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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 A MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the party separated, and half an hour later a halloo from old Huck brought them together again.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So the party separated, and half an hour later a halloo from old Huck brought them together again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We'll scatter, pards, and try ter find another place whar they has rested the'r loads, for they won't carry heavy weights far up this slope without restin'," he said.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "We'll scatter, pards, and try ter find another place whar they has rested the'r loads, for they won't carry heavy weights far up this slope without restin'," he said.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was another place where the road-agents had halted, for there were the three telltale spots of blood lying close together.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So the party separated, and half an hour later a halloo from old Huck brought them together again.
carry
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From this reading "We'll scatter, pards, and try ter find another place whar they has rested the'r loads, for they won't carry heavy weights far up this slope without restin'," he said.
close
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From this reading There was another place where the road-agents had halted, for there were the three telltale spots of blood lying close together.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
DISAPPEARANCE
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From this reading A MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
evident
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From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
far
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From this reading "We'll scatter, pards, and try ter find another place whar they has rested the'r loads, for they won't carry heavy weights far up this slope without restin'," he said.
find
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From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So the party separated, and half an hour later a halloo from old Huck brought them together again.
grip
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From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the party separated, and half an hour later a halloo from old Huck brought them together again.
halloo
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From this reading So the party separated, and half an hour later a halloo from old Huck brought them together again.
halted
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From this reading There was another place where the road-agents had halted, for there were the three telltale spots of blood lying close together.
hard
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From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We'll scatter, pards, and try ter find another place whar they has rested the'r loads, for they won't carry heavy weights far up this slope without restin'," he said.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
heavy
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From this reading "We'll scatter, pards, and try ter find another place whar they has rested the'r loads, for they won't carry heavy weights far up this slope without restin'," he said.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
hour
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From this reading So the party separated, and half an hour later a halloo from old Huck brought them together again.
Huck
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From this reading So the party separated, and half an hour later a halloo from old Huck brought them together again.
HuckleberrynounUS /ˈhʌk.əlˌber.i/
A small edible dark blue or black berry, or the famous literary character Huck Finn.
From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
later
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From this reading So the party separated, and half an hour later a halloo from old Huck brought them together again.
loads
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From this reading "We'll scatter, pards, and try ter find another place whar they has rested the'r loads, for they won't carry heavy weights far up this slope without restin'," he said.
lost
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From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
lying
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From this reading There was another place where the road-agents had halted, for there were the three telltale spots of blood lying close together.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
MYSTERIOUSadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
old
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From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
pards
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From this reading "We'll scatter, pards, and try ter find another place whar they has rested the'r loads, for they won't carry heavy weights far up this slope without restin'," he said.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the party separated, and half an hour later a halloo from old Huck brought them together again.
place
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From this reading "We'll scatter, pards, and try ter find another place whar they has rested the'r loads, for they won't carry heavy weights far up this slope without restin'," he said.
reaching
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From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
rested
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From this reading "We'll scatter, pards, and try ter find another place whar they has rested the'r loads, for they won't carry heavy weights far up this slope without restin'," he said.
restin
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From this reading "We'll scatter, pards, and try ter find another place whar they has rested the'r loads, for they won't carry heavy weights far up this slope without restin'," he said.
ridge
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From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
road-agents
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From this reading There was another place where the road-agents had halted, for there were the three telltale spots of blood lying close together.
rocky
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From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
said
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From this reading "We'll scatter, pards, and try ter find another place whar they has rested the'r loads, for they won't carry heavy weights far up this slope without restin'," he said.
scatter
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From this reading "We'll scatter, pards, and try ter find another place whar they has rested the'r loads, for they won't carry heavy weights far up this slope without restin'," he said.
search
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From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
separated
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From this reading So the party separated, and half an hour later a halloo from old Huck brought them together again.
slope
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From this reading "We'll scatter, pards, and try ter find another place whar they has rested the'r loads, for they won't carry heavy weights far up this slope without restin'," he said.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the party separated, and half an hour later a halloo from old Huck brought them together again.
soil
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From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
soon
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From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
spots
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From this reading There was another place where the road-agents had halted, for there were the three telltale spots of blood lying close together.
telltale
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From this reading There was another place where the road-agents had halted, for there were the three telltale spots of blood lying close together.
ter
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From this reading "We'll scatter, pards, and try ter find another place whar they has rested the'r loads, for they won't carry heavy weights far up this slope without restin'," he said.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
the'r
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From this reading "We'll scatter, pards, and try ter find another place whar they has rested the'r loads, for they won't carry heavy weights far up this slope without restin'," he said.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
There
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From this reading There was another place where the road-agents had halted, for there were the three telltale spots of blood lying close together.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We'll scatter, pards, and try ter find another place whar they has rested the'r loads, for they won't carry heavy weights far up this slope without restin'," he said.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "We'll scatter, pards, and try ter find another place whar they has rested the'r loads, for they won't carry heavy weights far up this slope without restin'," he said.
three
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From this reading There was another place where the road-agents had halted, for there were the three telltale spots of blood lying close together.
together
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From this reading So the party separated, and half an hour later a halloo from old Huck brought them together again.
top
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From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
trace
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From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
trail
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From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
try
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From this reading "We'll scatter, pards, and try ter find another place whar they has rested the'r loads, for they won't carry heavy weights far up this slope without restin'," he said.
up
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From this reading "We'll scatter, pards, and try ter find another place whar they has rested the'r loads, for they won't carry heavy weights far up this slope without restin'," he said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That even old Huckleberry had lost his grip on the trail, after reaching the top of the ridge, was soon evident, for, search as he might, he could find no trace of a track in the hard, rocky soil about them.
We'll
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From this reading "We'll scatter, pards, and try ter find another place whar they has rested the'r loads, for they won't carry heavy weights far up this slope without restin'," he said.
weights
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From this reading "We'll scatter, pards, and try ter find another place whar they has rested the'r loads, for they won't carry heavy weights far up this slope without restin'," he said.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was another place where the road-agents had halted, for there were the three telltale spots of blood lying close together.
whar
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From this reading "We'll scatter, pards, and try ter find another place whar they has rested the'r loads, for they won't carry heavy weights far up this slope without restin'," he said.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There was another place where the road-agents had halted, for there were the three telltale spots of blood lying close together.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "We'll scatter, pards, and try ter find another place whar they has rested the'r loads, for they won't carry heavy weights far up this slope without restin'," he said.
won't
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From this reading "We'll scatter, pards, and try ter find another place whar they has rested the'r loads, for they won't carry heavy weights far up this slope without restin'," he said.
