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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 They wore coon-skin caps, hunting dress, leggings, coarse shoes, etc., and each carried a long rifle and hunting knife as his weapons.
accoutrements
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From this reading The new arrivals resembled Burt Hawkins in their dress and accoutrements.
active
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From this reading They were hardy and active, with the faculties of hearing, seeing and smelling cultivated to a point almost incredible.
almost
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From this reading They were hardy and active, with the faculties of hearing, seeing and smelling cultivated to a point almost incredible.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The new arrivals resembled Burt Hawkins in their dress and accoutrements.
arrivals
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From this reading The new arrivals resembled Burt Hawkins in their dress and accoutrements.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They wore coon-skin caps, hunting dress, leggings, coarse shoes, etc., and each carried a long rifle and hunting knife as his weapons.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading They were rugged, powerful fellows, whose long experience in the wilderness had given them a knowledge of its ways and mysteries, beyond that of ordinary men.
Burt
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From this reading The new arrivals resembled Burt Hawkins in their dress and accoutrements.
caps
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From this reading They wore coon-skin caps, hunting dress, leggings, coarse shoes, etc., and each carried a long rifle and hunting knife as his weapons.
carried
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From this reading They wore coon-skin caps, hunting dress, leggings, coarse shoes, etc., and each carried a long rifle and hunting knife as his weapons.
coarse
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From this reading They wore coon-skin caps, hunting dress, leggings, coarse shoes, etc., and each carried a long rifle and hunting knife as his weapons.
coon-skin
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From this reading They wore coon-skin caps, hunting dress, leggings, coarse shoes, etc., and each carried a long rifle and hunting knife as his weapons.
cultivated
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From this reading They were hardy and active, with the faculties of hearing, seeing and smelling cultivated to a point almost incredible.
dress
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From this reading The new arrivals resembled Burt Hawkins in their dress and accoutrements.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They wore coon-skin caps, hunting dress, leggings, coarse shoes, etc., and each carried a long rifle and hunting knife as his weapons.
etc
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From this reading They wore coon-skin caps, hunting dress, leggings, coarse shoes, etc., and each carried a long rifle and hunting knife as his weapons.
experience
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From this reading They were rugged, powerful fellows, whose long experience in the wilderness had given them a knowledge of its ways and mysteries, beyond that of ordinary men.
faculties
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From this reading They were hardy and active, with the faculties of hearing, seeing and smelling cultivated to a point almost incredible.
fellows
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From this reading They were rugged, powerful fellows, whose long experience in the wilderness had given them a knowledge of its ways and mysteries, beyond that of ordinary men.
given
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From this reading They were rugged, powerful fellows, whose long experience in the wilderness had given them a knowledge of its ways and mysteries, beyond that of ordinary men.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were rugged, powerful fellows, whose long experience in the wilderness had given them a knowledge of its ways and mysteries, beyond that of ordinary men.
hardy
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From this reading They were hardy and active, with the faculties of hearing, seeing and smelling cultivated to a point almost incredible.
Hawkins
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From this reading The new arrivals resembled Burt Hawkins in their dress and accoutrements.
hearing
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From this reading They were hardy and active, with the faculties of hearing, seeing and smelling cultivated to a point almost incredible.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They wore coon-skin caps, hunting dress, leggings, coarse shoes, etc., and each carried a long rifle and hunting knife as his weapons.
hunting
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From this reading They wore coon-skin caps, hunting dress, leggings, coarse shoes, etc., and each carried a long rifle and hunting knife as his weapons.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The new arrivals resembled Burt Hawkins in their dress and accoutrements.
incredible
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From this reading They were hardy and active, with the faculties of hearing, seeing and smelling cultivated to a point almost incredible.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They were rugged, powerful fellows, whose long experience in the wilderness had given them a knowledge of its ways and mysteries, beyond that of ordinary men.
knife
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From this reading They wore coon-skin caps, hunting dress, leggings, coarse shoes, etc., and each carried a long rifle and hunting knife as his weapons.
knowledge
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From this reading They were rugged, powerful fellows, whose long experience in the wilderness had given them a knowledge of its ways and mysteries, beyond that of ordinary men.
leggings
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From this reading They wore coon-skin caps, hunting dress, leggings, coarse shoes, etc., and each carried a long rifle and hunting knife as his weapons.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They wore coon-skin caps, hunting dress, leggings, coarse shoes, etc., and each carried a long rifle and hunting knife as his weapons.
men
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From this reading They were rugged, powerful fellows, whose long experience in the wilderness had given them a knowledge of its ways and mysteries, beyond that of ordinary men.
mysteries
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From this reading They were rugged, powerful fellows, whose long experience in the wilderness had given them a knowledge of its ways and mysteries, beyond that of ordinary men.
new
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From this reading The new arrivals resembled Burt Hawkins in their dress and accoutrements.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were rugged, powerful fellows, whose long experience in the wilderness had given them a knowledge of its ways and mysteries, beyond that of ordinary men.
ordinary
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From this reading They were rugged, powerful fellows, whose long experience in the wilderness had given them a knowledge of its ways and mysteries, beyond that of ordinary men.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading They were hardy and active, with the faculties of hearing, seeing and smelling cultivated to a point almost incredible.
powerful
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From this reading They were rugged, powerful fellows, whose long experience in the wilderness had given them a knowledge of its ways and mysteries, beyond that of ordinary men.
resembled
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From this reading The new arrivals resembled Burt Hawkins in their dress and accoutrements.
rifle
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From this reading They wore coon-skin caps, hunting dress, leggings, coarse shoes, etc., and each carried a long rifle and hunting knife as his weapons.
rugged
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From this reading They were rugged, powerful fellows, whose long experience in the wilderness had given them a knowledge of its ways and mysteries, beyond that of ordinary men.
seeing
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From this reading They were hardy and active, with the faculties of hearing, seeing and smelling cultivated to a point almost incredible.
shoes
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From this reading They wore coon-skin caps, hunting dress, leggings, coarse shoes, etc., and each carried a long rifle and hunting knife as his weapons.
smelling
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From this reading They were hardy and active, with the faculties of hearing, seeing and smelling cultivated to a point almost incredible.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were rugged, powerful fellows, whose long experience in the wilderness had given them a knowledge of its ways and mysteries, beyond that of ordinary men.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAPPERS.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The new arrivals resembled Burt Hawkins in their dress and accoutrements.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were rugged, powerful fellows, whose long experience in the wilderness had given them a knowledge of its ways and mysteries, beyond that of ordinary men.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They wore coon-skin caps, hunting dress, leggings, coarse shoes, etc., and each carried a long rifle and hunting knife as his weapons.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were hardy and active, with the faculties of hearing, seeing and smelling cultivated to a point almost incredible.
TRAPPERS
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From this reading THE TRAPPERS.
ways
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From this reading They were rugged, powerful fellows, whose long experience in the wilderness had given them a knowledge of its ways and mysteries, beyond that of ordinary men.
weapons
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From this reading They wore coon-skin caps, hunting dress, leggings, coarse shoes, etc., and each carried a long rifle and hunting knife as his weapons.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were rugged, powerful fellows, whose long experience in the wilderness had given them a knowledge of its ways and mysteries, beyond that of ordinary men.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading They were rugged, powerful fellows, whose long experience in the wilderness had given them a knowledge of its ways and mysteries, beyond that of ordinary men.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading They were rugged, powerful fellows, whose long experience in the wilderness had given them a knowledge of its ways and mysteries, beyond that of ordinary men.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were hardy and active, with the faculties of hearing, seeing and smelling cultivated to a point almost incredible.
wore
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From this reading They wore coon-skin caps, hunting dress, leggings, coarse shoes, etc., and each carried a long rifle and hunting knife as his weapons.
