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abundance
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From this reading Though there had been rain in abundance, it flowed crystal clear out of the trackless wilderness of rock and forest that rolls north from the Lake of Shadows toward Hudson Bay.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE FIRST SUSPICIONS Trails of mist floated among the pines that stretched their ragged branches across the swollen river.
adventurous
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From this reading Moreover, the agents of the Hudson Bay Company, which long held dominion over the Canadian wilds, did not encourage the intrusion of adventurous settlers into their fur preserves.
agents
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From this reading Moreover, the agents of the Hudson Bay Company, which long held dominion over the Canadian wilds, did not encourage the intrusion of adventurous settlers into their fur preserves.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading THE FIRST SUSPICIONS Trails of mist floated among the pines that stretched their ragged branches across the swollen river.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though there had been rain in abundance, it flowed crystal clear out of the trackless wilderness of rock and forest that rolls north from the Lake of Shadows toward Hudson Bay.
animals
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From this reading This rugged belt, which extends from Ottawa River to the fertile prairie, had until very recent days been regarded as valueless to man, except for the purpose of trapping fur-bearing animals.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pines are, for the most part, too small for milling, and there is little soil among the curiously rounded rocks.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This rugged belt, which extends from Ottawa River to the fertile prairie, had until very recent days been regarded as valueless to man, except for the purpose of trapping fur-bearing animals.
Bay
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From this reading Though there had been rain in abundance, it flowed crystal clear out of the trackless wilderness of rock and forest that rolls north from the Lake of Shadows toward Hudson Bay.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Though there had been rain in abundance, it flowed crystal clear out of the trackless wilderness of rock and forest that rolls north from the Lake of Shadows toward Hudson Bay.
belt
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From this reading This rugged belt, which extends from Ottawa River to the fertile prairie, had until very recent days been regarded as valueless to man, except for the purpose of trapping fur-bearing animals.
branches
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From this reading THE FIRST SUSPICIONS Trails of mist floated among the pines that stretched their ragged branches across the swollen river.
Canadian
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From this reading Moreover, the agents of the Hudson Bay Company, which long held dominion over the Canadian wilds, did not encourage the intrusion of adventurous settlers into their fur preserves.
clear
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From this reading Though there had been rain in abundance, it flowed crystal clear out of the trackless wilderness of rock and forest that rolls north from the Lake of Shadows toward Hudson Bay.
Company
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From this reading Moreover, the agents of the Hudson Bay Company, which long held dominion over the Canadian wilds, did not encourage the intrusion of adventurous settlers into their fur preserves.
crystal
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From this reading Though there had been rain in abundance, it flowed crystal clear out of the trackless wilderness of rock and forest that rolls north from the Lake of Shadows toward Hudson Bay.
curiously
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From this reading The pines are, for the most part, too small for milling, and there is little soil among the curiously rounded rocks.
days
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From this reading This rugged belt, which extends from Ottawa River to the fertile prairie, had until very recent days been regarded as valueless to man, except for the purpose of trapping fur-bearing animals.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Moreover, the agents of the Hudson Bay Company, which long held dominion over the Canadian wilds, did not encourage the intrusion of adventurous settlers into their fur preserves.
dominion
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From this reading Moreover, the agents of the Hudson Bay Company, which long held dominion over the Canadian wilds, did not encourage the intrusion of adventurous settlers into their fur preserves.
encourage
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From this reading Moreover, the agents of the Hudson Bay Company, which long held dominion over the Canadian wilds, did not encourage the intrusion of adventurous settlers into their fur preserves.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading This rugged belt, which extends from Ottawa River to the fertile prairie, had until very recent days been regarded as valueless to man, except for the purpose of trapping fur-bearing animals.
extends
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From this reading This rugged belt, which extends from Ottawa River to the fertile prairie, had until very recent days been regarded as valueless to man, except for the purpose of trapping fur-bearing animals.
fertile
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From this reading This rugged belt, which extends from Ottawa River to the fertile prairie, had until very recent days been regarded as valueless to man, except for the purpose of trapping fur-bearing animals.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST SUSPICIONS Trails of mist floated among the pines that stretched their ragged branches across the swollen river.
floated
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From this reading THE FIRST SUSPICIONS Trails of mist floated among the pines that stretched their ragged branches across the swollen river.
flowed
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From this reading Though there had been rain in abundance, it flowed crystal clear out of the trackless wilderness of rock and forest that rolls north from the Lake of Shadows toward Hudson Bay.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This rugged belt, which extends from Ottawa River to the fertile prairie, had until very recent days been regarded as valueless to man, except for the purpose of trapping fur-bearing animals.
forest
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From this reading Though there had been rain in abundance, it flowed crystal clear out of the trackless wilderness of rock and forest that rolls north from the Lake of Shadows toward Hudson Bay.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Though there had been rain in abundance, it flowed crystal clear out of the trackless wilderness of rock and forest that rolls north from the Lake of Shadows toward Hudson Bay.
fur
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From this reading Moreover, the agents of the Hudson Bay Company, which long held dominion over the Canadian wilds, did not encourage the intrusion of adventurous settlers into their fur preserves.
fur-bearing
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From this reading This rugged belt, which extends from Ottawa River to the fertile prairie, had until very recent days been regarded as valueless to man, except for the purpose of trapping fur-bearing animals.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though there had been rain in abundance, it flowed crystal clear out of the trackless wilderness of rock and forest that rolls north from the Lake of Shadows toward Hudson Bay.
held
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From this reading Moreover, the agents of the Hudson Bay Company, which long held dominion over the Canadian wilds, did not encourage the intrusion of adventurous settlers into their fur preserves.
Hudson
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From this reading Though there had been rain in abundance, it flowed crystal clear out of the trackless wilderness of rock and forest that rolls north from the Lake of Shadows toward Hudson Bay.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Though there had been rain in abundance, it flowed crystal clear out of the trackless wilderness of rock and forest that rolls north from the Lake of Shadows toward Hudson Bay.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Moreover, the agents of the Hudson Bay Company, which long held dominion over the Canadian wilds, did not encourage the intrusion of adventurous settlers into their fur preserves.
intrusion
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From this reading Moreover, the agents of the Hudson Bay Company, which long held dominion over the Canadian wilds, did not encourage the intrusion of adventurous settlers into their fur preserves.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The pines are, for the most part, too small for milling, and there is little soil among the curiously rounded rocks.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though there had been rain in abundance, it flowed crystal clear out of the trackless wilderness of rock and forest that rolls north from the Lake of Shadows toward Hudson Bay.
Lake
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From this reading Though there had been rain in abundance, it flowed crystal clear out of the trackless wilderness of rock and forest that rolls north from the Lake of Shadows toward Hudson Bay.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pines are, for the most part, too small for milling, and there is little soil among the curiously rounded rocks.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Moreover, the agents of the Hudson Bay Company, which long held dominion over the Canadian wilds, did not encourage the intrusion of adventurous settlers into their fur preserves.
man
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From this reading This rugged belt, which extends from Ottawa River to the fertile prairie, had until very recent days been regarded as valueless to man, except for the purpose of trapping fur-bearing animals.
milling
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From this reading The pines are, for the most part, too small for milling, and there is little soil among the curiously rounded rocks.
mist
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From this reading THE FIRST SUSPICIONS Trails of mist floated among the pines that stretched their ragged branches across the swollen river.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, the agents of the Hudson Bay Company, which long held dominion over the Canadian wilds, did not encourage the intrusion of adventurous settlers into their fur preserves.
most
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From this reading The pines are, for the most part, too small for milling, and there is little soil among the curiously rounded rocks.
north
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From this reading Though there had been rain in abundance, it flowed crystal clear out of the trackless wilderness of rock and forest that rolls north from the Lake of Shadows toward Hudson Bay.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Moreover, the agents of the Hudson Bay Company, which long held dominion over the Canadian wilds, did not encourage the intrusion of adventurous settlers into their fur preserves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIRST SUSPICIONS Trails of mist floated among the pines that stretched their ragged branches across the swollen river.
Ottawa
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From this reading This rugged belt, which extends from Ottawa River to the fertile prairie, had until very recent days been regarded as valueless to man, except for the purpose of trapping fur-bearing animals.
out
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From this reading Though there had been rain in abundance, it flowed crystal clear out of the trackless wilderness of rock and forest that rolls north from the Lake of Shadows toward Hudson Bay.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Moreover, the agents of the Hudson Bay Company, which long held dominion over the Canadian wilds, did not encourage the intrusion of adventurous settlers into their fur preserves.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pines are, for the most part, too small for milling, and there is little soil among the curiously rounded rocks.
pines
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From this reading THE FIRST SUSPICIONS Trails of mist floated among the pines that stretched their ragged branches across the swollen river.
prairie
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From this reading This rugged belt, which extends from Ottawa River to the fertile prairie, had until very recent days been regarded as valueless to man, except for the purpose of trapping fur-bearing animals.
preserves
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From this reading Moreover, the agents of the Hudson Bay Company, which long held dominion over the Canadian wilds, did not encourage the intrusion of adventurous settlers into their fur preserves.
purpose
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From this reading This rugged belt, which extends from Ottawa River to the fertile prairie, had until very recent days been regarded as valueless to man, except for the purpose of trapping fur-bearing animals.
ragged
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From this reading THE FIRST SUSPICIONS Trails of mist floated among the pines that stretched their ragged branches across the swollen river.
rain
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From this reading Though there had been rain in abundance, it flowed crystal clear out of the trackless wilderness of rock and forest that rolls north from the Lake of Shadows toward Hudson Bay.
recent
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From this reading This rugged belt, which extends from Ottawa River to the fertile prairie, had until very recent days been regarded as valueless to man, except for the purpose of trapping fur-bearing animals.
regarded
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From this reading This rugged belt, which extends from Ottawa River to the fertile prairie, had until very recent days been regarded as valueless to man, except for the purpose of trapping fur-bearing animals.
river
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From this reading THE FIRST SUSPICIONS Trails of mist floated among the pines that stretched their ragged branches across the swollen river.
rock
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From this reading Though there had been rain in abundance, it flowed crystal clear out of the trackless wilderness of rock and forest that rolls north from the Lake of Shadows toward Hudson Bay.
rocks
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From this reading The pines are, for the most part, too small for milling, and there is little soil among the curiously rounded rocks.
rolls
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From this reading Though there had been rain in abundance, it flowed crystal clear out of the trackless wilderness of rock and forest that rolls north from the Lake of Shadows toward Hudson Bay.
rounded
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From this reading The pines are, for the most part, too small for milling, and there is little soil among the curiously rounded rocks.
rugged
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From this reading This rugged belt, which extends from Ottawa River to the fertile prairie, had until very recent days been regarded as valueless to man, except for the purpose of trapping fur-bearing animals.
settlers
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From this reading Moreover, the agents of the Hudson Bay Company, which long held dominion over the Canadian wilds, did not encourage the intrusion of adventurous settlers into their fur preserves.
Shadows
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From this reading Though there had been rain in abundance, it flowed crystal clear out of the trackless wilderness of rock and forest that rolls north from the Lake of Shadows toward Hudson Bay.
small
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From this reading The pines are, for the most part, too small for milling, and there is little soil among the curiously rounded rocks.
soil
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From this reading The pines are, for the most part, too small for milling, and there is little soil among the curiously rounded rocks.
stretched
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From this reading THE FIRST SUSPICIONS Trails of mist floated among the pines that stretched their ragged branches across the swollen river.
SUSPICIONS
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From this reading THE FIRST SUSPICIONS Trails of mist floated among the pines that stretched their ragged branches across the swollen river.
swollen
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From this reading THE FIRST SUSPICIONS Trails of mist floated among the pines that stretched their ragged branches across the swollen river.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE FIRST SUSPICIONS Trails of mist floated among the pines that stretched their ragged branches across the swollen river.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST SUSPICIONS Trails of mist floated among the pines that stretched their ragged branches across the swollen river.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE FIRST SUSPICIONS Trails of mist floated among the pines that stretched their ragged branches across the swollen river.
there
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From this reading Though there had been rain in abundance, it flowed crystal clear out of the trackless wilderness of rock and forest that rolls north from the Lake of Shadows toward Hudson Bay.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This rugged belt, which extends from Ottawa River to the fertile prairie, had until very recent days been regarded as valueless to man, except for the purpose of trapping fur-bearing animals.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though there had been rain in abundance, it flowed crystal clear out of the trackless wilderness of rock and forest that rolls north from the Lake of Shadows toward Hudson Bay.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This rugged belt, which extends from Ottawa River to the fertile prairie, had until very recent days been regarded as valueless to man, except for the purpose of trapping fur-bearing animals.
too
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From this reading The pines are, for the most part, too small for milling, and there is little soil among the curiously rounded rocks.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Though there had been rain in abundance, it flowed crystal clear out of the trackless wilderness of rock and forest that rolls north from the Lake of Shadows toward Hudson Bay.
trackless
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From this reading Though there had been rain in abundance, it flowed crystal clear out of the trackless wilderness of rock and forest that rolls north from the Lake of Shadows toward Hudson Bay.
Trails
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From this reading THE FIRST SUSPICIONS Trails of mist floated among the pines that stretched their ragged branches across the swollen river.
trapping
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From this reading This rugged belt, which extends from Ottawa River to the fertile prairie, had until very recent days been regarded as valueless to man, except for the purpose of trapping fur-bearing animals.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading This rugged belt, which extends from Ottawa River to the fertile prairie, had until very recent days been regarded as valueless to man, except for the purpose of trapping fur-bearing animals.
valueless
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From this reading This rugged belt, which extends from Ottawa River to the fertile prairie, had until very recent days been regarded as valueless to man, except for the purpose of trapping fur-bearing animals.
very
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From this reading This rugged belt, which extends from Ottawa River to the fertile prairie, had until very recent days been regarded as valueless to man, except for the purpose of trapping fur-bearing animals.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This rugged belt, which extends from Ottawa River to the fertile prairie, had until very recent days been regarded as valueless to man, except for the purpose of trapping fur-bearing animals.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading Though there had been rain in abundance, it flowed crystal clear out of the trackless wilderness of rock and forest that rolls north from the Lake of Shadows toward Hudson Bay.
wilds
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From this reading Moreover, the agents of the Hudson Bay Company, which long held dominion over the Canadian wilds, did not encourage the intrusion of adventurous settlers into their fur preserves.
