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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 We had to travel at a great speed despite our severely lacerated feet, our aching bones, and the sores and wounds with which we were covered all over.
aching
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From this reading We had to travel at a great speed despite our severely lacerated feet, our aching bones, and the sores and wounds with which we were covered all over.
all
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From this reading LED TO THE FRONTIER When all was ready, Mansing and I were led on foot to Toxem.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The soldiers led me tied by the neck like a dog, and dragged me along when, panting, exhausted, and suffering, I could not keep up with the ponies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LED TO THE FRONTIER When all was ready, Mansing and I were led on foot to Toxem.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We had to travel at a great speed despite our severely lacerated feet, our aching bones, and the sores and wounds with which we were covered all over.
bones
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From this reading We had to travel at a great speed despite our severely lacerated feet, our aching bones, and the sores and wounds with which we were covered all over.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The soldiers led me tied by the neck like a dog, and dragged me along when, panting, exhausted, and suffering, I could not keep up with the ponies.
cold
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From this reading We crossed several cold streams, sinking in water and mud up to our waists.
consisted
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From this reading Our guard consisted of some fifty horsemen.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The soldiers led me tied by the neck like a dog, and dragged me along when, panting, exhausted, and suffering, I could not keep up with the ponies.
covered
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From this reading We had to travel at a great speed despite our severely lacerated feet, our aching bones, and the sores and wounds with which we were covered all over.
crossed
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From this reading We crossed several cold streams, sinking in water and mud up to our waists.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading We had to travel at a great speed despite our severely lacerated feet, our aching bones, and the sores and wounds with which we were covered all over.
dog
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From this reading The soldiers led me tied by the neck like a dog, and dragged me along when, panting, exhausted, and suffering, I could not keep up with the ponies.
dragged
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From this reading The soldiers led me tied by the neck like a dog, and dragged me along when, panting, exhausted, and suffering, I could not keep up with the ponies.
exhausted
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From this reading The soldiers led me tied by the neck like a dog, and dragged me along when, panting, exhausted, and suffering, I could not keep up with the ponies.
feet
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From this reading We had to travel at a great speed despite our severely lacerated feet, our aching bones, and the sores and wounds with which we were covered all over.
fifty
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From this reading Our guard consisted of some fifty horsemen.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LED TO THE FRONTIER When all was ready, Mansing and I were led on foot to Toxem.
FRONTIER
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From this reading LED TO THE FRONTIER When all was ready, Mansing and I were led on foot to Toxem.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had to travel at a great speed despite our severely lacerated feet, our aching bones, and the sores and wounds with which we were covered all over.
guard
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From this reading Our guard consisted of some fifty horsemen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had to travel at a great speed despite our severely lacerated feet, our aching bones, and the sores and wounds with which we were covered all over.
horsemen
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From this reading Our guard consisted of some fifty horsemen.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LED TO THE FRONTIER When all was ready, Mansing and I were led on foot to Toxem.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We crossed several cold streams, sinking in water and mud up to our waists.
keep
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From this reading The soldiers led me tied by the neck like a dog, and dragged me along when, panting, exhausted, and suffering, I could not keep up with the ponies.
lacerated
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From this reading We had to travel at a great speed despite our severely lacerated feet, our aching bones, and the sores and wounds with which we were covered all over.
LED
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From this reading LED TO THE FRONTIER When all was ready, Mansing and I were led on foot to Toxem.
like
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From this reading The soldiers led me tied by the neck like a dog, and dragged me along when, panting, exhausted, and suffering, I could not keep up with the ponies.
Mansing
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From this reading LED TO THE FRONTIER When all was ready, Mansing and I were led on foot to Toxem.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The soldiers led me tied by the neck like a dog, and dragged me along when, panting, exhausted, and suffering, I could not keep up with the ponies.
mud
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From this reading We crossed several cold streams, sinking in water and mud up to our waists.
neck
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From this reading The soldiers led me tied by the neck like a dog, and dragged me along when, panting, exhausted, and suffering, I could not keep up with the ponies.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The soldiers led me tied by the neck like a dog, and dragged me along when, panting, exhausted, and suffering, I could not keep up with the ponies.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our guard consisted of some fifty horsemen.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LED TO THE FRONTIER When all was ready, Mansing and I were led on foot to Toxem.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our guard consisted of some fifty horsemen.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We had to travel at a great speed despite our severely lacerated feet, our aching bones, and the sores and wounds with which we were covered all over.
panting
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From this reading The soldiers led me tied by the neck like a dog, and dragged me along when, panting, exhausted, and suffering, I could not keep up with the ponies.
ponies
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From this reading The soldiers led me tied by the neck like a dog, and dragged me along when, panting, exhausted, and suffering, I could not keep up with the ponies.
ready
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From this reading LED TO THE FRONTIER When all was ready, Mansing and I were led on foot to Toxem.
several
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From this reading We crossed several cold streams, sinking in water and mud up to our waists.
severely
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From this reading We had to travel at a great speed despite our severely lacerated feet, our aching bones, and the sores and wounds with which we were covered all over.
sinking
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From this reading We crossed several cold streams, sinking in water and mud up to our waists.
soldiers
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From this reading The soldiers led me tied by the neck like a dog, and dragged me along when, panting, exhausted, and suffering, I could not keep up with the ponies.
some
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From this reading Our guard consisted of some fifty horsemen.
sores
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From this reading We had to travel at a great speed despite our severely lacerated feet, our aching bones, and the sores and wounds with which we were covered all over.
speed
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From this reading We had to travel at a great speed despite our severely lacerated feet, our aching bones, and the sores and wounds with which we were covered all over.
streams
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From this reading We crossed several cold streams, sinking in water and mud up to our waists.
suffering
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From this reading The soldiers led me tied by the neck like a dog, and dragged me along when, panting, exhausted, and suffering, I could not keep up with the ponies.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LED TO THE FRONTIER When all was ready, Mansing and I were led on foot to Toxem.
tied
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From this reading The soldiers led me tied by the neck like a dog, and dragged me along when, panting, exhausted, and suffering, I could not keep up with the ponies.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LED TO THE FRONTIER When all was ready, Mansing and I were led on foot to Toxem.
Toxem
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From this reading LED TO THE FRONTIER When all was ready, Mansing and I were led on foot to Toxem.
travel
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From this reading We had to travel at a great speed despite our severely lacerated feet, our aching bones, and the sores and wounds with which we were covered all over.
up
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From this reading The soldiers led me tied by the neck like a dog, and dragged me along when, panting, exhausted, and suffering, I could not keep up with the ponies.
waists
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From this reading We crossed several cold streams, sinking in water and mud up to our waists.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LED TO THE FRONTIER When all was ready, Mansing and I were led on foot to Toxem.
water
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From this reading We crossed several cold streams, sinking in water and mud up to our waists.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had to travel at a great speed despite our severely lacerated feet, our aching bones, and the sores and wounds with which we were covered all over.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading LED TO THE FRONTIER When all was ready, Mansing and I were led on foot to Toxem.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading LED TO THE FRONTIER When all was ready, Mansing and I were led on foot to Toxem.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We had to travel at a great speed despite our severely lacerated feet, our aching bones, and the sores and wounds with which we were covered all over.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We had to travel at a great speed despite our severely lacerated feet, our aching bones, and the sores and wounds with which we were covered all over.
wounds
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From this reading We had to travel at a great speed despite our severely lacerated feet, our aching bones, and the sores and wounds with which we were covered all over.
