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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 A band of five-and-twenty Ojibways came filing down through the woods to the shore of Lake Ontario, at the point where the City of Toronto now stands.
all
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From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A band of five-and-twenty Ojibways came filing down through the woods to the shore of Lake Ontario, at the point where the City of Toronto now stands.
aux
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From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
Back
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From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
band
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From this reading A band of five-and-twenty Ojibways came filing down through the woods to the shore of Lake Ontario, at the point where the City of Toronto now stands.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
came
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From this reading A band of five-and-twenty Ojibways came filing down through the woods to the shore of Lake Ontario, at the point where the City of Toronto now stands.
children
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From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
City
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From this reading A band of five-and-twenty Ojibways came filing down through the woods to the shore of Lake Ontario, at the point where the City of Toronto now stands.
Claies
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From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
counsel
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From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Fort Rouille by the waterside stood deserted and half ruined.
down
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From this reading A band of five-and-twenty Ojibways came filing down through the woods to the shore of Lake Ontario, at the point where the City of Toronto now stands.
English
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From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
everywhere
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From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
filing
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From this reading A band of five-and-twenty Ojibways came filing down through the woods to the shore of Lake Ontario, at the point where the City of Toronto now stands.
five-and-twenty
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From this reading A band of five-and-twenty Ojibways came filing down through the woods to the shore of Lake Ontario, at the point where the City of Toronto now stands.
Fort
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From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This, too, was the goal of the Ojibways' journey, and Menehwehna hurried them forward.
goal
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From this reading This, too, was the goal of the Ojibways' journey, and Menehwehna hurried them forward.
gone
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From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fort Rouille by the waterside stood deserted and half ruined.
heard
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From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
hurried
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From this reading This, too, was the goal of the Ojibways' journey, and Menehwehna hurried them forward.
inhabited
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From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This, too, was the goal of the Ojibways' journey, and Menehwehna hurried them forward.
Lake
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From this reading A band of five-and-twenty Ojibways came filing down through the woods to the shore of Lake Ontario, at the point where the City of Toronto now stands.
lodges
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From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
many
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From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
men
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From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
Menehwehna
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From this reading This, too, was the goal of the Ojibways' journey, and Menehwehna hurried them forward.
Niagara
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From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
now
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From this reading A band of five-and-twenty Ojibways came filing down through the woods to the shore of Lake Ontario, at the point where the City of Toronto now stands.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A band of five-and-twenty Ojibways came filing down through the woods to the shore of Lake Ontario, at the point where the City of Toronto now stands.
Ojibways
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From this reading A band of five-and-twenty Ojibways came filing down through the woods to the shore of Lake Ontario, at the point where the City of Toronto now stands.
only
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From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
Ontario
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From this reading A band of five-and-twenty Ojibways came filing down through the woods to the shore of Lake Ontario, at the point where the City of Toronto now stands.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading A band of five-and-twenty Ojibways came filing down through the woods to the shore of Lake Ontario, at the point where the City of Toronto now stands.
REVEILLE
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From this reading THE REVEILLE.
Rouille
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From this reading Fort Rouille by the waterside stood deserted and half ruined.
ruined
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From this reading Fort Rouille by the waterside stood deserted and half ruined.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
shore
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From this reading A band of five-and-twenty Ojibways came filing down through the woods to the shore of Lake Ontario, at the point where the City of Toronto now stands.
southward
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From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
stands
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From this reading A band of five-and-twenty Ojibways came filing down through the woods to the shore of Lake Ontario, at the point where the City of Toronto now stands.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fort Rouille by the waterside stood deserted and half ruined.
story
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From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REVEILLE.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This, too, was the goal of the Ojibways' journey, and Menehwehna hurried them forward.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, too, was the goal of the Ojibways' journey, and Menehwehna hurried them forward.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A band of five-and-twenty Ojibways came filing down through the woods to the shore of Lake Ontario, at the point where the City of Toronto now stands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A band of five-and-twenty Ojibways came filing down through the woods to the shore of Lake Ontario, at the point where the City of Toronto now stands.
too
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From this reading This, too, was the goal of the Ojibways' journey, and Menehwehna hurried them forward.
Toronto
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From this reading A band of five-and-twenty Ojibways came filing down through the woods to the shore of Lake Ontario, at the point where the City of Toronto now stands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This, too, was the goal of the Ojibways' journey, and Menehwehna hurried them forward.
waterside
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From this reading Fort Rouille by the waterside stood deserted and half ruined.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A band of five-and-twenty Ojibways came filing down through the woods to the shore of Lake Ontario, at the point where the City of Toronto now stands.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
women
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From this reading Back beyond the Lake aux Claies they had passed many lodges inhabited by women and children only, and had heard everywhere the same story: the men were all gone southward to Fort Niagara to take counsel with the English.
woods
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From this reading A band of five-and-twenty Ojibways came filing down through the woods to the shore of Lake Ontario, at the point where the City of Toronto now stands.
