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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 It was a glorious morning when the search party embarked on the raft two days after the capture of the mammoth river-serpent, to which Mary the discoverer had given the name of the demon-snake.
abound
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was a glorious morning when the search party embarked on the raft two days after the capture of the mammoth river-serpent, to which Mary the discoverer had given the name of the demon-snake.
all
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
always
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of course the creature had been skinned, and his shining, scaly coat was pegged out in the hot sun, which soon dried it up without any further curing being necessary.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
any
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From this reading Of course the creature had been skinned, and his shining, scaly coat was pegged out in the hot sun, which soon dried it up without any further curing being necessary.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
away
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From this reading She was pretty well to be trusted not to stray away from these plentiful feeding grounds, and the Indians knew that the others would not leave her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was pretty well to be trusted not to stray away from these plentiful feeding grounds, and the Indians knew that the others would not leave her.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Of course the creature had been skinned, and his shining, scaly coat was pegged out in the hot sun, which soon dried it up without any further curing being necessary.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Of course the creature had been skinned, and his shining, scaly coat was pegged out in the hot sun, which soon dried it up without any further curing being necessary.
bell
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then it was neatly rolled and tied up by the Indians, and placed on one of the pack-horses.
called
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
capture
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From this reading It was a glorious morning when the search party embarked on the raft two days after the capture of the mammoth river-serpent, to which Mary the discoverer had given the name of the demon-snake.
care
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
coat
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From this reading Of course the creature had been skinned, and his shining, scaly coat was pegged out in the hot sun, which soon dried it up without any further curing being necessary.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course the creature had been skinned, and his shining, scaly coat was pegged out in the hot sun, which soon dried it up without any further curing being necessary.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Of course the creature had been skinned, and his shining, scaly coat was pegged out in the hot sun, which soon dried it up without any further curing being necessary.
curing
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From this reading Of course the creature had been skinned, and his shining, scaly coat was pegged out in the hot sun, which soon dried it up without any further curing being necessary.
days
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From this reading It was a glorious morning when the search party embarked on the raft two days after the capture of the mammoth river-serpent, to which Mary the discoverer had given the name of the demon-snake.
decided
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
demon-snake
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From this reading It was a glorious morning when the search party embarked on the raft two days after the capture of the mammoth river-serpent, to which Mary the discoverer had given the name of the demon-snake.
discoverer
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From this reading It was a glorious morning when the search party embarked on the raft two days after the capture of the mammoth river-serpent, to which Mary the discoverer had given the name of the demon-snake.
dried
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From this reading Of course the creature had been skinned, and his shining, scaly coat was pegged out in the hot sun, which soon dried it up without any further curing being necessary.
drive
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
embarked
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From this reading It was a glorious morning when the search party embarked on the raft two days after the capture of the mammoth river-serpent, to which Mary the discoverer had given the name of the demon-snake.
fed
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
feeding
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From this reading She was pretty well to be trusted not to stray away from these plentiful feeding grounds, and the Indians knew that the others would not leave her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was pretty well to be trusted not to stray away from these plentiful feeding grounds, and the Indians knew that the others would not leave her.
further
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From this reading Of course the creature had been skinned, and his shining, scaly coat was pegged out in the hot sun, which soon dried it up without any further curing being necessary.
given
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From this reading It was a glorious morning when the search party embarked on the raft two days after the capture of the mammoth river-serpent, to which Mary the discoverer had given the name of the demon-snake.
glorious
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From this reading It was a glorious morning when the search party embarked on the raft two days after the capture of the mammoth river-serpent, to which Mary the discoverer had given the name of the demon-snake.
grounds
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From this reading She was pretty well to be trusted not to stray away from these plentiful feeding grounds, and the Indians knew that the others would not leave her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a glorious morning when the search party embarked on the raft two days after the capture of the mammoth river-serpent, to which Mary the discoverer had given the name of the demon-snake.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
herd
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Of course the creature had been skinned, and his shining, scaly coat was pegged out in the hot sun, which soon dried it up without any further curing being necessary.
horses
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
hot
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From this reading Of course the creature had been skinned, and his shining, scaly coat was pegged out in the hot sun, which soon dried it up without any further curing being necessary.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course the creature had been skinned, and his shining, scaly coat was pegged out in the hot sun, which soon dried it up without any further curing being necessary.
Indians
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From this reading Then it was neatly rolled and tied up by the Indians, and placed on one of the pack-horses.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a glorious morning when the search party embarked on the raft two days after the capture of the mammoth river-serpent, to which Mary the discoverer had given the name of the demon-snake.
kept
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
knew
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From this reading She was pretty well to be trusted not to stray away from these plentiful feeding grounds, and the Indians knew that the others would not leave her.
lady
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
leave
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From this reading She was pretty well to be trusted not to stray away from these plentiful feeding grounds, and the Indians knew that the others would not leave her.
loose
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
mammoth
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From this reading It was a glorious morning when the search party embarked on the raft two days after the capture of the mammoth river-serpent, to which Mary the discoverer had given the name of the demon-snake.
mare
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
Mary
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From this reading It was a glorious morning when the search party embarked on the raft two days after the capture of the mammoth river-serpent, to which Mary the discoverer had given the name of the demon-snake.
miles
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a glorious morning when the search party embarked on the raft two days after the capture of the mammoth river-serpent, to which Mary the discoverer had given the name of the demon-snake.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a glorious morning when the search party embarked on the raft two days after the capture of the mammoth river-serpent, to which Mary the discoverer had given the name of the demon-snake.
neatly
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From this reading Then it was neatly rolled and tied up by the Indians, and placed on one of the pack-horses.
necessary
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From this reading Of course the creature had been skinned, and his shining, scaly coat was pegged out in the hot sun, which soon dried it up without any further curing being necessary.
neck
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was pretty well to be trusted not to stray away from these plentiful feeding grounds, and the Indians knew that the others would not leave her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a glorious morning when the search party embarked on the raft two days after the capture of the mammoth river-serpent, to which Mary the discoverer had given the name of the demon-snake.
old
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a glorious morning when the search party embarked on the raft two days after the capture of the mammoth river-serpent, to which Mary the discoverer had given the name of the demon-snake.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then it was neatly rolled and tied up by the Indians, and placed on one of the pack-horses.
ones
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
other
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
others
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From this reading She was pretty well to be trusted not to stray away from these plentiful feeding grounds, and the Indians knew that the others would not leave her.
out
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From this reading Of course the creature had been skinned, and his shining, scaly coat was pegged out in the hot sun, which soon dried it up without any further curing being necessary.
pack-horses
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From this reading Then it was neatly rolled and tied up by the Indians, and placed on one of the pack-horses.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a glorious morning when the search party embarked on the raft two days after the capture of the mammoth river-serpent, to which Mary the discoverer had given the name of the demon-snake.
pasturage
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
pegged
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From this reading Of course the creature had been skinned, and his shining, scaly coat was pegged out in the hot sun, which soon dried it up without any further curing being necessary.
Piñone
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
placed
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From this reading Then it was neatly rolled and tied up by the Indians, and placed on one of the pack-horses.
plentiful
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From this reading She was pretty well to be trusted not to stray away from these plentiful feeding grounds, and the Indians knew that the others would not leave her.
pretty
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From this reading She was pretty well to be trusted not to stray away from these plentiful feeding grounds, and the Indians knew that the others would not leave her.
raft
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From this reading It was a glorious morning when the search party embarked on the raft two days after the capture of the mammoth river-serpent, to which Mary the discoverer had given the name of the demon-snake.
reported
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
rich
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
river-serpent
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From this reading It was a glorious morning when the search party embarked on the raft two days after the capture of the mammoth river-serpent, to which Mary the discoverer had given the name of the demon-snake.
rolled
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From this reading Then it was neatly rolled and tied up by the Indians, and placed on one of the pack-horses.
scaly
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From this reading Of course the creature had been skinned, and his shining, scaly coat was pegged out in the hot sun, which soon dried it up without any further curing being necessary.
search
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From this reading It was a glorious morning when the search party embarked on the raft two days after the capture of the mammoth river-serpent, to which Mary the discoverer had given the name of the demon-snake.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
shining
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From this reading Of course the creature had been skinned, and his shining, scaly coat was pegged out in the hot sun, which soon dried it up without any further curing being necessary.
skinned
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From this reading Of course the creature had been skinned, and his shining, scaly coat was pegged out in the hot sun, which soon dried it up without any further curing being necessary.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
soon
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From this reading Of course the creature had been skinned, and his shining, scaly coat was pegged out in the hot sun, which soon dried it up without any further curing being necessary.
steady
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
stray
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From this reading She was pretty well to be trusted not to stray away from these plentiful feeding grounds, and the Indians knew that the others would not leave her.
sun
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From this reading Of course the creature had been skinned, and his shining, scaly coat was pegged out in the hot sun, which soon dried it up without any further curing being necessary.
ten
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was pretty well to be trusted not to stray away from these plentiful feeding grounds, and the Indians knew that the others would not leave her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a glorious morning when the search party embarked on the raft two days after the capture of the mammoth river-serpent, to which Mary the discoverer had given the name of the demon-snake.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
Then
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From this reading Then it was neatly rolled and tied up by the Indians, and placed on one of the pack-horses.
thereon
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
tied
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From this reading Then it was neatly rolled and tied up by the Indians, and placed on one of the pack-horses.
tinkling
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a glorious morning when the search party embarked on the raft two days after the capture of the mammoth river-serpent, to which Mary the discoverer had given the name of the demon-snake.
together
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
trusted
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From this reading She was pretty well to be trusted not to stray away from these plentiful feeding grounds, and the Indians knew that the others would not leave her.
turn
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
two
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From this reading It was a glorious morning when the search party embarked on the raft two days after the capture of the mammoth river-serpent, to which Mary the discoverer had given the name of the demon-snake.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
up
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From this reading Of course the creature had been skinned, and his shining, scaly coat was pegged out in the hot sun, which soon dried it up without any further curing being necessary.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a glorious morning when the search party embarked on the raft two days after the capture of the mammoth river-serpent, to which Mary the discoverer had given the name of the demon-snake.
well
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a glorious morning when the search party embarked on the raft two days after the capture of the mammoth river-serpent, to which Mary the discoverer had given the name of the demon-snake.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a glorious morning when the search party embarked on the raft two days after the capture of the mammoth river-serpent, to which Mary the discoverer had given the name of the demon-snake.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Of course the creature had been skinned, and his shining, scaly coat was pegged out in the hot sun, which soon dried it up without any further curing being necessary.
wore
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From this reading It had been decided to drive these horses, and all the other ones as well, another ten miles or so, where Piñone reported rich pasturage to abound, and turn them loose thereon under the care of their bell mare, a steady old lady, so called because she always wore a bell around her neck, the tinkling of which while she fed kept the rest of the herd together.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was pretty well to be trusted not to stray away from these plentiful feeding grounds, and the Indians knew that the others would not leave her.
