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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 Indian Trail.--Rough Mountain Travelling.--Sufferings From Hunger and Thirst--Powder River.--Game in Abundance.-A Hunter’s Paradise.--Mountain Peak Seen at a Great Distance.-- One of the Bighorn Chain.--Rocky Mountains.--Extent.-- Appearance.--Height.-The Great American Desert.--Various Characteristics of the Mountains.--Indian Superstitions Concerning Them.--Land of Souls.--Towns of the Free and Generous Spirits--Happy Hunting Grounds.
Abundance
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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading FOR the two following days, the travellers pursued a westerly course for thirty-four miles along a ridge of country dividing the tributary waters of the Missouri and the Yellowstone.
American
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From this reading Indian Trail.--Rough Mountain Travelling.--Sufferings From Hunger and Thirst--Powder River.--Game in Abundance.-A Hunter’s Paradise.--Mountain Peak Seen at a Great Distance.-- One of the Bighorn Chain.--Rocky Mountains.--Extent.-- Appearance.--Height.-The Great American Desert.--Various Characteristics of the Mountains.--Indian Superstitions Concerning Them.--Land of Souls.--Towns of the Free and Generous Spirits--Happy Hunting Grounds.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They were gradually rising into a higher temperature, for the weather was cold for the season, with a sharp frost in the night, and ice of an eighth of an inch in thickness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Indian Trail.--Rough Mountain Travelling.--Sufferings From Hunger and Thirst--Powder River.--Game in Abundance.-A Hunter’s Paradise.--Mountain Peak Seen at a Great Distance.-- One of the Bighorn Chain.--Rocky Mountains.--Extent.-- Appearance.--Height.-The Great American Desert.--Various Characteristics of the Mountains.--Indian Superstitions Concerning Them.--Land of Souls.--Towns of the Free and Generous Spirits--Happy Hunting Grounds.
AppearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Indian Trail.--Rough Mountain Travelling.--Sufferings From Hunger and Thirst--Powder River.--Game in Abundance.-A Hunter’s Paradise.--Mountain Peak Seen at a Great Distance.-- One of the Bighorn Chain.--Rocky Mountains.--Extent.-- Appearance.--Height.-The Great American Desert.--Various Characteristics of the Mountains.--Indian Superstitions Concerning Them.--Land of Souls.--Towns of the Free and Generous Spirits--Happy Hunting Grounds.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As landmarks they guided themselves by the summits of the far distant mountains, which they supposed to belong to the Bighorn chain.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Indian Trail.--Rough Mountain Travelling.--Sufferings From Hunger and Thirst--Powder River.--Game in Abundance.-A Hunter’s Paradise.--Mountain Peak Seen at a Great Distance.-- One of the Bighorn Chain.--Rocky Mountains.--Extent.-- Appearance.--Height.-The Great American Desert.--Various Characteristics of the Mountains.--Indian Superstitions Concerning Them.--Land of Souls.--Towns of the Free and Generous Spirits--Happy Hunting Grounds.
August
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From this reading On the twenty-second of August, early in the day, they came upon the trail of a numerous band.
band
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From this reading On the twenty-second of August, early in the day, they came upon the trail of a numerous band.
belong
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From this reading As landmarks they guided themselves by the summits of the far distant mountains, which they supposed to belong to the Bighorn chain.
Bighorn
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As landmarks they guided themselves by the summits of the far distant mountains, which they supposed to belong to the Bighorn chain.
came
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From this reading On the twenty-second of August, early in the day, they came upon the trail of a numerous band.
Chain
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Characteristics
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cold
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From this reading They were gradually rising into a higher temperature, for the weather was cold for the season, with a sharp frost in the night, and ice of an eighth of an inch in thickness.
Concerning
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country
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From this reading FOR the two following days, the travellers pursued a westerly course for thirty-four miles along a ridge of country dividing the tributary waters of the Missouri and the Yellowstone.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FOR the two following days, the travellers pursued a westerly course for thirty-four miles along a ridge of country dividing the tributary waters of the Missouri and the Yellowstone.
day
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From this reading On the twenty-second of August, early in the day, they came upon the trail of a numerous band.
days
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From this reading FOR the two following days, the travellers pursued a westerly course for thirty-four miles along a ridge of country dividing the tributary waters of the Missouri and the Yellowstone.
Desert
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Distance
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distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading As landmarks they guided themselves by the summits of the far distant mountains, which they supposed to belong to the Bighorn chain.
dividing
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From this reading FOR the two following days, the travellers pursued a westerly course for thirty-four miles along a ridge of country dividing the tributary waters of the Missouri and the Yellowstone.
early
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From this reading On the twenty-second of August, early in the day, they came upon the trail of a numerous band.
eighth
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Extent
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far
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From this reading As landmarks they guided themselves by the summits of the far distant mountains, which they supposed to belong to the Bighorn chain.
following
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From this reading FOR the two following days, the travellers pursued a westerly course for thirty-four miles along a ridge of country dividing the tributary waters of the Missouri and the Yellowstone.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR the two following days, the travellers pursued a westerly course for thirty-four miles along a ridge of country dividing the tributary waters of the Missouri and the Yellowstone.
FreeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Indian Trail.--Rough Mountain Travelling.--Sufferings From Hunger and Thirst--Powder River.--Game in Abundance.-A Hunter’s Paradise.--Mountain Peak Seen at a Great Distance.-- One of the Bighorn Chain.--Rocky Mountains.--Extent.-- Appearance.--Height.-The Great American Desert.--Various Characteristics of the Mountains.--Indian Superstitions Concerning Them.--Land of Souls.--Towns of the Free and Generous Spirits--Happy Hunting Grounds.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Indian Trail.--Rough Mountain Travelling.--Sufferings From Hunger and Thirst--Powder River.--Game in Abundance.-A Hunter’s Paradise.--Mountain Peak Seen at a Great Distance.-- One of the Bighorn Chain.--Rocky Mountains.--Extent.-- Appearance.--Height.-The Great American Desert.--Various Characteristics of the Mountains.--Indian Superstitions Concerning Them.--Land of Souls.--Towns of the Free and Generous Spirits--Happy Hunting Grounds.
frost
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From this reading They were gradually rising into a higher temperature, for the weather was cold for the season, with a sharp frost in the night, and ice of an eighth of an inch in thickness.
Game
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Generous
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gradually
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From this reading They were gradually rising into a higher temperature, for the weather was cold for the season, with a sharp frost in the night, and ice of an eighth of an inch in thickness.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indian Trail.--Rough Mountain Travelling.--Sufferings From Hunger and Thirst--Powder River.--Game in Abundance.-A Hunter’s Paradise.--Mountain Peak Seen at a Great Distance.-- One of the Bighorn Chain.--Rocky Mountains.--Extent.-- Appearance.--Height.-The Great American Desert.--Various Characteristics of the Mountains.--Indian Superstitions Concerning Them.--Land of Souls.--Towns of the Free and Generous Spirits--Happy Hunting Grounds.
Grounds
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guided
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From this reading As landmarks they guided themselves by the summits of the far distant mountains, which they supposed to belong to the Bighorn chain.
Happy
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Height
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higher
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From this reading They were gradually rising into a higher temperature, for the weather was cold for the season, with a sharp frost in the night, and ice of an eighth of an inch in thickness.
Hunger
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Hunter's
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Hunting
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ice
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From this reading They were gradually rising into a higher temperature, for the weather was cold for the season, with a sharp frost in the night, and ice of an eighth of an inch in thickness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Indian Trail.--Rough Mountain Travelling.--Sufferings From Hunger and Thirst--Powder River.--Game in Abundance.-A Hunter’s Paradise.--Mountain Peak Seen at a Great Distance.-- One of the Bighorn Chain.--Rocky Mountains.--Extent.-- Appearance.--Height.-The Great American Desert.--Various Characteristics of the Mountains.--Indian Superstitions Concerning Them.--Land of Souls.--Towns of the Free and Generous Spirits--Happy Hunting Grounds.
inch
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From this reading They were gradually rising into a higher temperature, for the weather was cold for the season, with a sharp frost in the night, and ice of an eighth of an inch in thickness.
Indian
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They were gradually rising into a higher temperature, for the weather was cold for the season, with a sharp frost in the night, and ice of an eighth of an inch in thickness.
Land
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landmarks
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From this reading As landmarks they guided themselves by the summits of the far distant mountains, which they supposed to belong to the Bighorn chain.
miles
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From this reading FOR the two following days, the travellers pursued a westerly course for thirty-four miles along a ridge of country dividing the tributary waters of the Missouri and the Yellowstone.
Missouri
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From this reading FOR the two following days, the travellers pursued a westerly course for thirty-four miles along a ridge of country dividing the tributary waters of the Missouri and the Yellowstone.
Mountain
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Mountains
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night
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numerous
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From this reading On the twenty-second of August, early in the day, they came upon the trail of a numerous band.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Indian Trail.--Rough Mountain Travelling.--Sufferings From Hunger and Thirst--Powder River.--Game in Abundance.-A Hunter’s Paradise.--Mountain Peak Seen at a Great Distance.-- One of the Bighorn Chain.--Rocky Mountains.--Extent.-- Appearance.--Height.-The Great American Desert.--Various Characteristics of the Mountains.--Indian Superstitions Concerning Them.--Land of Souls.--Towns of the Free and Generous Spirits--Happy Hunting Grounds.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the twenty-second of August, early in the day, they came upon the trail of a numerous band.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Indian Trail.--Rough Mountain Travelling.--Sufferings From Hunger and Thirst--Powder River.--Game in Abundance.-A Hunter’s Paradise.--Mountain Peak Seen at a Great Distance.-- One of the Bighorn Chain.--Rocky Mountains.--Extent.-- Appearance.--Height.-The Great American Desert.--Various Characteristics of the Mountains.--Indian Superstitions Concerning Them.--Land of Souls.--Towns of the Free and Generous Spirits--Happy Hunting Grounds.
Paradise
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Peak
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Powder
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pursued
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From this reading FOR the two following days, the travellers pursued a westerly course for thirty-four miles along a ridge of country dividing the tributary waters of the Missouri and the Yellowstone.
ridge
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From this reading FOR the two following days, the travellers pursued a westerly course for thirty-four miles along a ridge of country dividing the tributary waters of the Missouri and the Yellowstone.
rising
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From this reading They were gradually rising into a higher temperature, for the weather was cold for the season, with a sharp frost in the night, and ice of an eighth of an inch in thickness.
River
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Rocky
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Rough
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season
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Seen
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sharp
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Souls
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Spirits
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Sufferings
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summits
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From this reading As landmarks they guided themselves by the summits of the far distant mountains, which they supposed to belong to the Bighorn chain.
Superstitions
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supposed
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From this reading As landmarks they guided themselves by the summits of the far distant mountains, which they supposed to belong to the Bighorn chain.
temperature
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From this reading They were gradually rising into a higher temperature, for the weather was cold for the season, with a sharp frost in the night, and ice of an eighth of an inch in thickness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Indian Trail.--Rough Mountain Travelling.--Sufferings From Hunger and Thirst--Powder River.--Game in Abundance.-A Hunter’s Paradise.--Mountain Peak Seen at a Great Distance.-- One of the Bighorn Chain.--Rocky Mountains.--Extent.-- Appearance.--Height.-The Great American Desert.--Various Characteristics of the Mountains.--Indian Superstitions Concerning Them.--Land of Souls.--Towns of the Free and Generous Spirits--Happy Hunting Grounds.
ThempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Indian Trail.--Rough Mountain Travelling.--Sufferings From Hunger and Thirst--Powder River.--Game in Abundance.-A Hunter’s Paradise.--Mountain Peak Seen at a Great Distance.-- One of the Bighorn Chain.--Rocky Mountains.--Extent.-- Appearance.--Height.-The Great American Desert.--Various Characteristics of the Mountains.--Indian Superstitions Concerning Them.--Land of Souls.--Towns of the Free and Generous Spirits--Happy Hunting Grounds.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading As landmarks they guided themselves by the summits of the far distant mountains, which they supposed to belong to the Bighorn chain.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As landmarks they guided themselves by the summits of the far distant mountains, which they supposed to belong to the Bighorn chain.
thickness
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From this reading They were gradually rising into a higher temperature, for the weather was cold for the season, with a sharp frost in the night, and ice of an eighth of an inch in thickness.
Thirst
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From this reading Indian Trail.--Rough Mountain Travelling.--Sufferings From Hunger and Thirst--Powder River.--Game in Abundance.-A Hunter’s Paradise.--Mountain Peak Seen at a Great Distance.-- One of the Bighorn Chain.--Rocky Mountains.--Extent.-- Appearance.--Height.-The Great American Desert.--Various Characteristics of the Mountains.--Indian Superstitions Concerning Them.--Land of Souls.--Towns of the Free and Generous Spirits--Happy Hunting Grounds.
thirty-four
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From this reading FOR the two following days, the travellers pursued a westerly course for thirty-four miles along a ridge of country dividing the tributary waters of the Missouri and the Yellowstone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As landmarks they guided themselves by the summits of the far distant mountains, which they supposed to belong to the Bighorn chain.
Towns
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From this reading Indian Trail.--Rough Mountain Travelling.--Sufferings From Hunger and Thirst--Powder River.--Game in Abundance.-A Hunter’s Paradise.--Mountain Peak Seen at a Great Distance.-- One of the Bighorn Chain.--Rocky Mountains.--Extent.-- Appearance.--Height.-The Great American Desert.--Various Characteristics of the Mountains.--Indian Superstitions Concerning Them.--Land of Souls.--Towns of the Free and Generous Spirits--Happy Hunting Grounds.
Trail
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From this reading Indian Trail.--Rough Mountain Travelling.--Sufferings From Hunger and Thirst--Powder River.--Game in Abundance.-A Hunter’s Paradise.--Mountain Peak Seen at a Great Distance.-- One of the Bighorn Chain.--Rocky Mountains.--Extent.-- Appearance.--Height.-The Great American Desert.--Various Characteristics of the Mountains.--Indian Superstitions Concerning Them.--Land of Souls.--Towns of the Free and Generous Spirits--Happy Hunting Grounds.
travellers
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From this reading FOR the two following days, the travellers pursued a westerly course for thirty-four miles along a ridge of country dividing the tributary waters of the Missouri and the Yellowstone.
Travelling
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From this reading Indian Trail.--Rough Mountain Travelling.--Sufferings From Hunger and Thirst--Powder River.--Game in Abundance.-A Hunter’s Paradise.--Mountain Peak Seen at a Great Distance.-- One of the Bighorn Chain.--Rocky Mountains.--Extent.-- Appearance.--Height.-The Great American Desert.--Various Characteristics of the Mountains.--Indian Superstitions Concerning Them.--Land of Souls.--Towns of the Free and Generous Spirits--Happy Hunting Grounds.
tributary
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From this reading FOR the two following days, the travellers pursued a westerly course for thirty-four miles along a ridge of country dividing the tributary waters of the Missouri and the Yellowstone.
twenty-second
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From this reading On the twenty-second of August, early in the day, they came upon the trail of a numerous band.
two
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From this reading FOR the two following days, the travellers pursued a westerly course for thirty-four miles along a ridge of country dividing the tributary waters of the Missouri and the Yellowstone.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading On the twenty-second of August, early in the day, they came upon the trail of a numerous band.
Various
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From this reading Indian Trail.--Rough Mountain Travelling.--Sufferings From Hunger and Thirst--Powder River.--Game in Abundance.-A Hunter’s Paradise.--Mountain Peak Seen at a Great Distance.-- One of the Bighorn Chain.--Rocky Mountains.--Extent.-- Appearance.--Height.-The Great American Desert.--Various Characteristics of the Mountains.--Indian Superstitions Concerning Them.--Land of Souls.--Towns of the Free and Generous Spirits--Happy Hunting Grounds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were gradually rising into a higher temperature, for the weather was cold for the season, with a sharp frost in the night, and ice of an eighth of an inch in thickness.
waters
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From this reading FOR the two following days, the travellers pursued a westerly course for thirty-four miles along a ridge of country dividing the tributary waters of the Missouri and the Yellowstone.
weather
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From this reading They were gradually rising into a higher temperature, for the weather was cold for the season, with a sharp frost in the night, and ice of an eighth of an inch in thickness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were gradually rising into a higher temperature, for the weather was cold for the season, with a sharp frost in the night, and ice of an eighth of an inch in thickness.
westerly
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From this reading FOR the two following days, the travellers pursued a westerly course for thirty-four miles along a ridge of country dividing the tributary waters of the Missouri and the Yellowstone.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As landmarks they guided themselves by the summits of the far distant mountains, which they supposed to belong to the Bighorn chain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were gradually rising into a higher temperature, for the weather was cold for the season, with a sharp frost in the night, and ice of an eighth of an inch in thickness.
Yellowstone
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From this reading FOR the two following days, the travellers pursued a westerly course for thirty-four miles along a ridge of country dividing the tributary waters of the Missouri and the Yellowstone.
