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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 Several times, when some of the wolverines came too close, he made a spring at them, and they snapped back.
abundance
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From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AGAIN ON THE RIVER.
all
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From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading But the good sense of the dog kept him from venturing among the ravenous brutes, and they in turn were in too much dread of the fire to do more than spring at him and then as quickly dart back again.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The Newfoundland, Terror, occasioned more apprehension to his friends than did anything else.
appeared
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From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
apprehension
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From this reading The Newfoundland, Terror, occasioned more apprehension to his friends than did anything else.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
away
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From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
back
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From this reading Several times, when some of the wolverines came too close, he made a spring at them, and they snapped back.
brutes
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From this reading But the good sense of the dog kept him from venturing among the ravenous brutes, and they in turn were in too much dread of the fire to do more than spring at him and then as quickly dart back again.
burning
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From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
came
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From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
close
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From this reading Several times, when some of the wolverines came too close, he made a spring at them, and they snapped back.
danger
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From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
dart
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From this reading But the good sense of the dog kept him from venturing among the ravenous brutes, and they in turn were in too much dread of the fire to do more than spring at him and then as quickly dart back again.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Newfoundland, Terror, occasioned more apprehension to his friends than did anything else.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But the good sense of the dog kept him from venturing among the ravenous brutes, and they in turn were in too much dread of the fire to do more than spring at him and then as quickly dart back again.
dog
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From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
dread
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From this reading But the good sense of the dog kept him from venturing among the ravenous brutes, and they in turn were in too much dread of the fire to do more than spring at him and then as quickly dart back again.
drove
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From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
else
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From this reading The Newfoundland, Terror, occasioned more apprehension to his friends than did anything else.
enraged
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From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
entire
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From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
fear
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From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
fire
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From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
friends
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From this reading The Newfoundland, Terror, occasioned more apprehension to his friends than did anything else.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But the good sense of the dog kept him from venturing among the ravenous brutes, and they in turn were in too much dread of the fire to do more than spring at him and then as quickly dart back again.
fuel
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From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
furious
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From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
give
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From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the good sense of the dog kept him from venturing among the ravenous brutes, and they in turn were in too much dread of the fire to do more than spring at him and then as quickly dart back again.
grew
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From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Several times, when some of the wolverines came too close, he made a spring at them, and they snapped back.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Newfoundland, Terror, occasioned more apprehension to his friends than did anything else.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
kept
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From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
made
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From this reading Several times, when some of the wolverines came too close, he made a spring at them, and they snapped back.
more
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From this reading The Newfoundland, Terror, occasioned more apprehension to his friends than did anything else.
much
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From this reading But the good sense of the dog kept him from venturing among the ravenous brutes, and they in turn were in too much dread of the fire to do more than spring at him and then as quickly dart back again.
Newfoundland
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From this reading The Newfoundland, Terror, occasioned more apprehension to his friends than did anything else.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
occasioned
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From this reading The Newfoundland, Terror, occasioned more apprehension to his friends than did anything else.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AGAIN ON THE RIVER.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
personal
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From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
quickly
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From this reading But the good sense of the dog kept him from venturing among the ravenous brutes, and they in turn were in too much dread of the fire to do more than spring at him and then as quickly dart back again.
ravenous
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From this reading But the good sense of the dog kept him from venturing among the ravenous brutes, and they in turn were in too much dread of the fire to do more than spring at him and then as quickly dart back again.
RIVER
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From this reading AGAIN ON THE RIVER.
see
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From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
sense
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From this reading But the good sense of the dog kept him from venturing among the ravenous brutes, and they in turn were in too much dread of the fire to do more than spring at him and then as quickly dart back again.
settled
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From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
Several
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From this reading Several times, when some of the wolverines came too close, he made a spring at them, and they snapped back.
sleep
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From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
snapped
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From this reading Several times, when some of the wolverines came too close, he made a spring at them, and they snapped back.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
some
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From this reading Several times, when some of the wolverines came too close, he made a spring at them, and they snapped back.
spring
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From this reading Several times, when some of the wolverines came too close, he made a spring at them, and they snapped back.
Terror
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From this reading The Newfoundland, Terror, occasioned more apprehension to his friends than did anything else.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Newfoundland, Terror, occasioned more apprehension to his friends than did anything else.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AGAIN ON THE RIVER.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Several times, when some of the wolverines came too close, he made a spring at them, and they snapped back.
then
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From this reading But the good sense of the dog kept him from venturing among the ravenous brutes, and they in turn were in too much dread of the fire to do more than spring at him and then as quickly dart back again.
there
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From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
threatened
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From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
times
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From this reading Several times, when some of the wolverines came too close, he made a spring at them, and they snapped back.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Newfoundland, Terror, occasioned more apprehension to his friends than did anything else.
too
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From this reading Several times, when some of the wolverines came too close, he made a spring at them, and they snapped back.
turn
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From this reading But the good sense of the dog kept him from venturing among the ravenous brutes, and they in turn were in too much dread of the fire to do more than spring at him and then as quickly dart back again.
uproar
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From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
venturing
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From this reading But the good sense of the dog kept him from venturing among the ravenous brutes, and they in turn were in too much dread of the fire to do more than spring at him and then as quickly dart back again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Several times, when some of the wolverines came too close, he made a spring at them, and they snapped back.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They came to see that no personal danger threatened so long as the fire kept burning, and as there was an abundance of fuel, this settled that point; but the dog grew enraged at the furious uproar, which drove away all sleep, and appeared to give him fear that the entire party were in danger.
wolverines
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From this reading Several times, when some of the wolverines came too close, he made a spring at them, and they snapped back.
