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Chapter V
"Fort Norman is on a high bluff. The H. B. Company has put in some stairs. Not very many buildings, very little goods, and little fur. We did some trading with the Indians for trinkets. There is an Anglican church here, a very small building.
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direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading “"Fort Norman is on a high bluff.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The H. B. Company has put in some stairs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is an Anglican church here, a very small building.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not very many buildings, very little goods, and little fur.”
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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 "Fort Norman is on a high bluff.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There is an Anglican church here, a very small building.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not very many buildings, very little goods, and little fur.
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From this reading There is an Anglican church here, a very small building.
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From this reading The H. B. Company has put in some stairs.
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading "Fort Norman is on a high bluff.
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From this reading There is an Anglican church here, a very small building.
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From this reading Not very many buildings, very little goods, and little fur.
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From this reading There is an Anglican church here, a very small building.
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From this reading The H. B. Company has put in some stairs.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We did some trading with the Indians for trinkets.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We did some trading with the Indians for trinkets.
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From this reading "Fort Norman is on a high bluff.
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From this reading Not very many buildings, very little goods, and little fur.
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From this reading Not very many buildings, very little goods, and little fur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The H. B. Company has put in some stairs.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The H. B. Company has put in some stairs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is an Anglican church here, a very small building.
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From this reading "Fort Norman is on a high bluff.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The H. B. Company has put in some stairs.
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From this reading We did some trading with the Indians for trinkets.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Fort Norman is on a high bluff.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not very many buildings, very little goods, and little fur.
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From this reading Not very many buildings, very little goods, and little fur.
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From this reading "Fort Norman is on a high bluff.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not very many buildings, very little goods, and little fur.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Fort Norman is on a high bluff.
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From this reading The H. B. Company has put in some stairs.
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From this reading There is an Anglican church here, a very small building.
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From this reading The H. B. Company has put in some stairs.
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From this reading The H. B. Company has put in some stairs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The H. B. Company has put in some stairs.
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From this reading There is an Anglican church here, a very small building.
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From this reading We did some trading with the Indians for trinkets.
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From this reading We did some trading with the Indians for trinkets.
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From this reading Not very many buildings, very little goods, and little fur.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We did some trading with the Indians for trinkets.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We did some trading with the Indians for trinkets.
