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From this reading _Alaska Days with John Muir._ Illustrated, 12mo, cloth....
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here is a book by the man who owned Stickeen and was Muir's companion on the adventurous trip among the Alaskan glaciers.
adventurous
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From this reading Here is a book by the man who owned Stickeen and was Muir's companion on the adventurous trip among the Alaskan glaciers.
Alaska
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From this reading _Alaska Days with John Muir._ Illustrated, 12mo, cloth....
Alaskan
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From this reading Here is a book by the man who owned Stickeen and was Muir's companion on the adventurous trip among the Alaskan glaciers.
also
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From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Here is a book by the man who owned Stickeen and was Muir's companion on the adventurous trip among the Alaskan glaciers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here is a book by the man who owned Stickeen and was Muir's companion on the adventurous trip among the Alaskan glaciers.
beauties
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From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
book
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From this reading Here is a book by the man who owned Stickeen and was Muir's companion on the adventurous trip among the Alaskan glaciers.
breezy
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From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Here is a book by the man who owned Stickeen and was Muir's companion on the adventurous trip among the Alaskan glaciers.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
canine
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From this reading "Do you remember Stickeen, the canine hero of John Muir's dog story?
career
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From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
cloth
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From this reading _Alaska Days with John Muir._ Illustrated, 12mo, cloth....
companion
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From this reading Here is a book by the man who owned Stickeen and was Muir's companion on the adventurous trip among the Alaskan glaciers.
D
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From this reading S. HALL YOUNG, D.D.
Days
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From this reading _Alaska Days with John Muir._ Illustrated, 12mo, cloth....
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you remember Stickeen, the canine hero of John Muir's dog story?
dog
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From this reading "Do you remember Stickeen, the canine hero of John Muir's dog story?
far
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From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
fault
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From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
full
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From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
glaciers
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From this reading Here is a book by the man who owned Stickeen and was Muir's companion on the adventurous trip among the Alaskan glaciers.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
HALL
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From this reading S. HALL YOUNG, D.D.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here is a book by the man who owned Stickeen and was Muir's companion on the adventurous trip among the Alaskan glaciers.
hero
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From this reading "Do you remember Stickeen, the canine hero of John Muir's dog story?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
Illustrated
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From this reading _Alaska Days with John Muir._ Illustrated, 12mo, cloth....
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is a book by the man who owned Stickeen and was Muir's companion on the adventurous trip among the Alaskan glaciers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
John
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From this reading _Alaska Days with John Muir._ Illustrated, 12mo, cloth....
living
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From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
man
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From this reading Here is a book by the man who owned Stickeen and was Muir's companion on the adventurous trip among the Alaskan glaciers.
mo
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From this reading _Alaska Days with John Muir._ Illustrated, 12mo, cloth....
moments
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From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
Muir
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From this reading _Alaska Days with John Muir._ Illustrated, 12mo, cloth....
Muir's
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New
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From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Do you remember Stickeen, the canine hero of John Muir's dog story?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here is a book by the man who owned Stickeen and was Muir's companion on the adventurous trip among the Alaskan glaciers.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
only
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From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
outdoor
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From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
owned
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From this reading Here is a book by the man who owned Stickeen and was Muir's companion on the adventurous trip among the Alaskan glaciers.
portrait
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From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Do you remember Stickeen, the canine hero of John Muir's dog story?
S
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From this reading S. HALL YOUNG, D.D.
see
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From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
Stickeen
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From this reading "Do you remember Stickeen, the canine hero of John Muir's dog story?
story
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From this reading "Do you remember Stickeen, the canine hero of John Muir's dog story?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Do you remember Stickeen, the canine hero of John Muir's dog story?
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
Times
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From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
too
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From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
trip
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From this reading Here is a book by the man who owned Stickeen and was Muir's companion on the adventurous trip among the Alaskan glaciers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is a book by the man who owned Stickeen and was Muir's companion on the adventurous trip among the Alaskan glaciers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Here is a book by the man who owned Stickeen and was Muir's companion on the adventurous trip among the Alaskan glaciers.
wild
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From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Alaska Days with John Muir._ Illustrated, 12mo, cloth....
York
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From this reading This is not only a breezy outdoor book, full of the wild beauties of the Alaskan wilderness, it is also a living portrait of John Muir in the great moments of his career."--_New York Times._ "I can see only one fault with the book, it is far too short.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you remember Stickeen, the canine hero of John Muir's dog story?
YOUNG
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From this reading S. HALL YOUNG, D.D.
