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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 We were born a little too late!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the moon of falling leaves they came to Pile of Rocks River, and after three months went on to winter on Yellow River.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
Bear
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From this reading Next summer they wandered down the Musselshell, crossed the Big River and thence westward by way of the Little Rockies and the Bear Paw Mountains to the Marias.
behold
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From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
Big
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From this reading Next summer they wandered down the Musselshell, crossed the Big River and thence westward by way of the Little Rockies and the Bear Paw Mountains to the Marias.
born
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From this reading We were born a little too late!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Next summer they wandered down the Musselshell, crossed the Big River and thence westward by way of the Little Rockies and the Bear Paw Mountains to the Marias.
came
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From this reading In the moon of falling leaves they came to Pile of Rocks River, and after three months went on to winter on Yellow River.
crossed
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From this reading Next summer they wandered down the Musselshell, crossed the Big River and thence westward by way of the Little Rockies and the Bear Paw Mountains to the Marias.
down
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From this reading Next summer they wandered down the Musselshell, crossed the Big River and thence westward by way of the Little Rockies and the Bear Paw Mountains to the Marias.
falling
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From this reading In the moon of falling leaves they came to Pile of Rocks River, and after three months went on to winter on Yellow River.
felt
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From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
first
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From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
giant
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From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
happiest
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From this reading “Monroe often referred to that first trip with the Piegans as the happiest time of his life.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
how
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From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the moon of falling leaves they came to Pile of Rocks River, and after three months went on to winter on Yellow River.
journeyed
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From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
knew
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From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
late
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From this reading We were born a little too late!
leaves
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From this reading In the moon of falling leaves they came to Pile of Rocks River, and after three months went on to winter on Yellow River.
lie
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From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
life
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From this reading “Monroe often referred to that first trip with the Piegans as the happiest time of his life.”
little
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From this reading We were born a little too late!
Marias
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From this reading Next summer they wandered down the Musselshell, crossed the Big River and thence westward by way of the Little Rockies and the Bear Paw Mountains to the Marias.
Missouri
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From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
Monroe
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From this reading “Monroe often referred to that first trip with the Piegans as the happiest time of his life.”
months
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From this reading In the moon of falling leaves they came to Pile of Rocks River, and after three months went on to winter on Yellow River.
moon
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From this reading In the moon of falling leaves they came to Pile of Rocks River, and after three months went on to winter on Yellow River.
mountains
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From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
Musselshell
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From this reading Next summer they wandered down the Musselshell, crossed the Big River and thence westward by way of the Little Rockies and the Bear Paw Mountains to the Marias.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
Next
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From this reading Next summer they wandered down the Musselshell, crossed the Big River and thence westward by way of the Little Rockies and the Bear Paw Mountains to the Marias.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
often
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From this reading “Monroe often referred to that first trip with the Piegans as the happiest time of his life.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the moon of falling leaves they came to Pile of Rocks River, and after three months went on to winter on Yellow River.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
Paw
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From this reading Next summer they wandered down the Musselshell, crossed the Big River and thence westward by way of the Little Rockies and the Bear Paw Mountains to the Marias.
Piegans
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From this reading “Monroe often referred to that first trip with the Piegans as the happiest time of his life.”
Pile
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From this reading In the moon of falling leaves they came to Pile of Rocks River, and after three months went on to winter on Yellow River.
plains
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From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
race
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From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
referred
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From this reading “Monroe often referred to that first trip with the Piegans as the happiest time of his life.”
Rising
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From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
River
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From this reading In the moon of falling leaves they came to Pile of Rocks River, and after three months went on to winter on Yellow River.
Rockies
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From this reading Next summer they wandered down the Musselshell, crossed the Big River and thence westward by way of the Little Rockies and the Bear Paw Mountains to the Marias.
Rocks
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From this reading In the moon of falling leaves they came to Pile of Rocks River, and after three months went on to winter on Yellow River.
Saskatchewan
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From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
southward
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From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
summer
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From this reading Next summer they wandered down the Musselshell, crossed the Big River and thence westward by way of the Little Rockies and the Bear Paw Mountains to the Marias.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading Next summer they wandered down the Musselshell, crossed the Big River and thence westward by way of the Little Rockies and the Bear Paw Mountains to the Marias.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the moon of falling leaves they came to Pile of Rocks River, and after three months went on to winter on Yellow River.
Think
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From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
three
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From this reading In the moon of falling leaves they came to Pile of Rocks River, and after three months went on to winter on Yellow River.
time
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From this reading “Monroe often referred to that first trip with the Piegans as the happiest time of his life.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
too
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From this reading We were born a little too late!
trip
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From this reading “Monroe often referred to that first trip with the Piegans as the happiest time of his life.”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
vast
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From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
wandered
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From this reading Next summer they wandered down the Musselshell, crossed the Big River and thence westward by way of the Little Rockies and the Bear Paw Mountains to the Marias.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
way
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From this reading Next summer they wandered down the Musselshell, crossed the Big River and thence westward by way of the Little Rockies and the Bear Paw Mountains to the Marias.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were born a little too late!
went
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From this reading In the moon of falling leaves they came to Pile of Rocks River, and after three months went on to winter on Yellow River.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were born a little too late!
westward
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From this reading Next summer they wandered down the Musselshell, crossed the Big River and thence westward by way of the Little Rockies and the Bear Paw Mountains to the Marias.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
winter
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From this reading In the moon of falling leaves they came to Pile of Rocks River, and after three months went on to winter on Yellow River.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Monroe often referred to that first trip with the Piegans as the happiest time of his life.”
Wolf
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From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
Yellow
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From this reading In the moon of falling leaves they came to Pile of Rocks River, and after three months went on to winter on Yellow River.
youth
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From this reading “Think how the youth, Rising Wolf, must have felt as he journeyed southward over the vast plains, and under the shadow of the giant mountains which lie between the Saskatchewan and the Missouri, for he knew that he was the first of his race to behold them.”
