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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 This work went on for nearly a week.
albeitconjunctionUS /ɔːlˈbiːɪt/
although
From this reading Meantime, albeit slowly, the cargoes of the scows and of the steamer were being portaged by wagon over the sixteen miles of flat timbered country.
almost
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From this reading Our young travelers found that the best of their mosquito dope was of little or no avail, so that they wore headnets and long gloves almost always.
always
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From this reading Our young travelers found that the best of their mosquito dope was of little or no avail, so that they wore headnets and long gloves almost always.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading By this time they had learned to manage their sleeping-tents so that they could keep out the insects at night, and lost but little sleep, even amid the continual howling of the dogs and the carousing of the half-drunken population of the place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our young travelers found that the best of their mosquito dope was of little or no avail, so that they wore headnets and long gloves almost always.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The tales regarding the mosquitoes at Smith's Landing proved more than true.
avail
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From this reading Our young travelers found that the best of their mosquito dope was of little or no avail, so that they wore headnets and long gloves almost always.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Meantime, albeit slowly, the cargoes of the scows and of the steamer were being portaged by wagon over the sixteen miles of flat timbered country.
best
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From this reading Our young travelers found that the best of their mosquito dope was of little or no avail, so that they wore headnets and long gloves almost always.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading By this time they had learned to manage their sleeping-tents so that they could keep out the insects at night, and lost but little sleep, even amid the continual howling of the dogs and the carousing of the half-drunken population of the place.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time they had learned to manage their sleeping-tents so that they could keep out the insects at night, and lost but little sleep, even amid the continual howling of the dogs and the carousing of the half-drunken population of the place.
cargoes
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From this reading Meantime, albeit slowly, the cargoes of the scows and of the steamer were being portaged by wagon over the sixteen miles of flat timbered country.
carousing
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From this reading By this time they had learned to manage their sleeping-tents so that they could keep out the insects at night, and lost but little sleep, even amid the continual howling of the dogs and the carousing of the half-drunken population of the place.
continual
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From this reading By this time they had learned to manage their sleeping-tents so that they could keep out the insects at night, and lost but little sleep, even amid the continual howling of the dogs and the carousing of the half-drunken population of the place.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading By this time they had learned to manage their sleeping-tents so that they could keep out the insects at night, and lost but little sleep, even amid the continual howling of the dogs and the carousing of the half-drunken population of the place.
country
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From this reading Meantime, albeit slowly, the cargoes of the scows and of the steamer were being portaged by wagon over the sixteen miles of flat timbered country.
dogs
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From this reading By this time they had learned to manage their sleeping-tents so that they could keep out the insects at night, and lost but little sleep, even amid the continual howling of the dogs and the carousing of the half-drunken population of the place.
dope
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From this reading Our young travelers found that the best of their mosquito dope was of little or no avail, so that they wore headnets and long gloves almost always.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time they had learned to manage their sleeping-tents so that they could keep out the insects at night, and lost but little sleep, even amid the continual howling of the dogs and the carousing of the half-drunken population of the place.
flat
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From this reading Meantime, albeit slowly, the cargoes of the scows and of the steamer were being portaged by wagon over the sixteen miles of flat timbered country.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This work went on for nearly a week.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our young travelers found that the best of their mosquito dope was of little or no avail, so that they wore headnets and long gloves almost always.
gloves
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From this reading Our young travelers found that the best of their mosquito dope was of little or no avail, so that they wore headnets and long gloves almost always.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By this time they had learned to manage their sleeping-tents so that they could keep out the insects at night, and lost but little sleep, even amid the continual howling of the dogs and the carousing of the half-drunken population of the place.
half-drunken
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From this reading By this time they had learned to manage their sleeping-tents so that they could keep out the insects at night, and lost but little sleep, even amid the continual howling of the dogs and the carousing of the half-drunken population of the place.
headnets
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From this reading Our young travelers found that the best of their mosquito dope was of little or no avail, so that they wore headnets and long gloves almost always.
howling
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From this reading By this time they had learned to manage their sleeping-tents so that they could keep out the insects at night, and lost but little sleep, even amid the continual howling of the dogs and the carousing of the half-drunken population of the place.
insects
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From this reading By this time they had learned to manage their sleeping-tents so that they could keep out the insects at night, and lost but little sleep, even amid the continual howling of the dogs and the carousing of the half-drunken population of the place.
keep
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From this reading By this time they had learned to manage their sleeping-tents so that they could keep out the insects at night, and lost but little sleep, even amid the continual howling of the dogs and the carousing of the half-drunken population of the place.
Landing
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From this reading The tales regarding the mosquitoes at Smith's Landing proved more than true.
learned
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From this reading By this time they had learned to manage their sleeping-tents so that they could keep out the insects at night, and lost but little sleep, even amid the continual howling of the dogs and the carousing of the half-drunken population of the place.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our young travelers found that the best of their mosquito dope was of little or no avail, so that they wore headnets and long gloves almost always.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our young travelers found that the best of their mosquito dope was of little or no avail, so that they wore headnets and long gloves almost always.
lost
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From this reading By this time they had learned to manage their sleeping-tents so that they could keep out the insects at night, and lost but little sleep, even amid the continual howling of the dogs and the carousing of the half-drunken population of the place.
manage
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From this reading By this time they had learned to manage their sleeping-tents so that they could keep out the insects at night, and lost but little sleep, even amid the continual howling of the dogs and the carousing of the half-drunken population of the place.
MeantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading Meantime, albeit slowly, the cargoes of the scows and of the steamer were being portaged by wagon over the sixteen miles of flat timbered country.
miles
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From this reading Meantime, albeit slowly, the cargoes of the scows and of the steamer were being portaged by wagon over the sixteen miles of flat timbered country.
more
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From this reading The tales regarding the mosquitoes at Smith's Landing proved more than true.
mosquito
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From this reading Our young travelers found that the best of their mosquito dope was of little or no avail, so that they wore headnets and long gloves almost always.
mosquitoes
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From this reading The tales regarding the mosquitoes at Smith's Landing proved more than true.
nearly
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From this reading This work went on for nearly a week.
night
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From this reading By this time they had learned to manage their sleeping-tents so that they could keep out the insects at night, and lost but little sleep, even amid the continual howling of the dogs and the carousing of the half-drunken population of the place.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Our young travelers found that the best of their mosquito dope was of little or no avail, so that they wore headnets and long gloves almost always.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our young travelers found that the best of their mosquito dope was of little or no avail, so that they wore headnets and long gloves almost always.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This work went on for nearly a week.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Our young travelers found that the best of their mosquito dope was of little or no avail, so that they wore headnets and long gloves almost always.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our young travelers found that the best of their mosquito dope was of little or no avail, so that they wore headnets and long gloves almost always.
out
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From this reading By this time they had learned to manage their sleeping-tents so that they could keep out the insects at night, and lost but little sleep, even amid the continual howling of the dogs and the carousing of the half-drunken population of the place.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Meantime, albeit slowly, the cargoes of the scows and of the steamer were being portaged by wagon over the sixteen miles of flat timbered country.
place
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From this reading By this time they had learned to manage their sleeping-tents so that they could keep out the insects at night, and lost but little sleep, even amid the continual howling of the dogs and the carousing of the half-drunken population of the place.
population
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From this reading By this time they had learned to manage their sleeping-tents so that they could keep out the insects at night, and lost but little sleep, even amid the continual howling of the dogs and the carousing of the half-drunken population of the place.
portaged
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From this reading Meantime, albeit slowly, the cargoes of the scows and of the steamer were being portaged by wagon over the sixteen miles of flat timbered country.
proved
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From this reading The tales regarding the mosquitoes at Smith's Landing proved more than true.
regarding
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From this reading The tales regarding the mosquitoes at Smith's Landing proved more than true.
scows
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From this reading Meantime, albeit slowly, the cargoes of the scows and of the steamer were being portaged by wagon over the sixteen miles of flat timbered country.
sixteen
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From this reading Meantime, albeit slowly, the cargoes of the scows and of the steamer were being portaged by wagon over the sixteen miles of flat timbered country.
sleep
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From this reading By this time they had learned to manage their sleeping-tents so that they could keep out the insects at night, and lost but little sleep, even amid the continual howling of the dogs and the carousing of the half-drunken population of the place.
sleeping-tents
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From this reading By this time they had learned to manage their sleeping-tents so that they could keep out the insects at night, and lost but little sleep, even amid the continual howling of the dogs and the carousing of the half-drunken population of the place.
slowly
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From this reading Meantime, albeit slowly, the cargoes of the scows and of the steamer were being portaged by wagon over the sixteen miles of flat timbered country.
Smith's
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From this reading The tales regarding the mosquitoes at Smith's Landing proved more than true.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Our young travelers found that the best of their mosquito dope was of little or no avail, so that they wore headnets and long gloves almost always.
steamer
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From this reading Meantime, albeit slowly, the cargoes of the scows and of the steamer were being portaged by wagon over the sixteen miles of flat timbered country.
tales
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From this reading The tales regarding the mosquitoes at Smith's Landing proved more than true.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The tales regarding the mosquitoes at Smith's Landing proved more than true.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Our young travelers found that the best of their mosquito dope was of little or no avail, so that they wore headnets and long gloves almost always.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tales regarding the mosquitoes at Smith's Landing proved more than true.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Our young travelers found that the best of their mosquito dope was of little or no avail, so that they wore headnets and long gloves almost always.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Our young travelers found that the best of their mosquito dope was of little or no avail, so that they wore headnets and long gloves almost always.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time they had learned to manage their sleeping-tents so that they could keep out the insects at night, and lost but little sleep, even amid the continual howling of the dogs and the carousing of the half-drunken population of the place.
timbered
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From this reading Meantime, albeit slowly, the cargoes of the scows and of the steamer were being portaged by wagon over the sixteen miles of flat timbered country.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time they had learned to manage their sleeping-tents so that they could keep out the insects at night, and lost but little sleep, even amid the continual howling of the dogs and the carousing of the half-drunken population of the place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By this time they had learned to manage their sleeping-tents so that they could keep out the insects at night, and lost but little sleep, even amid the continual howling of the dogs and the carousing of the half-drunken population of the place.
travelers
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From this reading Our young travelers found that the best of their mosquito dope was of little or no avail, so that they wore headnets and long gloves almost always.
true
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From this reading The tales regarding the mosquitoes at Smith's Landing proved more than true.
wagon
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From this reading Meantime, albeit slowly, the cargoes of the scows and of the steamer were being portaged by wagon over the sixteen miles of flat timbered country.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our young travelers found that the best of their mosquito dope was of little or no avail, so that they wore headnets and long gloves almost always.
week
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From this reading This work went on for nearly a week.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This work went on for nearly a week.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Meantime, albeit slowly, the cargoes of the scows and of the steamer were being portaged by wagon over the sixteen miles of flat timbered country.
wore
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From this reading Our young travelers found that the best of their mosquito dope was of little or no avail, so that they wore headnets and long gloves almost always.
work
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From this reading This work went on for nearly a week.
young
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From this reading Our young travelers found that the best of their mosquito dope was of little or no avail, so that they wore headnets and long gloves almost always.
