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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 A LODGE IN THE WILDERNESS It was six weeks later.
able
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From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
air
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From this reading There was a new crispness in the air, and the leaves on the trees were losing their greenness and taking on every possible shade, from pale yellow to old gold, and from that to dusky red.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dawn came less early, and nightfall perceptibly sooner.
arms
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From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
Autumn
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From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both Stane and Helen Yardely noticed the signs.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
came
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From this reading The dawn came less early, and nightfall perceptibly sooner.
camp
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From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
caribou
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From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
covered
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From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
crispness
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From this reading There was a new crispness in the air, and the leaves on the trees were losing their greenness and taking on every possible shade, from pale yellow to old gold, and from that to dusky red.
crutches
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From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
dawn
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From this reading The dawn came less early, and nightfall perceptibly sooner.
dusky
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From this reading There was a new crispness in the air, and the leaves on the trees were losing their greenness and taking on every possible shade, from pale yellow to old gold, and from that to dusky red.
early
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From this reading The dawn came less early, and nightfall perceptibly sooner.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There was a new crispness in the air, and the leaves on the trees were losing their greenness and taking on every possible shade, from pale yellow to old gold, and from that to dusky red.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
forked
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From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
forks
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From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a new crispness in the air, and the leaves on the trees were losing their greenness and taking on every possible shade, from pale yellow to old gold, and from that to dusky red.
gold
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From this reading There was a new crispness in the air, and the leaves on the trees were losing their greenness and taking on every possible shade, from pale yellow to old gold, and from that to dusky red.
greenness
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From this reading There was a new crispness in the air, and the leaves on the trees were losing their greenness and taking on every possible shade, from pale yellow to old gold, and from that to dusky red.
Helen
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From this reading Both Stane and Helen Yardely noticed the signs.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
hobbleverbUS /ˈhɑbəl/
walk with difficulty
From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A LODGE IN THE WILDERNESS It was six weeks later.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A LODGE IN THE WILDERNESS It was six weeks later.
lake
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From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
later
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From this reading A LODGE IN THE WILDERNESS It was six weeks later.
leaves
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From this reading There was a new crispness in the air, and the leaves on the trees were losing their greenness and taking on every possible shade, from pale yellow to old gold, and from that to dusky red.
less
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From this reading The dawn came less early, and nightfall perceptibly sooner.
LODGE
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From this reading A LODGE IN THE WILDERNESS It was six weeks later.
losing
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From this reading There was a new crispness in the air, and the leaves on the trees were losing their greenness and taking on every possible shade, from pale yellow to old gold, and from that to dusky red.
made
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From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
moss
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From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
new
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From this reading There was a new crispness in the air, and the leaves on the trees were losing their greenness and taking on every possible shade, from pale yellow to old gold, and from that to dusky red.
nightfall
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From this reading The dawn came less early, and nightfall perceptibly sooner.
noticed
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From this reading Both Stane and Helen Yardely noticed the signs.
now
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From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
old
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From this reading There was a new crispness in the air, and the leaves on the trees were losing their greenness and taking on every possible shade, from pale yellow to old gold, and from that to dusky red.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a new crispness in the air, and the leaves on the trees were losing their greenness and taking on every possible shade, from pale yellow to old gold, and from that to dusky red.
padded
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From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
pair
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From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
pale
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From this reading There was a new crispness in the air, and the leaves on the trees were losing their greenness and taking on every possible shade, from pale yellow to old gold, and from that to dusky red.
perceptibly
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From this reading The dawn came less early, and nightfall perceptibly sooner.
possible
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From this reading There was a new crispness in the air, and the leaves on the trees were losing their greenness and taking on every possible shade, from pale yellow to old gold, and from that to dusky red.
red
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From this reading There was a new crispness in the air, and the leaves on the trees were losing their greenness and taking on every possible shade, from pale yellow to old gold, and from that to dusky red.
shade
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From this reading There was a new crispness in the air, and the leaves on the trees were losing their greenness and taking on every possible shade, from pale yellow to old gold, and from that to dusky red.
signs
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From this reading Both Stane and Helen Yardely noticed the signs.
six
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From this reading A LODGE IN THE WILDERNESS It was six weeks later.
skin
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From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
sooner
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From this reading The dawn came less early, and nightfall perceptibly sooner.
Stane
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From this reading Both Stane and Helen Yardely noticed the signs.
sticks
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From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
taking
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From this reading There was a new crispness in the air, and the leaves on the trees were losing their greenness and taking on every possible shade, from pale yellow to old gold, and from that to dusky red.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a new crispness in the air, and the leaves on the trees were losing their greenness and taking on every possible shade, from pale yellow to old gold, and from that to dusky red.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LODGE IN THE WILDERNESS It was six weeks later.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was a new crispness in the air, and the leaves on the trees were losing their greenness and taking on every possible shade, from pale yellow to old gold, and from that to dusky red.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
There
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From this reading There was a new crispness in the air, and the leaves on the trees were losing their greenness and taking on every possible shade, from pale yellow to old gold, and from that to dusky red.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a new crispness in the air, and the leaves on the trees were losing their greenness and taking on every possible shade, from pale yellow to old gold, and from that to dusky red.
trees
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From this reading There was a new crispness in the air, and the leaves on the trees were losing their greenness and taking on every possible shade, from pale yellow to old gold, and from that to dusky red.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A LODGE IN THE WILDERNESS It was six weeks later.
weeks
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From this reading A LODGE IN THE WILDERNESS It was six weeks later.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was a new crispness in the air, and the leaves on the trees were losing their greenness and taking on every possible shade, from pale yellow to old gold, and from that to dusky red.
WILDERNESSnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading A LODGE IN THE WILDERNESS It was six weeks later.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Autumn was upon them and they were still in their camp by the lake, though now Stane was able to hobble about with a pair of crutches made from a couple of forked sticks, padded with moss at the forks for his arms, and covered with caribou skin.
Yardely
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From this reading Both Stane and Helen Yardely noticed the signs.
yellow
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From this reading There was a new crispness in the air, and the leaves on the trees were losing their greenness and taking on every possible shade, from pale yellow to old gold, and from that to dusky red.
