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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 They were in a wretched state, worn out and worn down.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thirty days from the time it left Dawson, the Salt Water Mail, with Buck and his mates at the fore, arrived at Skaguay.
arrived
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From this reading Thirty days from the time it left Dawson, the Salt Water Mail, with Buck and his mates at the fore, arrived at Skaguay.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thirty days from the time it left Dawson, the Salt Water Mail, with Buck and his mates at the fore, arrived at Skaguay.
Buck
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From this reading Thirty days from the time it left Dawson, the Salt Water Mail, with Buck and his mates at the fore, arrived at Skaguay.
Buck's
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From this reading Buck’s one hundred and forty pounds had dwindled to one hundred and fifteen.
Dawson
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From this reading Thirty days from the time it left Dawson, the Salt Water Mail, with Buck and his mates at the fore, arrived at Skaguay.
days
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From this reading Thirty days from the time it left Dawson, the Salt Water Mail, with Buck and his mates at the fore, arrived at Skaguay.
deceitnounUS /dɪˈsiːt/
The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.
From this reading Pike, the malingerer, who, in his lifetime of deceit, had often successfully feigned a hurt leg, was now limping in earnest.
dogs
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From this reading The rest of his mates, though lighter dogs, had relatively lost more weight than he.
down
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From this reading They were in a wretched state, worn out and worn down.
dwindled
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From this reading Buck’s one hundred and forty pounds had dwindled to one hundred and fifteen.
earnest
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From this reading Pike, the malingerer, who, in his lifetime of deceit, had often successfully feigned a hurt leg, was now limping in earnest.
feigned
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From this reading Pike, the malingerer, who, in his lifetime of deceit, had often successfully feigned a hurt leg, was now limping in earnest.
fifteen
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From this reading Buck’s one hundred and forty pounds had dwindled to one hundred and fifteen.
fore
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From this reading Thirty days from the time it left Dawson, the Salt Water Mail, with Buck and his mates at the fore, arrived at Skaguay.
forty
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From this reading Buck’s one hundred and forty pounds had dwindled to one hundred and fifteen.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thirty days from the time it left Dawson, the Salt Water Mail, with Buck and his mates at the fore, arrived at Skaguay.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Buck’s one hundred and forty pounds had dwindled to one hundred and fifteen.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The rest of his mates, though lighter dogs, had relatively lost more weight than he.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thirty days from the time it left Dawson, the Salt Water Mail, with Buck and his mates at the fore, arrived at Skaguay.
hundred
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From this reading Buck’s one hundred and forty pounds had dwindled to one hundred and fifteen.
hurt
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From this reading Pike, the malingerer, who, in his lifetime of deceit, had often successfully feigned a hurt leg, was now limping in earnest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were in a wretched state, worn out and worn down.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thirty days from the time it left Dawson, the Salt Water Mail, with Buck and his mates at the fore, arrived at Skaguay.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thirty days from the time it left Dawson, the Salt Water Mail, with Buck and his mates at the fore, arrived at Skaguay.
leg
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From this reading Pike, the malingerer, who, in his lifetime of deceit, had often successfully feigned a hurt leg, was now limping in earnest.
lifetime
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From this reading Pike, the malingerer, who, in his lifetime of deceit, had often successfully feigned a hurt leg, was now limping in earnest.
lighter
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From this reading The rest of his mates, though lighter dogs, had relatively lost more weight than he.
limping
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From this reading Pike, the malingerer, who, in his lifetime of deceit, had often successfully feigned a hurt leg, was now limping in earnest.
lost
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From this reading The rest of his mates, though lighter dogs, had relatively lost more weight than he.
Mail
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From this reading Thirty days from the time it left Dawson, the Salt Water Mail, with Buck and his mates at the fore, arrived at Skaguay.
malingerer
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From this reading Pike, the malingerer, who, in his lifetime of deceit, had often successfully feigned a hurt leg, was now limping in earnest.
matesnounUS /mates/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thirty days from the time it left Dawson, the Salt Water Mail, with Buck and his mates at the fore, arrived at Skaguay.
more
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From this reading The rest of his mates, though lighter dogs, had relatively lost more weight than he.
now
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From this reading Pike, the malingerer, who, in his lifetime of deceit, had often successfully feigned a hurt leg, was now limping in earnest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rest of his mates, though lighter dogs, had relatively lost more weight than he.
often
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From this reading Pike, the malingerer, who, in his lifetime of deceit, had often successfully feigned a hurt leg, was now limping in earnest.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Buck’s one hundred and forty pounds had dwindled to one hundred and fifteen.
out
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From this reading They were in a wretched state, worn out and worn down.
Pike
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From this reading Pike, the malingerer, who, in his lifetime of deceit, had often successfully feigned a hurt leg, was now limping in earnest.
pounds
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From this reading Buck’s one hundred and forty pounds had dwindled to one hundred and fifteen.
relatively
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From this reading The rest of his mates, though lighter dogs, had relatively lost more weight than he.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest of his mates, though lighter dogs, had relatively lost more weight than he.
Salt
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From this reading Thirty days from the time it left Dawson, the Salt Water Mail, with Buck and his mates at the fore, arrived at Skaguay.
Skaguay
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From this reading Thirty days from the time it left Dawson, the Salt Water Mail, with Buck and his mates at the fore, arrived at Skaguay.
state
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From this reading They were in a wretched state, worn out and worn down.
successfully
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From this reading Pike, the malingerer, who, in his lifetime of deceit, had often successfully feigned a hurt leg, was now limping in earnest.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The rest of his mates, though lighter dogs, had relatively lost more weight than he.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thirty days from the time it left Dawson, the Salt Water Mail, with Buck and his mates at the fore, arrived at Skaguay.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were in a wretched state, worn out and worn down.
ThirtynounUS /ˈθɜːrdiː/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading Thirty days from the time it left Dawson, the Salt Water Mail, with Buck and his mates at the fore, arrived at Skaguay.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The rest of his mates, though lighter dogs, had relatively lost more weight than he.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thirty days from the time it left Dawson, the Salt Water Mail, with Buck and his mates at the fore, arrived at Skaguay.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Buck’s one hundred and forty pounds had dwindled to one hundred and fifteen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pike, the malingerer, who, in his lifetime of deceit, had often successfully feigned a hurt leg, was now limping in earnest.
Water
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From this reading Thirty days from the time it left Dawson, the Salt Water Mail, with Buck and his mates at the fore, arrived at Skaguay.
weight
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From this reading The rest of his mates, though lighter dogs, had relatively lost more weight than he.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were in a wretched state, worn out and worn down.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Pike, the malingerer, who, in his lifetime of deceit, had often successfully feigned a hurt leg, was now limping in earnest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thirty days from the time it left Dawson, the Salt Water Mail, with Buck and his mates at the fore, arrived at Skaguay.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading They were in a wretched state, worn out and worn down.
wretched
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From this reading They were in a wretched state, worn out and worn down.
