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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 During the two days' wait we rested our Horses, shot some game, and prepared for a harder hunt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During the two days' wait we rested our Horses, shot some game, and prepared for a harder hunt.
arrived
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From this reading Late on the second day the new Dogs arrived--eight beauties--and raised the working pack to fifteen.
away
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From this reading With cool weather for the Dogs and Horses to run; with the big Wolf not far away, for he had been heard the night before; and with tracking snow, so that once found he could not baffle us,--escape for him was impossible.
baffle
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From this reading With cool weather for the Dogs and Horses to run; with the big Wolf not far away, for he had been heard the night before; and with tracking snow, so that once found he could not baffle us,--escape for him was impossible.
beauties
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From this reading Late on the second day the new Dogs arrived--eight beauties--and raised the working pack to fifteen.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading With cool weather for the Dogs and Horses to run; with the big Wolf not far away, for he had been heard the night before; and with tracking snow, so that once found he could not baffle us,--escape for him was impossible.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading With cool weather for the Dogs and Horses to run; with the big Wolf not far away, for he had been heard the night before; and with tracking snow, so that once found he could not baffle us,--escape for him was impossible.
big
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From this reading With cool weather for the Dogs and Horses to run; with the big Wolf not far away, for he had been heard the night before; and with tracking snow, so that once found he could not baffle us,--escape for him was impossible.
cool
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From this reading With cool weather for the Dogs and Horses to run; with the big Wolf not far away, for he had been heard the night before; and with tracking snow, so that once found he could not baffle us,--escape for him was impossible.
cooler
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From this reading The weather now turned much cooler, and in the morning, to the joy of the wolvers, the ground was white with snow.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading With cool weather for the Dogs and Horses to run; with the big Wolf not far away, for he had been heard the night before; and with tracking snow, so that once found he could not baffle us,--escape for him was impossible.
day
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From this reading Late on the second day the new Dogs arrived--eight beauties--and raised the working pack to fifteen.
days
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From this reading During the two days' wait we rested our Horses, shot some game, and prepared for a harder hunt.
Dogs
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From this reading Late on the second day the new Dogs arrived--eight beauties--and raised the working pack to fifteen.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the two days' wait we rested our Horses, shot some game, and prepared for a harder hunt.
eight
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From this reading Late on the second day the new Dogs arrived--eight beauties--and raised the working pack to fifteen.
escape
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From this reading With cool weather for the Dogs and Horses to run; with the big Wolf not far away, for he had been heard the night before; and with tracking snow, so that once found he could not baffle us,--escape for him was impossible.
far
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From this reading With cool weather for the Dogs and Horses to run; with the big Wolf not far away, for he had been heard the night before; and with tracking snow, so that once found he could not baffle us,--escape for him was impossible.
fifteen
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From this reading Late on the second day the new Dogs arrived--eight beauties--and raised the working pack to fifteen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading During the two days' wait we rested our Horses, shot some game, and prepared for a harder hunt.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With cool weather for the Dogs and Horses to run; with the big Wolf not far away, for he had been heard the night before; and with tracking snow, so that once found he could not baffle us,--escape for him was impossible.
game
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From this reading During the two days' wait we rested our Horses, shot some game, and prepared for a harder hunt.
ground
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From this reading The weather now turned much cooler, and in the morning, to the joy of the wolvers, the ground was white with snow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With cool weather for the Dogs and Horses to run; with the big Wolf not far away, for he had been heard the night before; and with tracking snow, so that once found he could not baffle us,--escape for him was impossible.
harder
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From this reading During the two days' wait we rested our Horses, shot some game, and prepared for a harder hunt.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With cool weather for the Dogs and Horses to run; with the big Wolf not far away, for he had been heard the night before; and with tracking snow, so that once found he could not baffle us,--escape for him was impossible.
heard
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From this reading With cool weather for the Dogs and Horses to run; with the big Wolf not far away, for he had been heard the night before; and with tracking snow, so that once found he could not baffle us,--escape for him was impossible.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With cool weather for the Dogs and Horses to run; with the big Wolf not far away, for he had been heard the night before; and with tracking snow, so that once found he could not baffle us,--escape for him was impossible.
Horses
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From this reading During the two days' wait we rested our Horses, shot some game, and prepared for a harder hunt.
hunt
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From this reading During the two days' wait we rested our Horses, shot some game, and prepared for a harder hunt.
impossible
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From this reading With cool weather for the Dogs and Horses to run; with the big Wolf not far away, for he had been heard the night before; and with tracking snow, so that once found he could not baffle us,--escape for him was impossible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The weather now turned much cooler, and in the morning, to the joy of the wolvers, the ground was white with snow.
joy
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From this reading The weather now turned much cooler, and in the morning, to the joy of the wolvers, the ground was white with snow.
Late
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From this reading Late on the second day the new Dogs arrived--eight beauties--and raised the working pack to fifteen.
meant
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From this reading This surely meant success.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather now turned much cooler, and in the morning, to the joy of the wolvers, the ground was white with snow.
much
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From this reading The weather now turned much cooler, and in the morning, to the joy of the wolvers, the ground was white with snow.
new
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From this reading Late on the second day the new Dogs arrived--eight beauties--and raised the working pack to fifteen.
night
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From this reading With cool weather for the Dogs and Horses to run; with the big Wolf not far away, for he had been heard the night before; and with tracking snow, so that once found he could not baffle us,--escape for him was impossible.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading With cool weather for the Dogs and Horses to run; with the big Wolf not far away, for he had been heard the night before; and with tracking snow, so that once found he could not baffle us,--escape for him was impossible.
now
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From this reading The weather now turned much cooler, and in the morning, to the joy of the wolvers, the ground was white with snow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The weather now turned much cooler, and in the morning, to the joy of the wolvers, the ground was white with snow.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Late on the second day the new Dogs arrived--eight beauties--and raised the working pack to fifteen.
once
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From this reading With cool weather for the Dogs and Horses to run; with the big Wolf not far away, for he had been heard the night before; and with tracking snow, so that once found he could not baffle us,--escape for him was impossible.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading During the two days' wait we rested our Horses, shot some game, and prepared for a harder hunt.
pack
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From this reading Late on the second day the new Dogs arrived--eight beauties--and raised the working pack to fifteen.
prepared
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From this reading During the two days' wait we rested our Horses, shot some game, and prepared for a harder hunt.
raised
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From this reading Late on the second day the new Dogs arrived--eight beauties--and raised the working pack to fifteen.
rested
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From this reading During the two days' wait we rested our Horses, shot some game, and prepared for a harder hunt.
run
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From this reading With cool weather for the Dogs and Horses to run; with the big Wolf not far away, for he had been heard the night before; and with tracking snow, so that once found he could not baffle us,--escape for him was impossible.
second
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From this reading Late on the second day the new Dogs arrived--eight beauties--and raised the working pack to fifteen.
shot
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From this reading During the two days' wait we rested our Horses, shot some game, and prepared for a harder hunt.
snow
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From this reading The weather now turned much cooler, and in the morning, to the joy of the wolvers, the ground was white with snow.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading With cool weather for the Dogs and Horses to run; with the big Wolf not far away, for he had been heard the night before; and with tracking snow, so that once found he could not baffle us,--escape for him was impossible.
some
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From this reading During the two days' wait we rested our Horses, shot some game, and prepared for a harder hunt.
success
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From this reading This surely meant success.
surely
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From this reading This surely meant success.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With cool weather for the Dogs and Horses to run; with the big Wolf not far away, for he had been heard the night before; and with tracking snow, so that once found he could not baffle us,--escape for him was impossible.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the two days' wait we rested our Horses, shot some game, and prepared for a harder hunt.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This surely meant success.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Late on the second day the new Dogs arrived--eight beauties--and raised the working pack to fifteen.
tracking
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From this reading With cool weather for the Dogs and Horses to run; with the big Wolf not far away, for he had been heard the night before; and with tracking snow, so that once found he could not baffle us,--escape for him was impossible.
turned
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From this reading The weather now turned much cooler, and in the morning, to the joy of the wolvers, the ground was white with snow.
two
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From this reading During the two days' wait we rested our Horses, shot some game, and prepared for a harder hunt.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With cool weather for the Dogs and Horses to run; with the big Wolf not far away, for he had been heard the night before; and with tracking snow, so that once found he could not baffle us,--escape for him was impossible.
wait
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From this reading During the two days' wait we rested our Horses, shot some game, and prepared for a harder hunt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The weather now turned much cooler, and in the morning, to the joy of the wolvers, the ground was white with snow.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading During the two days' wait we rested our Horses, shot some game, and prepared for a harder hunt.
weather
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From this reading The weather now turned much cooler, and in the morning, to the joy of the wolvers, the ground was white with snow.
white
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From this reading The weather now turned much cooler, and in the morning, to the joy of the wolvers, the ground was white with snow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The weather now turned much cooler, and in the morning, to the joy of the wolvers, the ground was white with snow.
Wolf
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From this reading With cool weather for the Dogs and Horses to run; with the big Wolf not far away, for he had been heard the night before; and with tracking snow, so that once found he could not baffle us,--escape for him was impossible.
wolvers
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From this reading The weather now turned much cooler, and in the morning, to the joy of the wolvers, the ground was white with snow.
working
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From this reading Late on the second day the new Dogs arrived--eight beauties--and raised the working pack to fifteen.
