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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 After all it was no great exploit, and it may have been the red men feigned a goodly portion of the astonishment they seemed to feel.
achievement
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From this reading It would be hard to measure the effect of the little achievement of Jack Carleton upon the Indians who held him captive.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all it was no great exploit, and it may have been the red men feigned a goodly portion of the astonishment they seemed to feel.
all
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From this reading After all it was no great exploit, and it may have been the red men feigned a goodly portion of the astonishment they seemed to feel.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WAITING AND HOPING.
any
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From this reading Jack did not make any more essays in that direction, and a few minutes later the vagabonds gave their principal attention to their pipes.
astonishment
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From this reading After all it was no great exploit, and it may have been the red men feigned a goodly portion of the astonishment they seemed to feel.
attention
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From this reading Jack did not make any more essays in that direction, and a few minutes later the vagabonds gave their principal attention to their pipes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be hard to measure the effect of the little achievement of Jack Carleton upon the Indians who held him captive.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After all it was no great exploit, and it may have been the red men feigned a goodly portion of the astonishment they seemed to feel.
captive
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From this reading It would be hard to measure the effect of the little achievement of Jack Carleton upon the Indians who held him captive.
Carleton
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From this reading It would be hard to measure the effect of the little achievement of Jack Carleton upon the Indians who held him captive.
chieftain
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From this reading He had pronounced the name of the chieftain with such clearness that every one recognized it.
clearness
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From this reading He had pronounced the name of the chieftain with such clearness that every one recognized it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Jack did not make any more essays in that direction, and a few minutes later the vagabonds gave their principal attention to their pipes.
direction
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From this reading Jack did not make any more essays in that direction, and a few minutes later the vagabonds gave their principal attention to their pipes.
effect
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From this reading It would be hard to measure the effect of the little achievement of Jack Carleton upon the Indians who held him captive.
essays
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From this reading Jack did not make any more essays in that direction, and a few minutes later the vagabonds gave their principal attention to their pipes.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He had pronounced the name of the chieftain with such clearness that every one recognized it.
exploit
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From this reading After all it was no great exploit, and it may have been the red men feigned a goodly portion of the astonishment they seemed to feel.
feel
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From this reading After all it was no great exploit, and it may have been the red men feigned a goodly portion of the astonishment they seemed to feel.
feigned
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From this reading After all it was no great exploit, and it may have been the red men feigned a goodly portion of the astonishment they seemed to feel.
few
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From this reading Jack did not make any more essays in that direction, and a few minutes later the vagabonds gave their principal attention to their pipes.
gave
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From this reading Jack did not make any more essays in that direction, and a few minutes later the vagabonds gave their principal attention to their pipes.
goodly
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From this reading After all it was no great exploit, and it may have been the red men feigned a goodly portion of the astonishment they seemed to feel.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After all it was no great exploit, and it may have been the red men feigned a goodly portion of the astonishment they seemed to feel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had pronounced the name of the chieftain with such clearness that every one recognized it.
hard
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From this reading It would be hard to measure the effect of the little achievement of Jack Carleton upon the Indians who held him captive.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After all it was no great exploit, and it may have been the red men feigned a goodly portion of the astonishment they seemed to feel.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had pronounced the name of the chieftain with such clearness that every one recognized it.
held
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From this reading It would be hard to measure the effect of the little achievement of Jack Carleton upon the Indians who held him captive.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would be hard to measure the effect of the little achievement of Jack Carleton upon the Indians who held him captive.
HOPING
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From this reading WAITING AND HOPING.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jack did not make any more essays in that direction, and a few minutes later the vagabonds gave their principal attention to their pipes.
Indians
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From this reading It would be hard to measure the effect of the little achievement of Jack Carleton upon the Indians who held him captive.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be hard to measure the effect of the little achievement of Jack Carleton upon the Indians who held him captive.
Jack
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From this reading It would be hard to measure the effect of the little achievement of Jack Carleton upon the Indians who held him captive.
later
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From this reading Jack did not make any more essays in that direction, and a few minutes later the vagabonds gave their principal attention to their pipes.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be hard to measure the effect of the little achievement of Jack Carleton upon the Indians who held him captive.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack did not make any more essays in that direction, and a few minutes later the vagabonds gave their principal attention to their pipes.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading After all it was no great exploit, and it may have been the red men feigned a goodly portion of the astonishment they seemed to feel.
measure
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From this reading It would be hard to measure the effect of the little achievement of Jack Carleton upon the Indians who held him captive.
men
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From this reading After all it was no great exploit, and it may have been the red men feigned a goodly portion of the astonishment they seemed to feel.
minutes
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From this reading Jack did not make any more essays in that direction, and a few minutes later the vagabonds gave their principal attention to their pipes.
more
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From this reading Jack did not make any more essays in that direction, and a few minutes later the vagabonds gave their principal attention to their pipes.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had pronounced the name of the chieftain with such clearness that every one recognized it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading After all it was no great exploit, and it may have been the red men feigned a goodly portion of the astonishment they seemed to feel.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jack did not make any more essays in that direction, and a few minutes later the vagabonds gave their principal attention to their pipes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would be hard to measure the effect of the little achievement of Jack Carleton upon the Indians who held him captive.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had pronounced the name of the chieftain with such clearness that every one recognized it.
pipes
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From this reading Jack did not make any more essays in that direction, and a few minutes later the vagabonds gave their principal attention to their pipes.
portion
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From this reading After all it was no great exploit, and it may have been the red men feigned a goodly portion of the astonishment they seemed to feel.
principal
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From this reading Jack did not make any more essays in that direction, and a few minutes later the vagabonds gave their principal attention to their pipes.
pronounced
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From this reading He had pronounced the name of the chieftain with such clearness that every one recognized it.
recognized
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From this reading He had pronounced the name of the chieftain with such clearness that every one recognized it.
red
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From this reading After all it was no great exploit, and it may have been the red men feigned a goodly portion of the astonishment they seemed to feel.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After all it was no great exploit, and it may have been the red men feigned a goodly portion of the astonishment they seemed to feel.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had pronounced the name of the chieftain with such clearness that every one recognized it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had pronounced the name of the chieftain with such clearness that every one recognized it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would be hard to measure the effect of the little achievement of Jack Carleton upon the Indians who held him captive.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Jack did not make any more essays in that direction, and a few minutes later the vagabonds gave their principal attention to their pipes.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After all it was no great exploit, and it may have been the red men feigned a goodly portion of the astonishment they seemed to feel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be hard to measure the effect of the little achievement of Jack Carleton upon the Indians who held him captive.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It would be hard to measure the effect of the little achievement of Jack Carleton upon the Indians who held him captive.
vagabonds
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From this reading Jack did not make any more essays in that direction, and a few minutes later the vagabonds gave their principal attention to their pipes.
WAITING
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From this reading WAITING AND HOPING.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After all it was no great exploit, and it may have been the red men feigned a goodly portion of the astonishment they seemed to feel.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It would be hard to measure the effect of the little achievement of Jack Carleton upon the Indians who held him captive.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had pronounced the name of the chieftain with such clearness that every one recognized it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be hard to measure the effect of the little achievement of Jack Carleton upon the Indians who held him captive.
