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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 Early in the morning, John Lansdowne, having donned his hunting suit and taken a hasty breakfast, seized his rifle and joined Micah, already waiting for him on the lawn in front of the house.
adorned
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From this reading His head was surmounted by a blue military cap and his belt adorned with powder pouch and hunting-knife.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early in the morning, John Lansdowne, having donned his hunting suit and taken a hasty breakfast, seized his rifle and joined Micah, already waiting for him on the lawn in front of the house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Early in the morning, John Lansdowne, having donned his hunting suit and taken a hasty breakfast, seized his rifle and joined Micah, already waiting for him on the lawn in front of the house.
belt
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From this reading His head was surmounted by a blue military cap and his belt adorned with powder pouch and hunting-knife.
blue
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From this reading His head was surmounted by a blue military cap and his belt adorned with powder pouch and hunting-knife.
breakfast
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From this reading Early in the morning, John Lansdowne, having donned his hunting suit and taken a hasty breakfast, seized his rifle and joined Micah, already waiting for him on the lawn in front of the house.
buckskin
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From this reading He was equipped in a tunic-like shirt of dressed buckskin, with leggings and moccasins of the same material, each curiously embroidered and fringed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The suit was a present from his mother,--procured by her from Canada.
Canada
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From this reading The suit was a present from his mother,--procured by her from Canada.
cap
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From this reading His head was surmounted by a blue military cap and his belt adorned with powder pouch and hunting-knife.
curiously
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From this reading He was equipped in a tunic-like shirt of dressed buckskin, with leggings and moccasins of the same material, each curiously embroidered and fringed.
DEER
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From this reading THE DEER HUNT.
donned
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From this reading Early in the morning, John Lansdowne, having donned his hunting suit and taken a hasty breakfast, seized his rifle and joined Micah, already waiting for him on the lawn in front of the house.
dressed
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From this reading He was equipped in a tunic-like shirt of dressed buckskin, with leggings and moccasins of the same material, each curiously embroidered and fringed.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He was equipped in a tunic-like shirt of dressed buckskin, with leggings and moccasins of the same material, each curiously embroidered and fringed.
Early
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From this reading Early in the morning, John Lansdowne, having donned his hunting suit and taken a hasty breakfast, seized his rifle and joined Micah, already waiting for him on the lawn in front of the house.
embroidered
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From this reading He was equipped in a tunic-like shirt of dressed buckskin, with leggings and moccasins of the same material, each curiously embroidered and fringed.
equipped
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From this reading He was equipped in a tunic-like shirt of dressed buckskin, with leggings and moccasins of the same material, each curiously embroidered and fringed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Early in the morning, John Lansdowne, having donned his hunting suit and taken a hasty breakfast, seized his rifle and joined Micah, already waiting for him on the lawn in front of the house.
fringed
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From this reading He was equipped in a tunic-like shirt of dressed buckskin, with leggings and moccasins of the same material, each curiously embroidered and fringed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The suit was a present from his mother,--procured by her from Canada.
front
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From this reading Early in the morning, John Lansdowne, having donned his hunting suit and taken a hasty breakfast, seized his rifle and joined Micah, already waiting for him on the lawn in front of the house.
hasty
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From this reading Early in the morning, John Lansdowne, having donned his hunting suit and taken a hasty breakfast, seized his rifle and joined Micah, already waiting for him on the lawn in front of the house.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Early in the morning, John Lansdowne, having donned his hunting suit and taken a hasty breakfast, seized his rifle and joined Micah, already waiting for him on the lawn in front of the house.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was equipped in a tunic-like shirt of dressed buckskin, with leggings and moccasins of the same material, each curiously embroidered and fringed.
head
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From this reading His head was surmounted by a blue military cap and his belt adorned with powder pouch and hunting-knife.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The suit was a present from his mother,--procured by her from Canada.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Early in the morning, John Lansdowne, having donned his hunting suit and taken a hasty breakfast, seized his rifle and joined Micah, already waiting for him on the lawn in front of the house.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Early in the morning, John Lansdowne, having donned his hunting suit and taken a hasty breakfast, seized his rifle and joined Micah, already waiting for him on the lawn in front of the house.
house
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From this reading Early in the morning, John Lansdowne, having donned his hunting suit and taken a hasty breakfast, seized his rifle and joined Micah, already waiting for him on the lawn in front of the house.
HUNT
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From this reading THE DEER HUNT.
hunting
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From this reading Early in the morning, John Lansdowne, having donned his hunting suit and taken a hasty breakfast, seized his rifle and joined Micah, already waiting for him on the lawn in front of the house.
hunting-knife
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From this reading His head was surmounted by a blue military cap and his belt adorned with powder pouch and hunting-knife.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Early in the morning, John Lansdowne, having donned his hunting suit and taken a hasty breakfast, seized his rifle and joined Micah, already waiting for him on the lawn in front of the house.
John
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From this reading Early in the morning, John Lansdowne, having donned his hunting suit and taken a hasty breakfast, seized his rifle and joined Micah, already waiting for him on the lawn in front of the house.
joined
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From this reading Early in the morning, John Lansdowne, having donned his hunting suit and taken a hasty breakfast, seized his rifle and joined Micah, already waiting for him on the lawn in front of the house.
Lansdowne
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From this reading Early in the morning, John Lansdowne, having donned his hunting suit and taken a hasty breakfast, seized his rifle and joined Micah, already waiting for him on the lawn in front of the house.
lawn
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From this reading Early in the morning, John Lansdowne, having donned his hunting suit and taken a hasty breakfast, seized his rifle and joined Micah, already waiting for him on the lawn in front of the house.
leggings
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From this reading He was equipped in a tunic-like shirt of dressed buckskin, with leggings and moccasins of the same material, each curiously embroidered and fringed.
material
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From this reading He was equipped in a tunic-like shirt of dressed buckskin, with leggings and moccasins of the same material, each curiously embroidered and fringed.
Micah
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From this reading Early in the morning, John Lansdowne, having donned his hunting suit and taken a hasty breakfast, seized his rifle and joined Micah, already waiting for him on the lawn in front of the house.
military
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From this reading His head was surmounted by a blue military cap and his belt adorned with powder pouch and hunting-knife.
moccasins
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From this reading He was equipped in a tunic-like shirt of dressed buckskin, with leggings and moccasins of the same material, each curiously embroidered and fringed.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early in the morning, John Lansdowne, having donned his hunting suit and taken a hasty breakfast, seized his rifle and joined Micah, already waiting for him on the lawn in front of the house.
mother
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From this reading The suit was a present from his mother,--procured by her from Canada.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Early in the morning, John Lansdowne, having donned his hunting suit and taken a hasty breakfast, seized his rifle and joined Micah, already waiting for him on the lawn in front of the house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Early in the morning, John Lansdowne, having donned his hunting suit and taken a hasty breakfast, seized his rifle and joined Micah, already waiting for him on the lawn in front of the house.
pouch
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From this reading His head was surmounted by a blue military cap and his belt adorned with powder pouch and hunting-knife.
powder
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From this reading His head was surmounted by a blue military cap and his belt adorned with powder pouch and hunting-knife.
present
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From this reading The suit was a present from his mother,--procured by her from Canada.
procured
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From this reading The suit was a present from his mother,--procured by her from Canada.
rifle
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From this reading Early in the morning, John Lansdowne, having donned his hunting suit and taken a hasty breakfast, seized his rifle and joined Micah, already waiting for him on the lawn in front of the house.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was equipped in a tunic-like shirt of dressed buckskin, with leggings and moccasins of the same material, each curiously embroidered and fringed.
seized
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From this reading Early in the morning, John Lansdowne, having donned his hunting suit and taken a hasty breakfast, seized his rifle and joined Micah, already waiting for him on the lawn in front of the house.
shirt
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From this reading He was equipped in a tunic-like shirt of dressed buckskin, with leggings and moccasins of the same material, each curiously embroidered and fringed.
suit
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From this reading Early in the morning, John Lansdowne, having donned his hunting suit and taken a hasty breakfast, seized his rifle and joined Micah, already waiting for him on the lawn in front of the house.
surmounted
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From this reading His head was surmounted by a blue military cap and his belt adorned with powder pouch and hunting-knife.
taken
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From this reading Early in the morning, John Lansdowne, having donned his hunting suit and taken a hasty breakfast, seized his rifle and joined Micah, already waiting for him on the lawn in front of the house.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEER HUNT.
tunic-like
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From this reading He was equipped in a tunic-like shirt of dressed buckskin, with leggings and moccasins of the same material, each curiously embroidered and fringed.
waiting
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From this reading Early in the morning, John Lansdowne, having donned his hunting suit and taken a hasty breakfast, seized his rifle and joined Micah, already waiting for him on the lawn in front of the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was equipped in a tunic-like shirt of dressed buckskin, with leggings and moccasins of the same material, each curiously embroidered and fringed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was equipped in a tunic-like shirt of dressed buckskin, with leggings and moccasins of the same material, each curiously embroidered and fringed.
