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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 It was a long way to travel, but it was nothing to the lissome warrior, who would have broken into a run could he have felt any assurance of gaining any benefit by doing so.
ACQUAINTANCES
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From this reading TWO ACQUAINTANCES AND FRIENDS.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TWO ACQUAINTANCES AND FRIENDS.
any
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From this reading It was a long way to travel, but it was nothing to the lissome warrior, who would have broken into a run could he have felt any assurance of gaining any benefit by doing so.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nothing short of positive knowledge could have led Deerfoot to change his mind as to the right course to pursue.
assurance
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From this reading It was a long way to travel, but it was nothing to the lissome warrior, who would have broken into a run could he have felt any assurance of gaining any benefit by doing so.
benefit
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From this reading It was a long way to travel, but it was nothing to the lissome warrior, who would have broken into a run could he have felt any assurance of gaining any benefit by doing so.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a long way to travel, but it was nothing to the lissome warrior, who would have broken into a run could he have felt any assurance of gaining any benefit by doing so.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a long way to travel, but it was nothing to the lissome warrior, who would have broken into a run could he have felt any assurance of gaining any benefit by doing so.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a long way to travel, but it was nothing to the lissome warrior, who would have broken into a run could he have felt any assurance of gaining any benefit by doing so.
camp
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From this reading Stooping over, he picked up his hunting knife, thrust it in his girdle, and strode down the slope in the direction of the camp, which he knew was deserted early that morning.
change
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From this reading Nothing short of positive knowledge could have led Deerfoot to change his mind as to the right course to pursue.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing short of positive knowledge could have led Deerfoot to change his mind as to the right course to pursue.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing short of positive knowledge could have led Deerfoot to change his mind as to the right course to pursue.
Deerfoot
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From this reading Nothing short of positive knowledge could have led Deerfoot to change his mind as to the right course to pursue.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Stooping over, he picked up his hunting knife, thrust it in his girdle, and strode down the slope in the direction of the camp, which he knew was deserted early that morning.
direction
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From this reading Stooping over, he picked up his hunting knife, thrust it in his girdle, and strode down the slope in the direction of the camp, which he knew was deserted early that morning.
doing
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From this reading It was a long way to travel, but it was nothing to the lissome warrior, who would have broken into a run could he have felt any assurance of gaining any benefit by doing so.
down
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From this reading Stooping over, he picked up his hunting knife, thrust it in his girdle, and strode down the slope in the direction of the camp, which he knew was deserted early that morning.
early
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From this reading Stooping over, he picked up his hunting knife, thrust it in his girdle, and strode down the slope in the direction of the camp, which he knew was deserted early that morning.
felt
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From this reading It was a long way to travel, but it was nothing to the lissome warrior, who would have broken into a run could he have felt any assurance of gaining any benefit by doing so.
FRIENDS
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From this reading TWO ACQUAINTANCES AND FRIENDS.
gaining
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From this reading It was a long way to travel, but it was nothing to the lissome warrior, who would have broken into a run could he have felt any assurance of gaining any benefit by doing so.
girdle
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From this reading Stooping over, he picked up his hunting knife, thrust it in his girdle, and strode down the slope in the direction of the camp, which he knew was deserted early that morning.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nothing short of positive knowledge could have led Deerfoot to change his mind as to the right course to pursue.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stooping over, he picked up his hunting knife, thrust it in his girdle, and strode down the slope in the direction of the camp, which he knew was deserted early that morning.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nothing short of positive knowledge could have led Deerfoot to change his mind as to the right course to pursue.
hunting
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From this reading Stooping over, he picked up his hunting knife, thrust it in his girdle, and strode down the slope in the direction of the camp, which he knew was deserted early that morning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Stooping over, he picked up his hunting knife, thrust it in his girdle, and strode down the slope in the direction of the camp, which he knew was deserted early that morning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was a long way to travel, but it was nothing to the lissome warrior, who would have broken into a run could he have felt any assurance of gaining any benefit by doing so.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Stooping over, he picked up his hunting knife, thrust it in his girdle, and strode down the slope in the direction of the camp, which he knew was deserted early that morning.
knew
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From this reading Stooping over, he picked up his hunting knife, thrust it in his girdle, and strode down the slope in the direction of the camp, which he knew was deserted early that morning.
knife
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From this reading Stooping over, he picked up his hunting knife, thrust it in his girdle, and strode down the slope in the direction of the camp, which he knew was deserted early that morning.
knowledge
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From this reading Nothing short of positive knowledge could have led Deerfoot to change his mind as to the right course to pursue.
led
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From this reading Nothing short of positive knowledge could have led Deerfoot to change his mind as to the right course to pursue.
lissome
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From this reading It was a long way to travel, but it was nothing to the lissome warrior, who would have broken into a run could he have felt any assurance of gaining any benefit by doing so.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a long way to travel, but it was nothing to the lissome warrior, who would have broken into a run could he have felt any assurance of gaining any benefit by doing so.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing short of positive knowledge could have led Deerfoot to change his mind as to the right course to pursue.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stooping over, he picked up his hunting knife, thrust it in his girdle, and strode down the slope in the direction of the camp, which he knew was deserted early that morning.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing short of positive knowledge could have led Deerfoot to change his mind as to the right course to pursue.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing short of positive knowledge could have led Deerfoot to change his mind as to the right course to pursue.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Stooping over, he picked up his hunting knife, thrust it in his girdle, and strode down the slope in the direction of the camp, which he knew was deserted early that morning.
picked
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From this reading Stooping over, he picked up his hunting knife, thrust it in his girdle, and strode down the slope in the direction of the camp, which he knew was deserted early that morning.
positive
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From this reading Nothing short of positive knowledge could have led Deerfoot to change his mind as to the right course to pursue.
pursue
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From this reading Nothing short of positive knowledge could have led Deerfoot to change his mind as to the right course to pursue.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The question was settled.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing short of positive knowledge could have led Deerfoot to change his mind as to the right course to pursue.
run
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From this reading It was a long way to travel, but it was nothing to the lissome warrior, who would have broken into a run could he have felt any assurance of gaining any benefit by doing so.
settled
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From this reading The question was settled.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Nothing short of positive knowledge could have led Deerfoot to change his mind as to the right course to pursue.
slope
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From this reading Stooping over, he picked up his hunting knife, thrust it in his girdle, and strode down the slope in the direction of the camp, which he knew was deserted early that morning.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was a long way to travel, but it was nothing to the lissome warrior, who would have broken into a run could he have felt any assurance of gaining any benefit by doing so.
Stooping
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From this reading Stooping over, he picked up his hunting knife, thrust it in his girdle, and strode down the slope in the direction of the camp, which he knew was deserted early that morning.
strode
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From this reading Stooping over, he picked up his hunting knife, thrust it in his girdle, and strode down the slope in the direction of the camp, which he knew was deserted early that morning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Stooping over, he picked up his hunting knife, thrust it in his girdle, and strode down the slope in the direction of the camp, which he knew was deserted early that morning.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The question was settled.
thrust
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From this reading Stooping over, he picked up his hunting knife, thrust it in his girdle, and strode down the slope in the direction of the camp, which he knew was deserted early that morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing short of positive knowledge could have led Deerfoot to change his mind as to the right course to pursue.
travel
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From this reading It was a long way to travel, but it was nothing to the lissome warrior, who would have broken into a run could he have felt any assurance of gaining any benefit by doing so.
TWO
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From this reading TWO ACQUAINTANCES AND FRIENDS.
up
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From this reading Stooping over, he picked up his hunting knife, thrust it in his girdle, and strode down the slope in the direction of the camp, which he knew was deserted early that morning.
warrior
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From this reading It was a long way to travel, but it was nothing to the lissome warrior, who would have broken into a run could he have felt any assurance of gaining any benefit by doing so.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The question was settled.
way
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From this reading It was a long way to travel, but it was nothing to the lissome warrior, who would have broken into a run could he have felt any assurance of gaining any benefit by doing so.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Stooping over, he picked up his hunting knife, thrust it in his girdle, and strode down the slope in the direction of the camp, which he knew was deserted early that morning.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was a long way to travel, but it was nothing to the lissome warrior, who would have broken into a run could he have felt any assurance of gaining any benefit by doing so.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was a long way to travel, but it was nothing to the lissome warrior, who would have broken into a run could he have felt any assurance of gaining any benefit by doing so.
