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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 Far down the valley he watched it curving in and out along the mountainside like a water level.
actually
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From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Far down the valley he watched it curving in and out along the mountainside like a water level.
also
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From this reading Below was the darkness of the forest where other things lived, and where Bull could live more easily, also.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
beautiful
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From this reading Never had trees seemed such beautiful and friendly things to him.
BelowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Below was the darkness of the forest where other things lived, and where Bull could live more easily, also.
Bull
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From this reading Below was the darkness of the forest where other things lived, and where Bull could live more easily, also.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
climb
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From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
compared
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From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Below was the darkness of the forest where other things lived, and where Bull could live more easily, also.
curving
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From this reading Far down the valley he watched it curving in and out along the mountainside like a water level.
dark
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From this reading Yonder was the dark streak of the timberline again.
darkness
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From this reading Below was the darkness of the forest where other things lived, and where Bull could live more easily, also.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
down
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From this reading Far down the valley he watched it curving in and out along the mountainside like a water level.
easily
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From this reading Below was the darkness of the forest where other things lived, and where Bull could live more easily, also.
Far
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From this reading Far down the valley he watched it curving in and out along the mountainside like a water level.
forest
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From this reading Below was the darkness of the forest where other things lived, and where Bull could live more easily, also.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
friendly
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From this reading Never had trees seemed such beautiful and friendly things to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never had trees seemed such beautiful and friendly things to him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Never had trees seemed such beautiful and friendly things to him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Far down the valley he watched it curving in and out along the mountainside like a water level.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
labors
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From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
level
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From this reading Far down the valley he watched it curving in and out along the mountainside like a water level.
like
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From this reading Far down the valley he watched it curving in and out along the mountainside like a water level.
live
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From this reading Below was the darkness of the forest where other things lived, and where Bull could live more easily, also.
lived
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From this reading Below was the darkness of the forest where other things lived, and where Bull could live more easily, also.
more
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From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
mountainside
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From this reading Far down the valley he watched it curving in and out along the mountainside like a water level.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never had trees seemed such beautiful and friendly things to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
other
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From this reading Below was the darkness of the forest where other things lived, and where Bull could live more easily, also.
out
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From this reading Far down the valley he watched it curving in and out along the mountainside like a water level.
put
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From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
restful
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From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never had trees seemed such beautiful and friendly things to him.
side
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From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
snow
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From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
snowshoes
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From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
soon
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From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
streak
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From this reading Yonder was the dark streak of the timberline again.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Never had trees seemed such beautiful and friendly things to him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
There
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From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
things
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From this reading Below was the darkness of the forest where other things lived, and where Bull could live more easily, also.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
timberline
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From this reading Yonder was the dark streak of the timberline again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
travel
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From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
trees
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From this reading Never had trees seemed such beautiful and friendly things to him.
valley
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From this reading Far down the valley he watched it curving in and out along the mountainside like a water level.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
watched
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From this reading Far down the valley he watched it curving in and out along the mountainside like a water level.
water
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From this reading Far down the valley he watched it curving in and out along the mountainside like a water level.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Below was the darkness of the forest where other things lived, and where Bull could live more easily, also.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was more snow on this side, and to travel through it he soon found that he must put on the snowshoes again; but after that the descent was actually restful compared with the labors of the climb.
Yonder
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From this reading Yonder was the dark streak of the timberline again.
