adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And it was a wonderful world--a world of vast silence, empty of everything but the creatures of the wild.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it was a wonderful world--a world of vast silence, empty of everything but the creatures of the wild.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had come down to him, as was the law of the forests, through generations of forefathers.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The nearest Hudson's Bay post was a hundred miles away, and the first town of civilization was a straight three hundred to the south.
BaynounUS /beɪ/
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading The nearest Hudson's Bay post was a hundred miles away, and the first town of civilization was a straight three hundred to the south.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But Tusoo had been the last of his worn-out family; he had died of smallpox, and his wife and his children had died with him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Two years before, Tusoo, the Cree trapper, had called this his domain.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And it was a wonderful world--a world of vast silence, empty of everything but the creatures of the wild.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Two years before, Tusoo, the Cree trapper, had called this his domain.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading But Tusoo had been the last of his worn-out family; he had died of smallpox, and his wife and his children had died with him.
civilizationnounUS /ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
From this reading The nearest Hudson's Bay post was a hundred miles away, and the first town of civilization was a straight three hundred to the south.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It had come down to him, as was the law of the forests, through generations of forefathers.
creaturesnounUS /ˈkriːtʃərz/
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading And it was a wonderful world--a world of vast silence, empty of everything but the creatures of the wild.
CreenounUS /kriː/
a member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada
From this reading Two years before, Tusoo, the Cree trapper, had called this his domain.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading But Tusoo had been the last of his worn-out family; he had died of smallpox, and his wife and his children had died with him.
domainnounUS /doʊˈmeɪn/
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading Two years before, Tusoo, the Cree trapper, had called this his domain.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It had come down to him, as was the law of the forests, through generations of forefathers.
emptyverbUS /ˈempti/
make void or empty of contents
From this reading And it was a wonderful world--a world of vast silence, empty of everything but the creatures of the wild.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading And it was a wonderful world--a world of vast silence, empty of everything but the creatures of the wild.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading But Tusoo had been the last of his worn-out family; he had died of smallpox, and his wife and his children had died with him.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The nearest Hudson's Bay post was a hundred miles away, and the first town of civilization was a straight three hundred to the south.
forefathersnounUS /ˈfɔːrfɑːðərz/
plural of “forefather” — the founder of a family
From this reading It had come down to him, as was the law of the forests, through generations of forefathers.
forestsnounUS /ˈfɔːrəsts/
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading It had come down to him, as was the law of the forests, through generations of forefathers.
generationsnounUS /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “generation” — all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading It had come down to him, as was the law of the forests, through generations of forefathers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two years before, Tusoo, the Cree trapper, had called this his domain.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Tusoo had been the last of his worn-out family; he had died of smallpox, and his wife and his children had died with him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had come down to him, as was the law of the forests, through generations of forefathers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Two years before, Tusoo, the Cree trapper, had called this his domain.
Hudson'snounUS /ˈhʌdsənz/
possessive form of “hudson” — a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading The nearest Hudson's Bay post was a hundred miles away, and the first town of civilization was a straight three hundred to the south.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading The nearest Hudson's Bay post was a hundred miles away, and the first town of civilization was a straight three hundred to the south.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it was a wonderful world--a world of vast silence, empty of everything but the creatures of the wild.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading But Tusoo had been the last of his worn-out family; he had died of smallpox, and his wife and his children had died with him.
lawnounUS /lɔː/
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading It had come down to him, as was the law of the forests, through generations of forefathers.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The nearest Hudson's Bay post was a hundred miles away, and the first town of civilization was a straight three hundred to the south.
nearestadverbUS /ˈnɪrəst/
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading The nearest Hudson's Bay post was a hundred miles away, and the first town of civilization was a straight three hundred to the south.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And it was a wonderful world--a world of vast silence, empty of everything but the creatures of the wild.
postverbUS /poʊst/
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading The nearest Hudson's Bay post was a hundred miles away, and the first town of civilization was a straight three hundred to the south.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading And it was a wonderful world--a world of vast silence, empty of everything but the creatures of the wild.
smallpoxnounUS /ˈsmɔːlpɑːks/
a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars
From this reading But Tusoo had been the last of his worn-out family; he had died of smallpox, and his wife and his children had died with him.
southnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The nearest Hudson's Bay post was a hundred miles away, and the first town of civilization was a straight three hundred to the south.
straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/
successive (without a break)
From this reading The nearest Hudson's Bay post was a hundred miles away, and the first town of civilization was a straight three hundred to the south.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And it was a wonderful world--a world of vast silence, empty of everything but the creatures of the wild.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Two years before, Tusoo, the Cree trapper, had called this his domain.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The nearest Hudson's Bay post was a hundred miles away, and the first town of civilization was a straight three hundred to the south.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It had come down to him, as was the law of the forests, through generations of forefathers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The nearest Hudson's Bay post was a hundred miles away, and the first town of civilization was a straight three hundred to the south.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The nearest Hudson's Bay post was a hundred miles away, and the first town of civilization was a straight three hundred to the south.
trappernounUS /ˈtræpər/
someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)
From this reading Two years before, Tusoo, the Cree trapper, had called this his domain.
Tusoo
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From this reading Two years before, Tusoo, the Cree trapper, had called this his domain.
TwonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two years before, Tusoo, the Cree trapper, had called this his domain.
vastadjectiveUS /væst/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading And it was a wonderful world--a world of vast silence, empty of everything but the creatures of the wild.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And it was a wonderful world--a world of vast silence, empty of everything but the creatures of the wild.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading But Tusoo had been the last of his worn-out family; he had died of smallpox, and his wife and his children had died with him.
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading And it was a wonderful world--a world of vast silence, empty of everything but the creatures of the wild.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Tusoo had been the last of his worn-out family; he had died of smallpox, and his wife and his children had died with him.
wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading And it was a wonderful world--a world of vast silence, empty of everything but the creatures of the wild.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading And it was a wonderful world--a world of vast silence, empty of everything but the creatures of the wild.
worn-outadjective
used until no longer useful
From this reading But Tusoo had been the last of his worn-out family; he had died of smallpox, and his wife and his children had died with him.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Two years before, Tusoo, the Cree trapper, had called this his domain.
