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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 Having crossed their Rubicon, and being fairly committed to the task of exploration, a provisional halt was called, and arrangement for further progress made.
also
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From this reading Such apportionment also took place among the other encampments.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The contents of the waggon, which, in view of this stage, had been economised as to weight, were distributed among the pack-saddles.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Having crossed their Rubicon, and being fairly committed to the task of exploration, a provisional halt was called, and arrangement for further progress made.
apportionment
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From this reading Such apportionment also took place among the other encampments.
arrangement
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From this reading Having crossed their Rubicon, and being fairly committed to the task of exploration, a provisional halt was called, and arrangement for further progress made.
arrived
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From this reading One by one the other drovers arrived, and having successively swum the river, guarded or ‘tailed’ their cattle until the plan of campaign was fully matured.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The contents of the waggon, which, in view of this stage, had been economised as to weight, were distributed among the pack-saddles.
back
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From this reading Duncan Cargill was sent back with the team.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The contents of the waggon, which, in view of this stage, had been economised as to weight, were distributed among the pack-saddles.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Having crossed their Rubicon, and being fairly committed to the task of exploration, a provisional halt was called, and arrangement for further progress made.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One by one the other drovers arrived, and having successively swum the river, guarded or ‘tailed’ their cattle until the plan of campaign was fully matured.
called
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From this reading Having crossed their Rubicon, and being fairly committed to the task of exploration, a provisional halt was called, and arrangement for further progress made.
campaign
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From this reading One by one the other drovers arrived, and having successively swum the river, guarded or ‘tailed’ their cattle until the plan of campaign was fully matured.
Cargill
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From this reading Duncan Cargill was sent back with the team.
cattle
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From this reading One by one the other drovers arrived, and having successively swum the river, guarded or ‘tailed’ their cattle until the plan of campaign was fully matured.
committed
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From this reading Having crossed their Rubicon, and being fairly committed to the task of exploration, a provisional halt was called, and arrangement for further progress made.
contents
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From this reading The contents of the waggon, which, in view of this stage, had been economised as to weight, were distributed among the pack-saddles.
crossed
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From this reading Having crossed their Rubicon, and being fairly committed to the task of exploration, a provisional halt was called, and arrangement for further progress made.
distributed
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From this reading The contents of the waggon, which, in view of this stage, had been economised as to weight, were distributed among the pack-saddles.
drovers
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From this reading One by one the other drovers arrived, and having successively swum the river, guarded or ‘tailed’ their cattle until the plan of campaign was fully matured.
Duncan
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From this reading Duncan Cargill was sent back with the team.
economised
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From this reading The contents of the waggon, which, in view of this stage, had been economised as to weight, were distributed among the pack-saddles.
encampments
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From this reading Such apportionment also took place among the other encampments.
exploration
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From this reading Having crossed their Rubicon, and being fairly committed to the task of exploration, a provisional halt was called, and arrangement for further progress made.
fairly
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From this reading Having crossed their Rubicon, and being fairly committed to the task of exploration, a provisional halt was called, and arrangement for further progress made.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Having crossed their Rubicon, and being fairly committed to the task of exploration, a provisional halt was called, and arrangement for further progress made.
fully
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From this reading One by one the other drovers arrived, and having successively swum the river, guarded or ‘tailed’ their cattle until the plan of campaign was fully matured.
further
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From this reading Having crossed their Rubicon, and being fairly committed to the task of exploration, a provisional halt was called, and arrangement for further progress made.
guarded
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From this reading One by one the other drovers arrived, and having successively swum the river, guarded or ‘tailed’ their cattle until the plan of campaign was fully matured.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The contents of the waggon, which, in view of this stage, had been economised as to weight, were distributed among the pack-saddles.
halt
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From this reading Having crossed their Rubicon, and being fairly committed to the task of exploration, a provisional halt was called, and arrangement for further progress made.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having crossed their Rubicon, and being fairly committed to the task of exploration, a provisional halt was called, and arrangement for further progress made.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The contents of the waggon, which, in view of this stage, had been economised as to weight, were distributed among the pack-saddles.
made
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From this reading Having crossed their Rubicon, and being fairly committed to the task of exploration, a provisional halt was called, and arrangement for further progress made.
matured
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From this reading One by one the other drovers arrived, and having successively swum the river, guarded or ‘tailed’ their cattle until the plan of campaign was fully matured.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Having crossed their Rubicon, and being fairly committed to the task of exploration, a provisional halt was called, and arrangement for further progress made.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One by one the other drovers arrived, and having successively swum the river, guarded or ‘tailed’ their cattle until the plan of campaign was fully matured.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One by one the other drovers arrived, and having successively swum the river, guarded or ‘tailed’ their cattle until the plan of campaign was fully matured.
other
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From this reading One by one the other drovers arrived, and having successively swum the river, guarded or ‘tailed’ their cattle until the plan of campaign was fully matured.
pack-saddles
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From this reading The contents of the waggon, which, in view of this stage, had been economised as to weight, were distributed among the pack-saddles.
place
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From this reading Such apportionment also took place among the other encampments.
plan
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From this reading One by one the other drovers arrived, and having successively swum the river, guarded or ‘tailed’ their cattle until the plan of campaign was fully matured.
progress
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From this reading Having crossed their Rubicon, and being fairly committed to the task of exploration, a provisional halt was called, and arrangement for further progress made.
provisional
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From this reading Having crossed their Rubicon, and being fairly committed to the task of exploration, a provisional halt was called, and arrangement for further progress made.
river
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From this reading One by one the other drovers arrived, and having successively swum the river, guarded or ‘tailed’ their cattle until the plan of campaign was fully matured.
Rubicon
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From this reading Having crossed their Rubicon, and being fairly committed to the task of exploration, a provisional halt was called, and arrangement for further progress made.
sent
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From this reading Duncan Cargill was sent back with the team.
stage
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From this reading The contents of the waggon, which, in view of this stage, had been economised as to weight, were distributed among the pack-saddles.
successively
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From this reading One by one the other drovers arrived, and having successively swum the river, guarded or ‘tailed’ their cattle until the plan of campaign was fully matured.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such apportionment also took place among the other encampments.
swum
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From this reading One by one the other drovers arrived, and having successively swum the river, guarded or ‘tailed’ their cattle until the plan of campaign was fully matured.
tailed
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From this reading One by one the other drovers arrived, and having successively swum the river, guarded or ‘tailed’ their cattle until the plan of campaign was fully matured.
task
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From this reading Having crossed their Rubicon, and being fairly committed to the task of exploration, a provisional halt was called, and arrangement for further progress made.
team
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From this reading Duncan Cargill was sent back with the team.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Having crossed their Rubicon, and being fairly committed to the task of exploration, a provisional halt was called, and arrangement for further progress made.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Having crossed their Rubicon, and being fairly committed to the task of exploration, a provisional halt was called, and arrangement for further progress made.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The contents of the waggon, which, in view of this stage, had been economised as to weight, were distributed among the pack-saddles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having crossed their Rubicon, and being fairly committed to the task of exploration, a provisional halt was called, and arrangement for further progress made.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such apportionment also took place among the other encampments.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading One by one the other drovers arrived, and having successively swum the river, guarded or ‘tailed’ their cattle until the plan of campaign was fully matured.
view
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From this reading The contents of the waggon, which, in view of this stage, had been economised as to weight, were distributed among the pack-saddles.
waggon
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From this reading The contents of the waggon, which, in view of this stage, had been economised as to weight, were distributed among the pack-saddles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Having crossed their Rubicon, and being fairly committed to the task of exploration, a provisional halt was called, and arrangement for further progress made.
weight
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From this reading The contents of the waggon, which, in view of this stage, had been economised as to weight, were distributed among the pack-saddles.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The contents of the waggon, which, in view of this stage, had been economised as to weight, were distributed among the pack-saddles.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The contents of the waggon, which, in view of this stage, had been economised as to weight, were distributed among the pack-saddles.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Duncan Cargill was sent back with the team.
