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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 found the wounded man lying in the front room upon a rudely extemporized couch of bear-skins, he having sternly declined the effeminacy of his wife's bedroom.
absent
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From this reading She was not only absent from the room, but there seemed to be no suggestion of her presence in the house.
also
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From this reading In the possibility of a fatal termination to his wound, and in obedience to a grim frontier tradition, he had also refused to have his boots removed in order that he might “die with them on,” as became his ancestral custom.
ancestral
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From this reading In the possibility of a fatal termination to his wound, and in obedience to a grim frontier tradition, he had also refused to have his boots removed in order that he might “die with them on,” as became his ancestral custom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the possibility of a fatal termination to his wound, and in obedience to a grim frontier tradition, he had also refused to have his boots removed in order that he might “die with them on,” as became his ancestral custom.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The master glanced hurriedly around for Mrs. McKinstry.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the possibility of a fatal termination to his wound, and in obedience to a grim frontier tradition, he had also refused to have his boots removed in order that he might “die with them on,” as became his ancestral custom.
attention
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From this reading Johnny was therefore speedily made comfortable in the McKinstry bed, while Dr. Duchesne gave his whole attention to his more serious patient.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was not only absent from the room, but there seemed to be no suggestion of her presence in the house.
bear-skins
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From this reading They found the wounded man lying in the front room upon a rudely extemporized couch of bear-skins, he having sternly declined the effeminacy of his wife's bedroom.
became
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From this reading In the possibility of a fatal termination to his wound, and in obedience to a grim frontier tradition, he had also refused to have his boots removed in order that he might “die with them on,” as became his ancestral custom.
bed
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From this reading Johnny was therefore speedily made comfortable in the McKinstry bed, while Dr. Duchesne gave his whole attention to his more serious patient.
bedroom
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From this reading They found the wounded man lying in the front room upon a rudely extemporized couch of bear-skins, he having sternly declined the effeminacy of his wife's bedroom.
boots
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From this reading In the possibility of a fatal termination to his wound, and in obedience to a grim frontier tradition, he had also refused to have his boots removed in order that he might “die with them on,” as became his ancestral custom.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was not only absent from the room, but there seemed to be no suggestion of her presence in the house.
comfortable
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From this reading Johnny was therefore speedily made comfortable in the McKinstry bed, while Dr. Duchesne gave his whole attention to his more serious patient.
couch
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From this reading They found the wounded man lying in the front room upon a rudely extemporized couch of bear-skins, he having sternly declined the effeminacy of his wife's bedroom.
custom
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From this reading In the possibility of a fatal termination to his wound, and in obedience to a grim frontier tradition, he had also refused to have his boots removed in order that he might “die with them on,” as became his ancestral custom.
declined
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From this reading They found the wounded man lying in the front room upon a rudely extemporized couch of bear-skins, he having sternly declined the effeminacy of his wife's bedroom.
die
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From this reading In the possibility of a fatal termination to his wound, and in obedience to a grim frontier tradition, he had also refused to have his boots removed in order that he might “die with them on,” as became his ancestral custom.
Dr
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From this reading Johnny was therefore speedily made comfortable in the McKinstry bed, while Dr. Duchesne gave his whole attention to his more serious patient.
Duchesne
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From this reading Johnny was therefore speedily made comfortable in the McKinstry bed, while Dr. Duchesne gave his whole attention to his more serious patient.
effeminacy
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From this reading They found the wounded man lying in the front room upon a rudely extemporized couch of bear-skins, he having sternly declined the effeminacy of his wife's bedroom.
extemporized
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From this reading They found the wounded man lying in the front room upon a rudely extemporized couch of bear-skins, he having sternly declined the effeminacy of his wife's bedroom.
fatal
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From this reading In the possibility of a fatal termination to his wound, and in obedience to a grim frontier tradition, he had also refused to have his boots removed in order that he might “die with them on,” as became his ancestral custom.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The master glanced hurriedly around for Mrs. McKinstry.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found the wounded man lying in the front room upon a rudely extemporized couch of bear-skins, he having sternly declined the effeminacy of his wife's bedroom.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was not only absent from the room, but there seemed to be no suggestion of her presence in the house.
front
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From this reading They found the wounded man lying in the front room upon a rudely extemporized couch of bear-skins, he having sternly declined the effeminacy of his wife's bedroom.
frontier
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From this reading In the possibility of a fatal termination to his wound, and in obedience to a grim frontier tradition, he had also refused to have his boots removed in order that he might “die with them on,” as became his ancestral custom.
gave
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From this reading Johnny was therefore speedily made comfortable in the McKinstry bed, while Dr. Duchesne gave his whole attention to his more serious patient.
glanced
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From this reading The master glanced hurriedly around for Mrs. McKinstry.
grim
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From this reading In the possibility of a fatal termination to his wound, and in obedience to a grim frontier tradition, he had also refused to have his boots removed in order that he might “die with them on,” as became his ancestral custom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the possibility of a fatal termination to his wound, and in obedience to a grim frontier tradition, he had also refused to have his boots removed in order that he might “die with them on,” as became his ancestral custom.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the possibility of a fatal termination to his wound, and in obedience to a grim frontier tradition, he had also refused to have his boots removed in order that he might “die with them on,” as became his ancestral custom.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading They found the wounded man lying in the front room upon a rudely extemporized couch of bear-skins, he having sternly declined the effeminacy of his wife's bedroom.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found the wounded man lying in the front room upon a rudely extemporized couch of bear-skins, he having sternly declined the effeminacy of his wife's bedroom.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was not only absent from the room, but there seemed to be no suggestion of her presence in the house.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They found the wounded man lying in the front room upon a rudely extemporized couch of bear-skins, he having sternly declined the effeminacy of his wife's bedroom.
house
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From this reading She was not only absent from the room, but there seemed to be no suggestion of her presence in the house.
hurriedly
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From this reading The master glanced hurriedly around for Mrs. McKinstry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They found the wounded man lying in the front room upon a rudely extemporized couch of bear-skins, he having sternly declined the effeminacy of his wife's bedroom.
Johnny
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From this reading Johnny was therefore speedily made comfortable in the McKinstry bed, while Dr. Duchesne gave his whole attention to his more serious patient.
lying
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From this reading They found the wounded man lying in the front room upon a rudely extemporized couch of bear-skins, he having sternly declined the effeminacy of his wife's bedroom.
made
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From this reading Johnny was therefore speedily made comfortable in the McKinstry bed, while Dr. Duchesne gave his whole attention to his more serious patient.
man
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From this reading They found the wounded man lying in the front room upon a rudely extemporized couch of bear-skins, he having sternly declined the effeminacy of his wife's bedroom.
master
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From this reading The master glanced hurriedly around for Mrs. McKinstry.
McKinstry
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From this reading Johnny was therefore speedily made comfortable in the McKinstry bed, while Dr. Duchesne gave his whole attention to his more serious patient.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In the possibility of a fatal termination to his wound, and in obedience to a grim frontier tradition, he had also refused to have his boots removed in order that he might “die with them on,” as became his ancestral custom.
more
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From this reading Johnny was therefore speedily made comfortable in the McKinstry bed, while Dr. Duchesne gave his whole attention to his more serious patient.
Mrs
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From this reading The master glanced hurriedly around for Mrs. McKinstry.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She was not only absent from the room, but there seemed to be no suggestion of her presence in the house.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not only absent from the room, but there seemed to be no suggestion of her presence in the house.
obedience
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From this reading In the possibility of a fatal termination to his wound, and in obedience to a grim frontier tradition, he had also refused to have his boots removed in order that he might “die with them on,” as became his ancestral custom.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They found the wounded man lying in the front room upon a rudely extemporized couch of bear-skins, he having sternly declined the effeminacy of his wife's bedroom.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the possibility of a fatal termination to his wound, and in obedience to a grim frontier tradition, he had also refused to have his boots removed in order that he might “die with them on,” as became his ancestral custom.
only
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From this reading She was not only absent from the room, but there seemed to be no suggestion of her presence in the house.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the possibility of a fatal termination to his wound, and in obedience to a grim frontier tradition, he had also refused to have his boots removed in order that he might “die with them on,” as became his ancestral custom.
patient
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From this reading Johnny was therefore speedily made comfortable in the McKinstry bed, while Dr. Duchesne gave his whole attention to his more serious patient.
possibility
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From this reading In the possibility of a fatal termination to his wound, and in obedience to a grim frontier tradition, he had also refused to have his boots removed in order that he might “die with them on,” as became his ancestral custom.
presence
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From this reading She was not only absent from the room, but there seemed to be no suggestion of her presence in the house.
refused
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From this reading In the possibility of a fatal termination to his wound, and in obedience to a grim frontier tradition, he had also refused to have his boots removed in order that he might “die with them on,” as became his ancestral custom.
removed
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From this reading In the possibility of a fatal termination to his wound, and in obedience to a grim frontier tradition, he had also refused to have his boots removed in order that he might “die with them on,” as became his ancestral custom.
room
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From this reading They found the wounded man lying in the front room upon a rudely extemporized couch of bear-skins, he having sternly declined the effeminacy of his wife's bedroom.
rudely
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From this reading They found the wounded man lying in the front room upon a rudely extemporized couch of bear-skins, he having sternly declined the effeminacy of his wife's bedroom.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was not only absent from the room, but there seemed to be no suggestion of her presence in the house.
serious
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From this reading Johnny was therefore speedily made comfortable in the McKinstry bed, while Dr. Duchesne gave his whole attention to his more serious patient.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not only absent from the room, but there seemed to be no suggestion of her presence in the house.
speedily
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From this reading Johnny was therefore speedily made comfortable in the McKinstry bed, while Dr. Duchesne gave his whole attention to his more serious patient.
sternly
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From this reading They found the wounded man lying in the front room upon a rudely extemporized couch of bear-skins, he having sternly declined the effeminacy of his wife's bedroom.
suggestion
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From this reading She was not only absent from the room, but there seemed to be no suggestion of her presence in the house.
termination
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From this reading In the possibility of a fatal termination to his wound, and in obedience to a grim frontier tradition, he had also refused to have his boots removed in order that he might “die with them on,” as became his ancestral custom.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the possibility of a fatal termination to his wound, and in obedience to a grim frontier tradition, he had also refused to have his boots removed in order that he might “die with them on,” as became his ancestral custom.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They found the wounded man lying in the front room upon a rudely extemporized couch of bear-skins, he having sternly declined the effeminacy of his wife's bedroom.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the possibility of a fatal termination to his wound, and in obedience to a grim frontier tradition, he had also refused to have his boots removed in order that he might “die with them on,” as became his ancestral custom.
there
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From this reading She was not only absent from the room, but there seemed to be no suggestion of her presence in the house.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Johnny was therefore speedily made comfortable in the McKinstry bed, while Dr. Duchesne gave his whole attention to his more serious patient.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found the wounded man lying in the front room upon a rudely extemporized couch of bear-skins, he having sternly declined the effeminacy of his wife's bedroom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the possibility of a fatal termination to his wound, and in obedience to a grim frontier tradition, he had also refused to have his boots removed in order that he might “die with them on,” as became his ancestral custom.
tradition
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From this reading In the possibility of a fatal termination to his wound, and in obedience to a grim frontier tradition, he had also refused to have his boots removed in order that he might “die with them on,” as became his ancestral custom.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They found the wounded man lying in the front room upon a rudely extemporized couch of bear-skins, he having sternly declined the effeminacy of his wife's bedroom.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Johnny was therefore speedily made comfortable in the McKinstry bed, while Dr. Duchesne gave his whole attention to his more serious patient.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Johnny was therefore speedily made comfortable in the McKinstry bed, while Dr. Duchesne gave his whole attention to his more serious patient.
whole
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From this reading Johnny was therefore speedily made comfortable in the McKinstry bed, while Dr. Duchesne gave his whole attention to his more serious patient.
wife's
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From this reading They found the wounded man lying in the front room upon a rudely extemporized couch of bear-skins, he having sternly declined the effeminacy of his wife's bedroom.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the possibility of a fatal termination to his wound, and in obedience to a grim frontier tradition, he had also refused to have his boots removed in order that he might “die with them on,” as became his ancestral custom.
wound
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From this reading In the possibility of a fatal termination to his wound, and in obedience to a grim frontier tradition, he had also refused to have his boots removed in order that he might “die with them on,” as became his ancestral custom.
wounded
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From this reading They found the wounded man lying in the front room upon a rudely extemporized couch of bear-skins, he having sternly declined the effeminacy of his wife's bedroom.
