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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 Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
advancing
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From this reading As he was making his way among the thickets, with his trap on his shoulder and his rifle in his hand, he heard a crushing sound, and turning, beheld a huge grizzly bear advancing upon him, with terrific growl.
Alliance
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The little river on which they were encamped gave many “beaver signs,” and Ben Jones set off at daybreak, along the willowed banks, to find a proper trapping-place.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading As he was making his way among the thickets, with his trap on his shoulder and his rifle in his hand, he heard a crushing sound, and turning, beheld a huge grizzly bear advancing upon him, with terrific growl.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AS the travellers were now in a dangerous neighborhood, where the report of a rifle might bring the savages upon them, they had to depend upon their old beaver-trap for subsistence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The little river on which they were encamped gave many “beaver signs,” and Ben Jones set off at daybreak, along the willowed banks, to find a proper trapping-place.
banks
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From this reading The little river on which they were encamped gave many “beaver signs,” and Ben Jones set off at daybreak, along the willowed banks, to find a proper trapping-place.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The sturdy Kentuckian was not to be intimidated by man or monster.
Bear
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
beaver
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From this reading The little river on which they were encamped gave many “beaver signs,” and Ben Jones set off at daybreak, along the willowed banks, to find a proper trapping-place.
beaver-trap
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From this reading AS the travellers were now in a dangerous neighborhood, where the report of a rifle might bring the savages upon them, they had to depend upon their old beaver-trap for subsistence.
beheld
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From this reading As he was making his way among the thickets, with his trap on his shoulder and his rifle in his hand, he heard a crushing sound, and turning, beheld a huge grizzly bear advancing upon him, with terrific growl.
Ben
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
bring
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From this reading AS the travellers were now in a dangerous neighborhood, where the report of a rifle might bring the savages upon them, they had to depend upon their old beaver-trap for subsistence.
Broken-Down
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
Bull
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sturdy Kentuckian was not to be intimidated by man or monster.
Clay
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
crushing
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From this reading As he was making his way among the thickets, with his trap on his shoulder and his rifle in his hand, he heard a crushing sound, and turning, beheld a huge grizzly bear advancing upon him, with terrific growl.
dangerous
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From this reading AS the travellers were now in a dangerous neighborhood, where the report of a rifle might bring the savages upon them, they had to depend upon their old beaver-trap for subsistence.
daybreak
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From this reading The little river on which they were encamped gave many “beaver signs,” and Ben Jones set off at daybreak, along the willowed banks, to find a proper trapping-place.
depend
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From this reading AS the travellers were now in a dangerous neighborhood, where the report of a rifle might bring the savages upon them, they had to depend upon their old beaver-trap for subsistence.
Desperate
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
Dismal
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
Earths
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
encamped
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From this reading The little river on which they were encamped gave many “beaver signs,” and Ben Jones set off at daybreak, along the willowed banks, to find a proper trapping-place.
find
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From this reading The little river on which they were encamped gave many “beaver signs,” and Ben Jones set off at daybreak, along the willowed banks, to find a proper trapping-place.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
Forlorn
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
gave
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From this reading The little river on which they were encamped gave many “beaver signs,” and Ben Jones set off at daybreak, along the willowed banks, to find a proper trapping-place.
Graves
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
Grizzly
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
growl
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From this reading As he was making his way among the thickets, with his trap on his shoulder and his rifle in his hand, he heard a crushing sound, and turning, beheld a huge grizzly bear advancing upon him, with terrific growl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AS the travellers were now in a dangerous neighborhood, where the report of a rifle might bring the savages upon them, they had to depend upon their old beaver-trap for subsistence.
hand
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From this reading As he was making his way among the thickets, with his trap on his shoulder and his rifle in his hand, he heard a crushing sound, and turning, beheld a huge grizzly bear advancing upon him, with terrific growl.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he was making his way among the thickets, with his trap on his shoulder and his rifle in his hand, he heard a crushing sound, and turning, beheld a huge grizzly bear advancing upon him, with terrific growl.
heard
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From this reading As he was making his way among the thickets, with his trap on his shoulder and his rifle in his hand, he heard a crushing sound, and turning, beheld a huge grizzly bear advancing upon him, with terrific growl.
Heights
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he was making his way among the thickets, with his trap on his shoulder and his rifle in his hand, he heard a crushing sound, and turning, beheld a huge grizzly bear advancing upon him, with terrific growl.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he was making his way among the thickets, with his trap on his shoulder and his rifle in his hand, he heard a crushing sound, and turning, beheld a huge grizzly bear advancing upon him, with terrific growl.
Hospitable
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
huge
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From this reading As he was making his way among the thickets, with his trap on his shoulder and his rifle in his hand, he heard a crushing sound, and turning, beheld a huge grizzly bear advancing upon him, with terrific growl.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AS the travellers were now in a dangerous neighborhood, where the report of a rifle might bring the savages upon them, they had to depend upon their old beaver-trap for subsistence.
Indian
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
intimidated
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From this reading The sturdy Kentuckian was not to be intimidated by man or monster.
Jones
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
Kentuckian
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From this reading The sturdy Kentuckian was not to be intimidated by man or monster.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little river on which they were encamped gave many “beaver signs,” and Ben Jones set off at daybreak, along the willowed banks, to find a proper trapping-place.
M'Lellan
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
making
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From this reading As he was making his way among the thickets, with his trap on his shoulder and his rifle in his hand, he heard a crushing sound, and turning, beheld a huge grizzly bear advancing upon him, with terrific growl.
Man
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
many
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From this reading The little river on which they were encamped gave many “beaver signs,” and Ben Jones set off at daybreak, along the willowed banks, to find a proper trapping-place.
Meal
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading AS the travellers were now in a dangerous neighborhood, where the report of a rifle might bring the savages upon them, they had to depend upon their old beaver-trap for subsistence.
Mineral
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
monster
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From this reading The sturdy Kentuckian was not to be intimidated by man or monster.
Mountain
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
neighborhood
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From this reading AS the travellers were now in a dangerous neighborhood, where the report of a rifle might bring the savages upon them, they had to depend upon their old beaver-trap for subsistence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sturdy Kentuckian was not to be intimidated by man or monster.
now
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From this reading AS the travellers were now in a dangerous neighborhood, where the report of a rifle might bring the savages upon them, they had to depend upon their old beaver-trap for subsistence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
off
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From this reading The little river on which they were encamped gave many “beaver signs,” and Ben Jones set off at daybreak, along the willowed banks, to find a proper trapping-place.
old
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From this reading AS the travellers were now in a dangerous neighborhood, where the report of a rifle might bring the savages upon them, they had to depend upon their old beaver-trap for subsistence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The little river on which they were encamped gave many “beaver signs,” and Ben Jones set off at daybreak, along the willowed banks, to find a proper trapping-place.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The sturdy Kentuckian was not to be intimidated by man or monster.
Peculiar
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
Plight
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
Pottery
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
proper
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From this reading The little river on which they were encamped gave many “beaver signs,” and Ben Jones set off at daybreak, along the willowed banks, to find a proper trapping-place.
Proposition
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
Ravenous
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
Remains
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
report
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From this reading AS the travellers were now in a dangerous neighborhood, where the report of a rifle might bring the savages upon them, they had to depend upon their old beaver-trap for subsistence.
rifle
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From this reading AS the travellers were now in a dangerous neighborhood, where the report of a rifle might bring the savages upon them, they had to depend upon their old beaver-trap for subsistence.
river
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From this reading The little river on which they were encamped gave many “beaver signs,” and Ben Jones set off at daybreak, along the willowed banks, to find a proper trapping-place.
Rocky
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
savages
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From this reading AS the travellers were now in a dangerous neighborhood, where the report of a rifle might bring the savages upon them, they had to depend upon their old beaver-trap for subsistence.
set
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From this reading The little river on which they were encamped gave many “beaver signs,” and Ben Jones set off at daybreak, along the willowed banks, to find a proper trapping-place.
Shocking
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
shoulder
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From this reading As he was making his way among the thickets, with his trap on his shoulder and his rifle in his hand, he heard a crushing sound, and turning, beheld a huge grizzly bear advancing upon him, with terrific growl.
signs
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From this reading The little river on which they were encamped gave many “beaver signs,” and Ben Jones set off at daybreak, along the willowed banks, to find a proper trapping-place.
Snakes
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
sound
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From this reading As he was making his way among the thickets, with his trap on his shoulder and his rifle in his hand, he heard a crushing sound, and turning, beheld a huge grizzly bear advancing upon him, with terrific growl.
Starvation
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
sturdy
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From this reading The sturdy Kentuckian was not to be intimidated by man or monster.
subsistence
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From this reading AS the travellers were now in a dangerous neighborhood, where the report of a rifle might bring the savages upon them, they had to depend upon their old beaver-trap for subsistence.
terrific
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From this reading As he was making his way among the thickets, with his trap on his shoulder and his rifle in his hand, he heard a crushing sound, and turning, beheld a huge grizzly bear advancing upon him, with terrific growl.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AS the travellers were now in a dangerous neighborhood, where the report of a rifle might bring the savages upon them, they had to depend upon their old beaver-trap for subsistence.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading AS the travellers were now in a dangerous neighborhood, where the report of a rifle might bring the savages upon them, they had to depend upon their old beaver-trap for subsistence.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading AS the travellers were now in a dangerous neighborhood, where the report of a rifle might bring the savages upon them, they had to depend upon their old beaver-trap for subsistence.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AS the travellers were now in a dangerous neighborhood, where the report of a rifle might bring the savages upon them, they had to depend upon their old beaver-trap for subsistence.
thickets
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From this reading As he was making his way among the thickets, with his trap on his shoulder and his rifle in his hand, he heard a crushing sound, and turning, beheld a huge grizzly bear advancing upon him, with terrific growl.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AS the travellers were now in a dangerous neighborhood, where the report of a rifle might bring the savages upon them, they had to depend upon their old beaver-trap for subsistence.
Torrents
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
Traces
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
trap
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From this reading As he was making his way among the thickets, with his trap on his shoulder and his rifle in his hand, he heard a crushing sound, and turning, beheld a huge grizzly bear advancing upon him, with terrific growl.
trapping-place
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From this reading The little river on which they were encamped gave many “beaver signs,” and Ben Jones set off at daybreak, along the willowed banks, to find a proper trapping-place.
travellers
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From this reading AS the travellers were now in a dangerous neighborhood, where the report of a rifle might bring the savages upon them, they had to depend upon their old beaver-trap for subsistence.
turning
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From this reading As he was making his way among the thickets, with his trap on his shoulder and his rifle in his hand, he heard a crushing sound, and turning, beheld a huge grizzly bear advancing upon him, with terrific growl.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading AS the travellers were now in a dangerous neighborhood, where the report of a rifle might bring the savages upon them, they had to depend upon their old beaver-trap for subsistence.
Volcanic
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From this reading Ben Jones and a Grizzly Bear.--Rocky Heights--Mountain Torrents.--Traces of M’Lellan.--Volcanic Remains--Mineral Earths.--Peculiar Clay for Pottery.--Dismal Plight of M’Lellan.--Starvation.--Shocking Proposition of a Desperate Man.--A Broken-Down Bull.--A Ravenous Meal.--Indian Graves-- Hospitable Snakes.-A Forlorn Alliance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he was making his way among the thickets, with his trap on his shoulder and his rifle in his hand, he heard a crushing sound, and turning, beheld a huge grizzly bear advancing upon him, with terrific growl.
way
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From this reading As he was making his way among the thickets, with his trap on his shoulder and his rifle in his hand, he heard a crushing sound, and turning, beheld a huge grizzly bear advancing upon him, with terrific growl.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AS the travellers were now in a dangerous neighborhood, where the report of a rifle might bring the savages upon them, they had to depend upon their old beaver-trap for subsistence.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading AS the travellers were now in a dangerous neighborhood, where the report of a rifle might bring the savages upon them, they had to depend upon their old beaver-trap for subsistence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The little river on which they were encamped gave many “beaver signs,” and Ben Jones set off at daybreak, along the willowed banks, to find a proper trapping-place.
willowed
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From this reading The little river on which they were encamped gave many “beaver signs,” and Ben Jones set off at daybreak, along the willowed banks, to find a proper trapping-place.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As he was making his way among the thickets, with his trap on his shoulder and his rifle in his hand, he heard a crushing sound, and turning, beheld a huge grizzly bear advancing upon him, with terrific growl.
