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Alaska
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From this reading "Well," said he, at length, smiling, "here is our little wretched town, as bad, perhaps, as any white and Indian settlement in Alaska.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I have spent many years among these people, and I presume I am disliked as much as any man along the Yukon!
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I have spent many years among these people, and I presume I am disliked as much as any man along the Yukon!
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I have spent many years among these people, and I presume I am disliked as much as any man along the Yukon!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He motioned to his young companions, and each of them in turn came up and shook hands with this explorer of the Far North, who greeted them with gravity and kindness.
any
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From this reading "Well," said he, at length, smiling, "here is our little wretched town, as bad, perhaps, as any white and Indian settlement in Alaska.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As you see, we stand for law and order here, and we churchmen are hated here for that reason.
arrest
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From this reading We arrest some of the lawbreakers and take them down to Ruby to the courts, and have them fined or imprisoned.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well," said he, at length, smiling, "here is our little wretched town, as bad, perhaps, as any white and Indian settlement in Alaska.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well," said he, at length, smiling, "here is our little wretched town, as bad, perhaps, as any white and Indian settlement in Alaska.
bad
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From this reading "Well," said he, at length, smiling, "here is our little wretched town, as bad, perhaps, as any white and Indian settlement in Alaska.
came
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From this reading He motioned to his young companions, and each of them in turn came up and shook hands with this explorer of the Far North, who greeted them with gravity and kindness.
churchmen
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From this reading As you see, we stand for law and order here, and we churchmen are hated here for that reason.
companions
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From this reading He motioned to his young companions, and each of them in turn came up and shook hands with this explorer of the Far North, who greeted them with gravity and kindness.
courts
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From this reading We arrest some of the lawbreakers and take them down to Ruby to the courts, and have them fined or imprisoned.
disliked
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From this reading I have spent many years among these people, and I presume I am disliked as much as any man along the Yukon!
down
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From this reading We arrest some of the lawbreakers and take them down to Ruby to the courts, and have them fined or imprisoned.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He motioned to his young companions, and each of them in turn came up and shook hands with this explorer of the Far North, who greeted them with gravity and kindness.
explorer
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From this reading He motioned to his young companions, and each of them in turn came up and shook hands with this explorer of the Far North, who greeted them with gravity and kindness.
Far
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From this reading He motioned to his young companions, and each of them in turn came up and shook hands with this explorer of the Far North, who greeted them with gravity and kindness.
fined
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From this reading We arrest some of the lawbreakers and take them down to Ruby to the courts, and have them fined or imprisoned.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As you see, we stand for law and order here, and we churchmen are hated here for that reason.
gravity
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From this reading He motioned to his young companions, and each of them in turn came up and shook hands with this explorer of the Far North, who greeted them with gravity and kindness.
greeted
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From this reading He motioned to his young companions, and each of them in turn came up and shook hands with this explorer of the Far North, who greeted them with gravity and kindness.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He motioned to his young companions, and each of them in turn came up and shook hands with this explorer of the Far North, who greeted them with gravity and kindness.
hated
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From this reading As you see, we stand for law and order here, and we churchmen are hated here for that reason.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have spent many years among these people, and I presume I am disliked as much as any man along the Yukon!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He motioned to his young companions, and each of them in turn came up and shook hands with this explorer of the Far North, who greeted them with gravity and kindness.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," said he, at length, smiling, "here is our little wretched town, as bad, perhaps, as any white and Indian settlement in Alaska.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He motioned to his young companions, and each of them in turn came up and shook hands with this explorer of the Far North, who greeted them with gravity and kindness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have spent many years among these people, and I presume I am disliked as much as any man along the Yukon!
imprisoned
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From this reading We arrest some of the lawbreakers and take them down to Ruby to the courts, and have them fined or imprisoned.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He motioned to his young companions, and each of them in turn came up and shook hands with this explorer of the Far North, who greeted them with gravity and kindness.
Indian
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From this reading "Well," said he, at length, smiling, "here is our little wretched town, as bad, perhaps, as any white and Indian settlement in Alaska.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well," said he, at length, smiling, "here is our little wretched town, as bad, perhaps, as any white and Indian settlement in Alaska.
kindness
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From this reading He motioned to his young companions, and each of them in turn came up and shook hands with this explorer of the Far North, who greeted them with gravity and kindness.
law
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From this reading As you see, we stand for law and order here, and we churchmen are hated here for that reason.
lawbreakers
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From this reading We arrest some of the lawbreakers and take them down to Ruby to the courts, and have them fined or imprisoned.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading "Well," said he, at length, smiling, "here is our little wretched town, as bad, perhaps, as any white and Indian settlement in Alaska.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," said he, at length, smiling, "here is our little wretched town, as bad, perhaps, as any white and Indian settlement in Alaska.
man
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From this reading I have spent many years among these people, and I presume I am disliked as much as any man along the Yukon!
many
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From this reading I have spent many years among these people, and I presume I am disliked as much as any man along the Yukon!
motionedverbUS /ˈmoʊʃənd/
made a gesture telling someone to move or come closer
From this reading He motioned to his young companions, and each of them in turn came up and shook hands with this explorer of the Far North, who greeted them with gravity and kindness.
much
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From this reading I have spent many years among these people, and I presume I am disliked as much as any man along the Yukon!
North
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From this reading He motioned to his young companions, and each of them in turn came up and shook hands with this explorer of the Far North, who greeted them with gravity and kindness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He motioned to his young companions, and each of them in turn came up and shook hands with this explorer of the Far North, who greeted them with gravity and kindness.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We arrest some of the lawbreakers and take them down to Ruby to the courts, and have them fined or imprisoned.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As you see, we stand for law and order here, and we churchmen are hated here for that reason.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Well," said he, at length, smiling, "here is our little wretched town, as bad, perhaps, as any white and Indian settlement in Alaska.
people
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From this reading I have spent many years among these people, and I presume I am disliked as much as any man along the Yukon!
perhaps
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From this reading "Well," said he, at length, smiling, "here is our little wretched town, as bad, perhaps, as any white and Indian settlement in Alaska.
presume
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From this reading I have spent many years among these people, and I presume I am disliked as much as any man along the Yukon!
reason
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From this reading As you see, we stand for law and order here, and we churchmen are hated here for that reason.
Ruby
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From this reading We arrest some of the lawbreakers and take them down to Ruby to the courts, and have them fined or imprisoned.
said
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From this reading "Well," said he, at length, smiling, "here is our little wretched town, as bad, perhaps, as any white and Indian settlement in Alaska.
see
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From this reading As you see, we stand for law and order here, and we churchmen are hated here for that reason.
settlement
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From this reading "Well," said he, at length, smiling, "here is our little wretched town, as bad, perhaps, as any white and Indian settlement in Alaska.
shook
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From this reading He motioned to his young companions, and each of them in turn came up and shook hands with this explorer of the Far North, who greeted them with gravity and kindness.
smiling
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From this reading "Well," said he, at length, smiling, "here is our little wretched town, as bad, perhaps, as any white and Indian settlement in Alaska.
some
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From this reading We arrest some of the lawbreakers and take them down to Ruby to the courts, and have them fined or imprisoned.
spent
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From this reading I have spent many years among these people, and I presume I am disliked as much as any man along the Yukon!
stand
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From this reading As you see, we stand for law and order here, and we churchmen are hated here for that reason.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We arrest some of the lawbreakers and take them down to Ruby to the courts, and have them fined or imprisoned.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As you see, we stand for law and order here, and we churchmen are hated here for that reason.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He motioned to his young companions, and each of them in turn came up and shook hands with this explorer of the Far North, who greeted them with gravity and kindness.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He motioned to his young companions, and each of them in turn came up and shook hands with this explorer of the Far North, who greeted them with gravity and kindness.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I have spent many years among these people, and I presume I am disliked as much as any man along the Yukon!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He motioned to his young companions, and each of them in turn came up and shook hands with this explorer of the Far North, who greeted them with gravity and kindness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He motioned to his young companions, and each of them in turn came up and shook hands with this explorer of the Far North, who greeted them with gravity and kindness.
town
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From this reading "Well," said he, at length, smiling, "here is our little wretched town, as bad, perhaps, as any white and Indian settlement in Alaska.
turn
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From this reading He motioned to his young companions, and each of them in turn came up and shook hands with this explorer of the Far North, who greeted them with gravity and kindness.
up
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From this reading He motioned to his young companions, and each of them in turn came up and shook hands with this explorer of the Far North, who greeted them with gravity and kindness.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As you see, we stand for law and order here, and we churchmen are hated here for that reason.
Well
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From this reading "Well," said he, at length, smiling, "here is our little wretched town, as bad, perhaps, as any white and Indian settlement in Alaska.
white
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From this reading "Well," said he, at length, smiling, "here is our little wretched town, as bad, perhaps, as any white and Indian settlement in Alaska.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He motioned to his young companions, and each of them in turn came up and shook hands with this explorer of the Far North, who greeted them with gravity and kindness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He motioned to his young companions, and each of them in turn came up and shook hands with this explorer of the Far North, who greeted them with gravity and kindness.
wretched
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From this reading "Well," said he, at length, smiling, "here is our little wretched town, as bad, perhaps, as any white and Indian settlement in Alaska.
years
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From this reading I have spent many years among these people, and I presume I am disliked as much as any man along the Yukon!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As you see, we stand for law and order here, and we churchmen are hated here for that reason.
young
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From this reading He motioned to his young companions, and each of them in turn came up and shook hands with this explorer of the Far North, who greeted them with gravity and kindness.
Yukon
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From this reading I have spent many years among these people, and I presume I am disliked as much as any man along the Yukon!
