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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 Leaving the savages to conduct their captives along the toilsome way that led to the Indian village, let us return, and for a time follow the movements of the scout.
able
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From this reading He had little doubt but that he would be able to distance them in the race, though he was by no means so fresh as he might have been.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Leaving the savages to conduct their captives along the toilsome way that led to the Indian village, let us return, and for a time follow the movements of the scout.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leaving the savages to conduct their captives along the toilsome way that led to the Indian village, let us return, and for a time follow the movements of the scout.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had little doubt but that he would be able to distance them in the race, though he was by no means so fresh as he might have been.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Turning his back upon the spot where misfortune had overtaken his friends, he struck off at a round pace through the forest, with the red-skins following at his heels.
aware
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From this reading Since morn of the previous day, no food had passed his lips, and as the reader is aware he had undergone a great deal of fatigue.
back
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From this reading Turning his back upon the spot where misfortune had overtaken his friends, he struck off at a round pace through the forest, with the red-skins following at his heels.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had little doubt but that he would be able to distance them in the race, though he was by no means so fresh as he might have been.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had little doubt but that he would be able to distance them in the race, though he was by no means so fresh as he might have been.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Still he did not doubt but what he could easily leave the savages behind him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had little doubt but that he would be able to distance them in the race, though he was by no means so fresh as he might have been.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had little doubt but that he would be able to distance them in the race, though he was by no means so fresh as he might have been.
captives
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From this reading Leaving the savages to conduct their captives along the toilsome way that led to the Indian village, let us return, and for a time follow the movements of the scout.
conduct
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From this reading Leaving the savages to conduct their captives along the toilsome way that led to the Indian village, let us return, and for a time follow the movements of the scout.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Still he did not doubt but what he could easily leave the savages behind him.
day
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From this reading Since morn of the previous day, no food had passed his lips, and as the reader is aware he had undergone a great deal of fatigue.
deal
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From this reading Since morn of the previous day, no food had passed his lips, and as the reader is aware he had undergone a great deal of fatigue.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Still he did not doubt but what he could easily leave the savages behind him.
distance
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From this reading He had little doubt but that he would be able to distance them in the race, though he was by no means so fresh as he might have been.
doubt
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From this reading He had little doubt but that he would be able to distance them in the race, though he was by no means so fresh as he might have been.
easily
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From this reading Still he did not doubt but what he could easily leave the savages behind him.
fatigue
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From this reading Since morn of the previous day, no food had passed his lips, and as the reader is aware he had undergone a great deal of fatigue.
follow
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From this reading Leaving the savages to conduct their captives along the toilsome way that led to the Indian village, let us return, and for a time follow the movements of the scout.
following
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From this reading Turning his back upon the spot where misfortune had overtaken his friends, he struck off at a round pace through the forest, with the red-skins following at his heels.
food
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From this reading Since morn of the previous day, no food had passed his lips, and as the reader is aware he had undergone a great deal of fatigue.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Leaving the savages to conduct their captives along the toilsome way that led to the Indian village, let us return, and for a time follow the movements of the scout.
forest
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From this reading Turning his back upon the spot where misfortune had overtaken his friends, he struck off at a round pace through the forest, with the red-skins following at his heels.
fresh
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From this reading He had little doubt but that he would be able to distance them in the race, though he was by no means so fresh as he might have been.
friends
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From this reading Turning his back upon the spot where misfortune had overtaken his friends, he struck off at a round pace through the forest, with the red-skins following at his heels.
great
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From this reading Since morn of the previous day, no food had passed his lips, and as the reader is aware he had undergone a great deal of fatigue.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Turning his back upon the spot where misfortune had overtaken his friends, he struck off at a round pace through the forest, with the red-skins following at his heels.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had little doubt but that he would be able to distance them in the race, though he was by no means so fresh as he might have been.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Turning his back upon the spot where misfortune had overtaken his friends, he struck off at a round pace through the forest, with the red-skins following at his heels.
heels
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From this reading Turning his back upon the spot where misfortune had overtaken his friends, he struck off at a round pace through the forest, with the red-skins following at his heels.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Still he did not doubt but what he could easily leave the savages behind him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Turning his back upon the spot where misfortune had overtaken his friends, he struck off at a round pace through the forest, with the red-skins following at his heels.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had little doubt but that he would be able to distance them in the race, though he was by no means so fresh as he might have been.
Indian
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From this reading Leaving the savages to conduct their captives along the toilsome way that led to the Indian village, let us return, and for a time follow the movements of the scout.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since morn of the previous day, no food had passed his lips, and as the reader is aware he had undergone a great deal of fatigue.
leave
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From this reading Still he did not doubt but what he could easily leave the savages behind him.
Leaving
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From this reading Leaving the savages to conduct their captives along the toilsome way that led to the Indian village, let us return, and for a time follow the movements of the scout.
led
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From this reading Leaving the savages to conduct their captives along the toilsome way that led to the Indian village, let us return, and for a time follow the movements of the scout.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Leaving the savages to conduct their captives along the toilsome way that led to the Indian village, let us return, and for a time follow the movements of the scout.
lips
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From this reading Since morn of the previous day, no food had passed his lips, and as the reader is aware he had undergone a great deal of fatigue.
little
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From this reading He had little doubt but that he would be able to distance them in the race, though he was by no means so fresh as he might have been.
means
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From this reading He had little doubt but that he would be able to distance them in the race, though he was by no means so fresh as he might have been.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He had little doubt but that he would be able to distance them in the race, though he was by no means so fresh as he might have been.
misfortune
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From this reading Turning his back upon the spot where misfortune had overtaken his friends, he struck off at a round pace through the forest, with the red-skins following at his heels.
morn
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From this reading Since morn of the previous day, no food had passed his lips, and as the reader is aware he had undergone a great deal of fatigue.
movements
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From this reading Leaving the savages to conduct their captives along the toilsome way that led to the Indian village, let us return, and for a time follow the movements of the scout.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had little doubt but that he would be able to distance them in the race, though he was by no means so fresh as he might have been.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Still he did not doubt but what he could easily leave the savages behind him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Leaving the savages to conduct their captives along the toilsome way that led to the Indian village, let us return, and for a time follow the movements of the scout.
off
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From this reading Turning his back upon the spot where misfortune had overtaken his friends, he struck off at a round pace through the forest, with the red-skins following at his heels.
overtaken
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From this reading Turning his back upon the spot where misfortune had overtaken his friends, he struck off at a round pace through the forest, with the red-skins following at his heels.
pace
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From this reading Turning his back upon the spot where misfortune had overtaken his friends, he struck off at a round pace through the forest, with the red-skins following at his heels.
passed
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From this reading Since morn of the previous day, no food had passed his lips, and as the reader is aware he had undergone a great deal of fatigue.
previous
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From this reading Since morn of the previous day, no food had passed his lips, and as the reader is aware he had undergone a great deal of fatigue.
race
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From this reading He had little doubt but that he would be able to distance them in the race, though he was by no means so fresh as he might have been.
reader
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From this reading Since morn of the previous day, no food had passed his lips, and as the reader is aware he had undergone a great deal of fatigue.
red-skins
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From this reading Turning his back upon the spot where misfortune had overtaken his friends, he struck off at a round pace through the forest, with the red-skins following at his heels.
return
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From this reading Leaving the savages to conduct their captives along the toilsome way that led to the Indian village, let us return, and for a time follow the movements of the scout.
round
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From this reading Turning his back upon the spot where misfortune had overtaken his friends, he struck off at a round pace through the forest, with the red-skins following at his heels.
savages
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From this reading Leaving the savages to conduct their captives along the toilsome way that led to the Indian village, let us return, and for a time follow the movements of the scout.
scout
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From this reading Leaving the savages to conduct their captives along the toilsome way that led to the Indian village, let us return, and for a time follow the movements of the scout.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since morn of the previous day, no food had passed his lips, and as the reader is aware he had undergone a great deal of fatigue.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had little doubt but that he would be able to distance them in the race, though he was by no means so fresh as he might have been.
spot
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From this reading Turning his back upon the spot where misfortune had overtaken his friends, he struck off at a round pace through the forest, with the red-skins following at his heels.
Still
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From this reading Still he did not doubt but what he could easily leave the savages behind him.
struck
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From this reading Turning his back upon the spot where misfortune had overtaken his friends, he struck off at a round pace through the forest, with the red-skins following at his heels.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Leaving the savages to conduct their captives along the toilsome way that led to the Indian village, let us return, and for a time follow the movements of the scout.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leaving the savages to conduct their captives along the toilsome way that led to the Indian village, let us return, and for a time follow the movements of the scout.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Leaving the savages to conduct their captives along the toilsome way that led to the Indian village, let us return, and for a time follow the movements of the scout.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had little doubt but that he would be able to distance them in the race, though he was by no means so fresh as he might have been.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He had little doubt but that he would be able to distance them in the race, though he was by no means so fresh as he might have been.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Turning his back upon the spot where misfortune had overtaken his friends, he struck off at a round pace through the forest, with the red-skins following at his heels.
time
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From this reading Leaving the savages to conduct their captives along the toilsome way that led to the Indian village, let us return, and for a time follow the movements of the scout.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leaving the savages to conduct their captives along the toilsome way that led to the Indian village, let us return, and for a time follow the movements of the scout.
toilsome
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From this reading Leaving the savages to conduct their captives along the toilsome way that led to the Indian village, let us return, and for a time follow the movements of the scout.
Turning
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From this reading Turning his back upon the spot where misfortune had overtaken his friends, he struck off at a round pace through the forest, with the red-skins following at his heels.
undergone
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From this reading Since morn of the previous day, no food had passed his lips, and as the reader is aware he had undergone a great deal of fatigue.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Turning his back upon the spot where misfortune had overtaken his friends, he struck off at a round pace through the forest, with the red-skins following at his heels.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Leaving the savages to conduct their captives along the toilsome way that led to the Indian village, let us return, and for a time follow the movements of the scout.
village
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From this reading Leaving the savages to conduct their captives along the toilsome way that led to the Indian village, let us return, and for a time follow the movements of the scout.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had little doubt but that he would be able to distance them in the race, though he was by no means so fresh as he might have been.
way
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From this reading Leaving the savages to conduct their captives along the toilsome way that led to the Indian village, let us return, and for a time follow the movements of the scout.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Still he did not doubt but what he could easily leave the savages behind him.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Turning his back upon the spot where misfortune had overtaken his friends, he struck off at a round pace through the forest, with the red-skins following at his heels.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Turning his back upon the spot where misfortune had overtaken his friends, he struck off at a round pace through the forest, with the red-skins following at his heels.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had little doubt but that he would be able to distance them in the race, though he was by no means so fresh as he might have been.
