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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 The sight of four stalwart Indians dragging on a dog sled the body of an enormous moose on the ice in front of their home very much interested the children.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The opportune arrival of Souwanas, who had been attracted by the sight of the moose, much pleased the children, and just as soon as the investigation of the moose was over and the hunters had proceeded on their journey the children insisted on Souwanas going home to Wahkiegun with them and telling them something about the moose.
all
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From this reading Its great horns, its enormous ugly head, and then its coarse, bristle-like hair, had all to be examined and commented upon.
allowed
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From this reading Nothing would do but they must be wrapped up and allowed to go out and examine it while the men rested and had a smoke.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The sight of four stalwart Indians dragging on a dog sled the body of an enormous moose on the ice in front of their home very much interested the children.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Dead Moose--The Rivalry Between the Elk and the Moose People, and Their Various Contests--The Disaster that Befell the Latter Tribe--The Haze of the Indian Summer.
arrival
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From this reading The opportune arrival of Souwanas, who had been attracted by the sight of the moose, much pleased the children, and just as soon as the investigation of the moose was over and the hunters had proceeded on their journey the children insisted on Souwanas going home to Wahkiegun with them and telling them something about the moose.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The opportune arrival of Souwanas, who had been attracted by the sight of the moose, much pleased the children, and just as soon as the investigation of the moose was over and the hunters had proceeded on their journey the children insisted on Souwanas going home to Wahkiegun with them and telling them something about the moose.
attracted
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From this reading The opportune arrival of Souwanas, who had been attracted by the sight of the moose, much pleased the children, and just as soon as the investigation of the moose was over and the hunters had proceeded on their journey the children insisted on Souwanas going home to Wahkiegun with them and telling them something about the moose.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nothing would do but they must be wrapped up and allowed to go out and examine it while the men rested and had a smoke.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The opportune arrival of Souwanas, who had been attracted by the sight of the moose, much pleased the children, and just as soon as the investigation of the moose was over and the hunters had proceeded on their journey the children insisted on Souwanas going home to Wahkiegun with them and telling them something about the moose.
Befell
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From this reading The Dead Moose--The Rivalry Between the Elk and the Moose People, and Their Various Contests--The Disaster that Befell the Latter Tribe--The Haze of the Indian Summer.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The Dead Moose--The Rivalry Between the Elk and the Moose People, and Their Various Contests--The Disaster that Befell the Latter Tribe--The Haze of the Indian Summer.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sight of four stalwart Indians dragging on a dog sled the body of an enormous moose on the ice in front of their home very much interested the children.
bristle-like
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From this reading Its great horns, its enormous ugly head, and then its coarse, bristle-like hair, had all to be examined and commented upon.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nothing would do but they must be wrapped up and allowed to go out and examine it while the men rested and had a smoke.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The opportune arrival of Souwanas, who had been attracted by the sight of the moose, much pleased the children, and just as soon as the investigation of the moose was over and the hunters had proceeded on their journey the children insisted on Souwanas going home to Wahkiegun with them and telling them something about the moose.
children
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From this reading The sight of four stalwart Indians dragging on a dog sled the body of an enormous moose on the ice in front of their home very much interested the children.
coarse
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From this reading Its great horns, its enormous ugly head, and then its coarse, bristle-like hair, had all to be examined and commented upon.
commented
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From this reading Its great horns, its enormous ugly head, and then its coarse, bristle-like hair, had all to be examined and commented upon.
Contests
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From this reading The Dead Moose--The Rivalry Between the Elk and the Moose People, and Their Various Contests--The Disaster that Befell the Latter Tribe--The Haze of the Indian Summer.
DeadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Dead Moose--The Rivalry Between the Elk and the Moose People, and Their Various Contests--The Disaster that Befell the Latter Tribe--The Haze of the Indian Summer.
Disaster
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From this reading The Dead Moose--The Rivalry Between the Elk and the Moose People, and Their Various Contests--The Disaster that Befell the Latter Tribe--The Haze of the Indian Summer.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Nothing would do but they must be wrapped up and allowed to go out and examine it while the men rested and had a smoke.
dog
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From this reading The sight of four stalwart Indians dragging on a dog sled the body of an enormous moose on the ice in front of their home very much interested the children.
dragging
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From this reading The sight of four stalwart Indians dragging on a dog sled the body of an enormous moose on the ice in front of their home very much interested the children.
Elk
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From this reading The Dead Moose--The Rivalry Between the Elk and the Moose People, and Their Various Contests--The Disaster that Befell the Latter Tribe--The Haze of the Indian Summer.
enormous
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From this reading The sight of four stalwart Indians dragging on a dog sled the body of an enormous moose on the ice in front of their home very much interested the children.
examine
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From this reading Nothing would do but they must be wrapped up and allowed to go out and examine it while the men rested and had a smoke.
examined
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From this reading Its great horns, its enormous ugly head, and then its coarse, bristle-like hair, had all to be examined and commented upon.
four
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From this reading The sight of four stalwart Indians dragging on a dog sled the body of an enormous moose on the ice in front of their home very much interested the children.
front
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From this reading The sight of four stalwart Indians dragging on a dog sled the body of an enormous moose on the ice in front of their home very much interested the children.
go
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From this reading Nothing would do but they must be wrapped up and allowed to go out and examine it while the men rested and had a smoke.
going
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From this reading The opportune arrival of Souwanas, who had been attracted by the sight of the moose, much pleased the children, and just as soon as the investigation of the moose was over and the hunters had proceeded on their journey the children insisted on Souwanas going home to Wahkiegun with them and telling them something about the moose.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its great horns, its enormous ugly head, and then its coarse, bristle-like hair, had all to be examined and commented upon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nothing would do but they must be wrapped up and allowed to go out and examine it while the men rested and had a smoke.
hair
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From this reading Its great horns, its enormous ugly head, and then its coarse, bristle-like hair, had all to be examined and commented upon.
Haze
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From this reading The Dead Moose--The Rivalry Between the Elk and the Moose People, and Their Various Contests--The Disaster that Befell the Latter Tribe--The Haze of the Indian Summer.
head
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From this reading Its great horns, its enormous ugly head, and then its coarse, bristle-like hair, had all to be examined and commented upon.
home
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From this reading The sight of four stalwart Indians dragging on a dog sled the body of an enormous moose on the ice in front of their home very much interested the children.
horns
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From this reading Its great horns, its enormous ugly head, and then its coarse, bristle-like hair, had all to be examined and commented upon.
hunters
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From this reading The opportune arrival of Souwanas, who had been attracted by the sight of the moose, much pleased the children, and just as soon as the investigation of the moose was over and the hunters had proceeded on their journey the children insisted on Souwanas going home to Wahkiegun with them and telling them something about the moose.
ice
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From this reading The sight of four stalwart Indians dragging on a dog sled the body of an enormous moose on the ice in front of their home very much interested the children.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sight of four stalwart Indians dragging on a dog sled the body of an enormous moose on the ice in front of their home very much interested the children.
Indian
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From this reading The Dead Moose--The Rivalry Between the Elk and the Moose People, and Their Various Contests--The Disaster that Befell the Latter Tribe--The Haze of the Indian Summer.
Indians
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From this reading The sight of four stalwart Indians dragging on a dog sled the body of an enormous moose on the ice in front of their home very much interested the children.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading The opportune arrival of Souwanas, who had been attracted by the sight of the moose, much pleased the children, and just as soon as the investigation of the moose was over and the hunters had proceeded on their journey the children insisted on Souwanas going home to Wahkiegun with them and telling them something about the moose.
interested
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From this reading The sight of four stalwart Indians dragging on a dog sled the body of an enormous moose on the ice in front of their home very much interested the children.
investigation
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From this reading The opportune arrival of Souwanas, who had been attracted by the sight of the moose, much pleased the children, and just as soon as the investigation of the moose was over and the hunters had proceeded on their journey the children insisted on Souwanas going home to Wahkiegun with them and telling them something about the moose.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nothing would do but they must be wrapped up and allowed to go out and examine it while the men rested and had a smoke.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its great horns, its enormous ugly head, and then its coarse, bristle-like hair, had all to be examined and commented upon.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The opportune arrival of Souwanas, who had been attracted by the sight of the moose, much pleased the children, and just as soon as the investigation of the moose was over and the hunters had proceeded on their journey the children insisted on Souwanas going home to Wahkiegun with them and telling them something about the moose.
just
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From this reading The opportune arrival of Souwanas, who had been attracted by the sight of the moose, much pleased the children, and just as soon as the investigation of the moose was over and the hunters had proceeded on their journey the children insisted on Souwanas going home to Wahkiegun with them and telling them something about the moose.
Latter
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From this reading The Dead Moose--The Rivalry Between the Elk and the Moose People, and Their Various Contests--The Disaster that Befell the Latter Tribe--The Haze of the Indian Summer.
men
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From this reading Nothing would do but they must be wrapped up and allowed to go out and examine it while the men rested and had a smoke.
Moose
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From this reading The Dead Moose--The Rivalry Between the Elk and the Moose People, and Their Various Contests--The Disaster that Befell the Latter Tribe--The Haze of the Indian Summer.
much
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From this reading The sight of four stalwart Indians dragging on a dog sled the body of an enormous moose on the ice in front of their home very much interested the children.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Nothing would do but they must be wrapped up and allowed to go out and examine it while the men rested and had a smoke.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing would do but they must be wrapped up and allowed to go out and examine it while the men rested and had a smoke.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Dead Moose--The Rivalry Between the Elk and the Moose People, and Their Various Contests--The Disaster that Befell the Latter Tribe--The Haze of the Indian Summer.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sight of four stalwart Indians dragging on a dog sled the body of an enormous moose on the ice in front of their home very much interested the children.
opportune
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From this reading The opportune arrival of Souwanas, who had been attracted by the sight of the moose, much pleased the children, and just as soon as the investigation of the moose was over and the hunters had proceeded on their journey the children insisted on Souwanas going home to Wahkiegun with them and telling them something about the moose.
out
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From this reading Nothing would do but they must be wrapped up and allowed to go out and examine it while the men rested and had a smoke.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The opportune arrival of Souwanas, who had been attracted by the sight of the moose, much pleased the children, and just as soon as the investigation of the moose was over and the hunters had proceeded on their journey the children insisted on Souwanas going home to Wahkiegun with them and telling them something about the moose.
People
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From this reading The Dead Moose--The Rivalry Between the Elk and the Moose People, and Their Various Contests--The Disaster that Befell the Latter Tribe--The Haze of the Indian Summer.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The opportune arrival of Souwanas, who had been attracted by the sight of the moose, much pleased the children, and just as soon as the investigation of the moose was over and the hunters had proceeded on their journey the children insisted on Souwanas going home to Wahkiegun with them and telling them something about the moose.
proceeded
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From this reading The opportune arrival of Souwanas, who had been attracted by the sight of the moose, much pleased the children, and just as soon as the investigation of the moose was over and the hunters had proceeded on their journey the children insisted on Souwanas going home to Wahkiegun with them and telling them something about the moose.
rested
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From this reading Nothing would do but they must be wrapped up and allowed to go out and examine it while the men rested and had a smoke.
Rivalry
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From this reading The Dead Moose--The Rivalry Between the Elk and the Moose People, and Their Various Contests--The Disaster that Befell the Latter Tribe--The Haze of the Indian Summer.
sight
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From this reading The sight of four stalwart Indians dragging on a dog sled the body of an enormous moose on the ice in front of their home very much interested the children.
sled
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From this reading The sight of four stalwart Indians dragging on a dog sled the body of an enormous moose on the ice in front of their home very much interested the children.
smoke
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From this reading Nothing would do but they must be wrapped up and allowed to go out and examine it while the men rested and had a smoke.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The opportune arrival of Souwanas, who had been attracted by the sight of the moose, much pleased the children, and just as soon as the investigation of the moose was over and the hunters had proceeded on their journey the children insisted on Souwanas going home to Wahkiegun with them and telling them something about the moose.
soon
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From this reading The opportune arrival of Souwanas, who had been attracted by the sight of the moose, much pleased the children, and just as soon as the investigation of the moose was over and the hunters had proceeded on their journey the children insisted on Souwanas going home to Wahkiegun with them and telling them something about the moose.
Souwanas
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From this reading The opportune arrival of Souwanas, who had been attracted by the sight of the moose, much pleased the children, and just as soon as the investigation of the moose was over and the hunters had proceeded on their journey the children insisted on Souwanas going home to Wahkiegun with them and telling them something about the moose.
stalwart
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From this reading The sight of four stalwart Indians dragging on a dog sled the body of an enormous moose on the ice in front of their home very much interested the children.
Summer
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From this reading The Dead Moose--The Rivalry Between the Elk and the Moose People, and Their Various Contests--The Disaster that Befell the Latter Tribe--The Haze of the Indian Summer.
telling
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From this reading The opportune arrival of Souwanas, who had been attracted by the sight of the moose, much pleased the children, and just as soon as the investigation of the moose was over and the hunters had proceeded on their journey the children insisted on Souwanas going home to Wahkiegun with them and telling them something about the moose.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Dead Moose--The Rivalry Between the Elk and the Moose People, and Their Various Contests--The Disaster that Befell the Latter Tribe--The Haze of the Indian Summer.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Dead Moose--The Rivalry Between the Elk and the Moose People, and Their Various Contests--The Disaster that Befell the Latter Tribe--The Haze of the Indian Summer.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Dead Moose--The Rivalry Between the Elk and the Moose People, and Their Various Contests--The Disaster that Befell the Latter Tribe--The Haze of the Indian Summer.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The opportune arrival of Souwanas, who had been attracted by the sight of the moose, much pleased the children, and just as soon as the investigation of the moose was over and the hunters had proceeded on their journey the children insisted on Souwanas going home to Wahkiegun with them and telling them something about the moose.
then
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From this reading Its great horns, its enormous ugly head, and then its coarse, bristle-like hair, had all to be examined and commented upon.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nothing would do but they must be wrapped up and allowed to go out and examine it while the men rested and had a smoke.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing would do but they must be wrapped up and allowed to go out and examine it while the men rested and had a smoke.
Tribe
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From this reading The Dead Moose--The Rivalry Between the Elk and the Moose People, and Their Various Contests--The Disaster that Befell the Latter Tribe--The Haze of the Indian Summer.
ugly
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From this reading Its great horns, its enormous ugly head, and then its coarse, bristle-like hair, had all to be examined and commented upon.
up
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From this reading Nothing would do but they must be wrapped up and allowed to go out and examine it while the men rested and had a smoke.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Its great horns, its enormous ugly head, and then its coarse, bristle-like hair, had all to be examined and commented upon.
Various
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From this reading The Dead Moose--The Rivalry Between the Elk and the Moose People, and Their Various Contests--The Disaster that Befell the Latter Tribe--The Haze of the Indian Summer.
very
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From this reading The sight of four stalwart Indians dragging on a dog sled the body of an enormous moose on the ice in front of their home very much interested the children.
Wahkiegun
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From this reading The opportune arrival of Souwanas, who had been attracted by the sight of the moose, much pleased the children, and just as soon as the investigation of the moose was over and the hunters had proceeded on their journey the children insisted on Souwanas going home to Wahkiegun with them and telling them something about the moose.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The opportune arrival of Souwanas, who had been attracted by the sight of the moose, much pleased the children, and just as soon as the investigation of the moose was over and the hunters had proceeded on their journey the children insisted on Souwanas going home to Wahkiegun with them and telling them something about the moose.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Nothing would do but they must be wrapped up and allowed to go out and examine it while the men rested and had a smoke.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The opportune arrival of Souwanas, who had been attracted by the sight of the moose, much pleased the children, and just as soon as the investigation of the moose was over and the hunters had proceeded on their journey the children insisted on Souwanas going home to Wahkiegun with them and telling them something about the moose.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The opportune arrival of Souwanas, who had been attracted by the sight of the moose, much pleased the children, and just as soon as the investigation of the moose was over and the hunters had proceeded on their journey the children insisted on Souwanas going home to Wahkiegun with them and telling them something about the moose.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Nothing would do but they must be wrapped up and allowed to go out and examine it while the men rested and had a smoke.
wrapped
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From this reading Nothing would do but they must be wrapped up and allowed to go out and examine it while the men rested and had a smoke.
