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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 But there was considerable danger that his ankle, which had been severely sprained, would not be in a condition for travelling for a considerable time yet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Richard Dewey was anxious to leave the mountain-cabin as soon as possible and make his way to San Francisco, where, as we know, his promised wife was anxiously awaiting him.
ankle
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From this reading But there was considerable danger that his ankle, which had been severely sprained, would not be in a condition for travelling for a considerable time yet.
anxious
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From this reading Richard Dewey was anxious to leave the mountain-cabin as soon as possible and make his way to San Francisco, where, as we know, his promised wife was anxiously awaiting him.
anxiously
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From this reading Richard Dewey was anxious to leave the mountain-cabin as soon as possible and make his way to San Francisco, where, as we know, his promised wife was anxiously awaiting him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Richard Dewey was anxious to leave the mountain-cabin as soon as possible and make his way to San Francisco, where, as we know, his promised wife was anxiously awaiting him.
awaiting
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From this reading Richard Dewey was anxious to leave the mountain-cabin as soon as possible and make his way to San Francisco, where, as we know, his promised wife was anxiously awaiting him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But there was considerable danger that his ankle, which had been severely sprained, would not be in a condition for travelling for a considerable time yet.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But there was considerable danger that his ankle, which had been severely sprained, would not be in a condition for travelling for a considerable time yet.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was considerable danger that his ankle, which had been severely sprained, would not be in a condition for travelling for a considerable time yet.
condition
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From this reading But there was considerable danger that his ankle, which had been severely sprained, would not be in a condition for travelling for a considerable time yet.
considerable
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From this reading But there was considerable danger that his ankle, which had been severely sprained, would not be in a condition for travelling for a considerable time yet.
danger
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From this reading But there was considerable danger that his ankle, which had been severely sprained, would not be in a condition for travelling for a considerable time yet.
DEPARTURE
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From this reading PLANS FOR DEPARTURE.
Dewey
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From this reading Richard Dewey was anxious to leave the mountain-cabin as soon as possible and make his way to San Francisco, where, as we know, his promised wife was anxiously awaiting him.
especially
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From this reading The recovery of the horses was in one respect especially fortunate.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PLANS FOR DEPARTURE.
fortunate
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From this reading The recovery of the horses was in one respect especially fortunate.
Francisco
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From this reading Richard Dewey was anxious to leave the mountain-cabin as soon as possible and make his way to San Francisco, where, as we know, his promised wife was anxiously awaiting him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But there was considerable danger that his ankle, which had been severely sprained, would not be in a condition for travelling for a considerable time yet.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The rough mountain-paths would have tried it, and perhaps a second sprain would have resulted.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Richard Dewey was anxious to leave the mountain-cabin as soon as possible and make his way to San Francisco, where, as we know, his promised wife was anxiously awaiting him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Richard Dewey was anxious to leave the mountain-cabin as soon as possible and make his way to San Francisco, where, as we know, his promised wife was anxiously awaiting him.
horses
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From this reading The recovery of the horses was in one respect especially fortunate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The recovery of the horses was in one respect especially fortunate.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The rough mountain-paths would have tried it, and perhaps a second sprain would have resulted.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Richard Dewey was anxious to leave the mountain-cabin as soon as possible and make his way to San Francisco, where, as we know, his promised wife was anxiously awaiting him.
leave
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From this reading Richard Dewey was anxious to leave the mountain-cabin as soon as possible and make his way to San Francisco, where, as we know, his promised wife was anxiously awaiting him.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Richard Dewey was anxious to leave the mountain-cabin as soon as possible and make his way to San Francisco, where, as we know, his promised wife was anxiously awaiting him.
mountain-cabin
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From this reading Richard Dewey was anxious to leave the mountain-cabin as soon as possible and make his way to San Francisco, where, as we know, his promised wife was anxiously awaiting him.
mountain-paths
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From this reading The rough mountain-paths would have tried it, and perhaps a second sprain would have resulted.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But there was considerable danger that his ankle, which had been severely sprained, would not be in a condition for travelling for a considerable time yet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The recovery of the horses was in one respect especially fortunate.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The recovery of the horses was in one respect especially fortunate.
perhaps
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From this reading The rough mountain-paths would have tried it, and perhaps a second sprain would have resulted.
PLANS
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From this reading PLANS FOR DEPARTURE.
possible
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From this reading Richard Dewey was anxious to leave the mountain-cabin as soon as possible and make his way to San Francisco, where, as we know, his promised wife was anxiously awaiting him.
promised
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From this reading Richard Dewey was anxious to leave the mountain-cabin as soon as possible and make his way to San Francisco, where, as we know, his promised wife was anxiously awaiting him.
recovery
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From this reading The recovery of the horses was in one respect especially fortunate.
respect
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From this reading The recovery of the horses was in one respect especially fortunate.
resulted
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From this reading The rough mountain-paths would have tried it, and perhaps a second sprain would have resulted.
Richard
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From this reading Richard Dewey was anxious to leave the mountain-cabin as soon as possible and make his way to San Francisco, where, as we know, his promised wife was anxiously awaiting him.
rough
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From this reading The rough mountain-paths would have tried it, and perhaps a second sprain would have resulted.
San
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From this reading Richard Dewey was anxious to leave the mountain-cabin as soon as possible and make his way to San Francisco, where, as we know, his promised wife was anxiously awaiting him.
second
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From this reading The rough mountain-paths would have tried it, and perhaps a second sprain would have resulted.
severely
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From this reading But there was considerable danger that his ankle, which had been severely sprained, would not be in a condition for travelling for a considerable time yet.
soon
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From this reading Richard Dewey was anxious to leave the mountain-cabin as soon as possible and make his way to San Francisco, where, as we know, his promised wife was anxiously awaiting him.
sprain
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From this reading The rough mountain-paths would have tried it, and perhaps a second sprain would have resulted.
sprained
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From this reading But there was considerable danger that his ankle, which had been severely sprained, would not be in a condition for travelling for a considerable time yet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But there was considerable danger that his ankle, which had been severely sprained, would not be in a condition for travelling for a considerable time yet.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The recovery of the horses was in one respect especially fortunate.
there
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From this reading But there was considerable danger that his ankle, which had been severely sprained, would not be in a condition for travelling for a considerable time yet.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there was considerable danger that his ankle, which had been severely sprained, would not be in a condition for travelling for a considerable time yet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Richard Dewey was anxious to leave the mountain-cabin as soon as possible and make his way to San Francisco, where, as we know, his promised wife was anxiously awaiting him.
travelling
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From this reading But there was considerable danger that his ankle, which had been severely sprained, would not be in a condition for travelling for a considerable time yet.
tried
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From this reading The rough mountain-paths would have tried it, and perhaps a second sprain would have resulted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The recovery of the horses was in one respect especially fortunate.
way
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From this reading Richard Dewey was anxious to leave the mountain-cabin as soon as possible and make his way to San Francisco, where, as we know, his promised wife was anxiously awaiting him.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Richard Dewey was anxious to leave the mountain-cabin as soon as possible and make his way to San Francisco, where, as we know, his promised wife was anxiously awaiting him.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Richard Dewey was anxious to leave the mountain-cabin as soon as possible and make his way to San Francisco, where, as we know, his promised wife was anxiously awaiting him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But there was considerable danger that his ankle, which had been severely sprained, would not be in a condition for travelling for a considerable time yet.
wife
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From this reading Richard Dewey was anxious to leave the mountain-cabin as soon as possible and make his way to San Francisco, where, as we know, his promised wife was anxiously awaiting him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But there was considerable danger that his ankle, which had been severely sprained, would not be in a condition for travelling for a considerable time yet.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But there was considerable danger that his ankle, which had been severely sprained, would not be in a condition for travelling for a considerable time yet.
