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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 Resting for a moment on the promontory, they darted to the right and left down the valley, and even took in the shifting clouds in the sky above.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Resting for a moment on the promontory, they darted to the right and left down the valley, and even took in the shifting clouds in the sky above.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RETURN AND DEPARTURE.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Easy and negligent as was the posture assumed by Deerfoot the Shawanoe, his eyes were never at rest.
assumed
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From this reading Easy and negligent as was the posture assumed by Deerfoot the Shawanoe, his eyes were never at rest.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Easy and negligent as was the posture assumed by Deerfoot the Shawanoe, his eyes were never at rest.
attention
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From this reading But it was the peak which riveted his attention, and which was scrutinized with minute closeness until the gathering gloom shut it from sight.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was the peak which riveted his attention, and which was scrutinized with minute closeness until the gathering gloom shut it from sight.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Easy and negligent as was the posture assumed by Deerfoot the Shawanoe, his eyes were never at rest.
closeness
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From this reading But it was the peak which riveted his attention, and which was scrutinized with minute closeness until the gathering gloom shut it from sight.
clouds
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From this reading Resting for a moment on the promontory, they darted to the right and left down the valley, and even took in the shifting clouds in the sky above.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was not fairly dark when he kindled a fire on the very highest point, and then placing himself so far from it that the glare could not interfere with his sight, he looked out in the night.
dark
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From this reading It was not fairly dark when he kindled a fire on the very highest point, and then placing himself so far from it that the glare could not interfere with his sight, he looked out in the night.
darted
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From this reading Resting for a moment on the promontory, they darted to the right and left down the valley, and even took in the shifting clouds in the sky above.
Deerfoot
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From this reading Easy and negligent as was the posture assumed by Deerfoot the Shawanoe, his eyes were never at rest.
DEPARTURE
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From this reading THE RETURN AND DEPARTURE.
down
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From this reading Resting for a moment on the promontory, they darted to the right and left down the valley, and even took in the shifting clouds in the sky above.
Easy
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From this reading Easy and negligent as was the posture assumed by Deerfoot the Shawanoe, his eyes were never at rest.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Resting for a moment on the promontory, they darted to the right and left down the valley, and even took in the shifting clouds in the sky above.
eyes
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From this reading Easy and negligent as was the posture assumed by Deerfoot the Shawanoe, his eyes were never at rest.
fairly
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From this reading It was not fairly dark when he kindled a fire on the very highest point, and then placing himself so far from it that the glare could not interfere with his sight, he looked out in the night.
far
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From this reading It was not fairly dark when he kindled a fire on the very highest point, and then placing himself so far from it that the glare could not interfere with his sight, he looked out in the night.
fire
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From this reading It was not fairly dark when he kindled a fire on the very highest point, and then placing himself so far from it that the glare could not interfere with his sight, he looked out in the night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Resting for a moment on the promontory, they darted to the right and left down the valley, and even took in the shifting clouds in the sky above.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But it was the peak which riveted his attention, and which was scrutinized with minute closeness until the gathering gloom shut it from sight.
gathering
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From this reading But it was the peak which riveted his attention, and which was scrutinized with minute closeness until the gathering gloom shut it from sight.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not fairly dark when he kindled a fire on the very highest point, and then placing himself so far from it that the glare could not interfere with his sight, he looked out in the night.
gloom
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From this reading But it was the peak which riveted his attention, and which was scrutinized with minute closeness until the gathering gloom shut it from sight.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not fairly dark when he kindled a fire on the very highest point, and then placing himself so far from it that the glare could not interfere with his sight, he looked out in the night.
highest
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From this reading It was not fairly dark when he kindled a fire on the very highest point, and then placing himself so far from it that the glare could not interfere with his sight, he looked out in the night.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was not fairly dark when he kindled a fire on the very highest point, and then placing himself so far from it that the glare could not interfere with his sight, he looked out in the night.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Easy and negligent as was the posture assumed by Deerfoot the Shawanoe, his eyes were never at rest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Resting for a moment on the promontory, they darted to the right and left down the valley, and even took in the shifting clouds in the sky above.
interfere
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From this reading It was not fairly dark when he kindled a fire on the very highest point, and then placing himself so far from it that the glare could not interfere with his sight, he looked out in the night.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was the peak which riveted his attention, and which was scrutinized with minute closeness until the gathering gloom shut it from sight.
kindled
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From this reading It was not fairly dark when he kindled a fire on the very highest point, and then placing himself so far from it that the glare could not interfere with his sight, he looked out in the night.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Resting for a moment on the promontory, they darted to the right and left down the valley, and even took in the shifting clouds in the sky above.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not fairly dark when he kindled a fire on the very highest point, and then placing himself so far from it that the glare could not interfere with his sight, he looked out in the night.
minute
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From this reading But it was the peak which riveted his attention, and which was scrutinized with minute closeness until the gathering gloom shut it from sight.
moment
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From this reading Resting for a moment on the promontory, they darted to the right and left down the valley, and even took in the shifting clouds in the sky above.
negligent
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From this reading Easy and negligent as was the posture assumed by Deerfoot the Shawanoe, his eyes were never at rest.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Easy and negligent as was the posture assumed by Deerfoot the Shawanoe, his eyes were never at rest.
night
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From this reading It was not fairly dark when he kindled a fire on the very highest point, and then placing himself so far from it that the glare could not interfere with his sight, he looked out in the night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not fairly dark when he kindled a fire on the very highest point, and then placing himself so far from it that the glare could not interfere with his sight, he looked out in the night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Resting for a moment on the promontory, they darted to the right and left down the valley, and even took in the shifting clouds in the sky above.
out
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From this reading It was not fairly dark when he kindled a fire on the very highest point, and then placing himself so far from it that the glare could not interfere with his sight, he looked out in the night.
peak
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From this reading But it was the peak which riveted his attention, and which was scrutinized with minute closeness until the gathering gloom shut it from sight.
placing
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From this reading It was not fairly dark when he kindled a fire on the very highest point, and then placing himself so far from it that the glare could not interfere with his sight, he looked out in the night.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading It was not fairly dark when he kindled a fire on the very highest point, and then placing himself so far from it that the glare could not interfere with his sight, he looked out in the night.
posture
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From this reading Easy and negligent as was the posture assumed by Deerfoot the Shawanoe, his eyes were never at rest.
promontory
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From this reading Resting for a moment on the promontory, they darted to the right and left down the valley, and even took in the shifting clouds in the sky above.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Easy and negligent as was the posture assumed by Deerfoot the Shawanoe, his eyes were never at rest.
RestingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Resting for a moment on the promontory, they darted to the right and left down the valley, and even took in the shifting clouds in the sky above.
RETURN
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From this reading THE RETURN AND DEPARTURE.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Resting for a moment on the promontory, they darted to the right and left down the valley, and even took in the shifting clouds in the sky above.
riveted
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From this reading But it was the peak which riveted his attention, and which was scrutinized with minute closeness until the gathering gloom shut it from sight.
scrutinized
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From this reading But it was the peak which riveted his attention, and which was scrutinized with minute closeness until the gathering gloom shut it from sight.
Shawanoe
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From this reading Easy and negligent as was the posture assumed by Deerfoot the Shawanoe, his eyes were never at rest.
shifting
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From this reading Resting for a moment on the promontory, they darted to the right and left down the valley, and even took in the shifting clouds in the sky above.
shut
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From this reading But it was the peak which riveted his attention, and which was scrutinized with minute closeness until the gathering gloom shut it from sight.
sight
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From this reading But it was the peak which riveted his attention, and which was scrutinized with minute closeness until the gathering gloom shut it from sight.
sky
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From this reading Resting for a moment on the promontory, they darted to the right and left down the valley, and even took in the shifting clouds in the sky above.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was not fairly dark when he kindled a fire on the very highest point, and then placing himself so far from it that the glare could not interfere with his sight, he looked out in the night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not fairly dark when he kindled a fire on the very highest point, and then placing himself so far from it that the glare could not interfere with his sight, he looked out in the night.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETURN AND DEPARTURE.
then
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From this reading It was not fairly dark when he kindled a fire on the very highest point, and then placing himself so far from it that the glare could not interfere with his sight, he looked out in the night.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Resting for a moment on the promontory, they darted to the right and left down the valley, and even took in the shifting clouds in the sky above.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Resting for a moment on the promontory, they darted to the right and left down the valley, and even took in the shifting clouds in the sky above.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Resting for a moment on the promontory, they darted to the right and left down the valley, and even took in the shifting clouds in the sky above.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But it was the peak which riveted his attention, and which was scrutinized with minute closeness until the gathering gloom shut it from sight.
valley
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From this reading Resting for a moment on the promontory, they darted to the right and left down the valley, and even took in the shifting clouds in the sky above.
very
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From this reading It was not fairly dark when he kindled a fire on the very highest point, and then placing himself so far from it that the glare could not interfere with his sight, he looked out in the night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Easy and negligent as was the posture assumed by Deerfoot the Shawanoe, his eyes were never at rest.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Easy and negligent as was the posture assumed by Deerfoot the Shawanoe, his eyes were never at rest.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was not fairly dark when he kindled a fire on the very highest point, and then placing himself so far from it that the glare could not interfere with his sight, he looked out in the night.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But it was the peak which riveted his attention, and which was scrutinized with minute closeness until the gathering gloom shut it from sight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But it was the peak which riveted his attention, and which was scrutinized with minute closeness until the gathering gloom shut it from sight.
