they had just disembarked, "here we are once more.
ready
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From this reading For my part, I'm ready to start right now."
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For my part, I'm ready to start right now."
Rob
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From this reading John Hardy and Rob McIntyre, his two companions, somewhat older than himself, laughed at him as he sat now on his pack-bag, which had just been tossed off the baggage-car of the train that had brought them hither.
ROCKIES
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From this reading BY EMERSON HOUGH _Author of_ "YOUNG ALASKANS IN THE ROCKIES" ETC.
said
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From this reading "Well, fellows," said Jesse Wilcox, the youngest of the three boys who stood now at the ragged railway station of Athabasca Landing, where they had just disembarked, "here we are once more.
sat
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From this reading John Hardy and Rob McIntyre, his two companions, somewhat older than himself, laughed at him as he sat now on his pack-bag, which had just been tossed off the baggage-car of the train that had brought them hither.
somewhat
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From this reading He spoke somewhat pompously for a youth no more than fifteen years of age.
spoke
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From this reading He spoke somewhat pompously for a youth no more than fifteen years of age.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For my part, I'm ready to start right now."
station
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From this reading "Well, fellows," said Jesse Wilcox, the youngest of the three boys who stood now at the ragged railway station of Athabasca Landing, where they had just disembarked, "here we are once more.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, fellows," said Jesse Wilcox, the youngest of the three boys who stood now at the ragged railway station of Athabasca Landing, where they had just disembarked, "here we are once more.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He spoke somewhat pompously for a youth no more than fifteen years of age.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading John Hardy and Rob McIntyre, his two companions, somewhat older than himself, laughed at him as he sat now on his pack-bag, which had just been tossed off the baggage-car of the train that had brought them hither.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY EMERSON HOUGH _Author of_ "YOUNG ALASKANS IN THE ROCKIES" ETC.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading John Hardy and Rob McIntyre, his two companions, somewhat older than himself, laughed at him as he sat now on his pack-bag, which had just been tossed off the baggage-car of the train that had brought them hither.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, fellows," said Jesse Wilcox, the youngest of the three boys who stood now at the ragged railway station of Athabasca Landing, where they had just disembarked, "here we are once more.
three
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From this reading "Well, fellows," said Jesse Wilcox, the youngest of the three boys who stood now at the ragged railway station of Athabasca Landing, where they had just disembarked, "here we are once more.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For my part, I'm ready to start right now."
tossed
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From this reading John Hardy and Rob McIntyre, his two companions, somewhat older than himself, laughed at him as he sat now on his pack-bag, which had just been tossed off the baggage-car of the train that had brought them hither.
train
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From this reading John Hardy and Rob McIntyre, his two companions, somewhat older than himself, laughed at him as he sat now on his pack-bag, which had just been tossed off the baggage-car of the train that had brought them hither.
two
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From this reading John Hardy and Rob McIntyre, his two companions, somewhat older than himself, laughed at him as he sat now on his pack-bag, which had just been tossed off the baggage-car of the train that had brought them hither.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, fellows," said Jesse Wilcox, the youngest of the three boys who stood now at the ragged railway station of Athabasca Landing, where they had just disembarked, "here we are once more.
Well
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From this reading "Well, fellows," said Jesse Wilcox, the youngest of the three boys who stood now at the ragged railway station of Athabasca Landing, where they had just disembarked, "here we are once more.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Well, fellows," said Jesse Wilcox, the youngest of the three boys who stood now at the ragged railway station of Athabasca Landing, where they had just disembarked, "here we are once more.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading John Hardy and Rob McIntyre, his two companions, somewhat older than himself, laughed at him as he sat now on his pack-bag, which had just been tossed off the baggage-car of the train that had brought them hither.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Well, fellows," said Jesse Wilcox, the youngest of the three boys who stood now at the ragged railway station of Athabasca Landing, where they had just disembarked, "here we are once more.
Wilcox
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From this reading "Well, fellows," said Jesse Wilcox, the youngest of the three boys who stood now at the ragged railway station of Athabasca Landing, where they had just disembarked, "here we are once more.
years
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From this reading He spoke somewhat pompously for a youth no more than fifteen years of age.
YOUNG
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From this reading BY EMERSON HOUGH _Author of_ "YOUNG ALASKANS IN THE ROCKIES" ETC.
youngest
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From this reading "Well, fellows," said Jesse Wilcox, the youngest of the three boys who stood now at the ragged railway station of Athabasca Landing, where they had just disembarked, "here we are once more.
youth
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From this reading He spoke somewhat pompously for a youth no more than fifteen years of age.
