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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 The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wherein Freckles Proves His Mettle and Finds Friends Next morning found Freckles in clean, whole clothing, fed, and rested.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
board
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From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
Boss
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From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
camp
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From this reading When the gang was started for the south camp, Freckles was left to guard a fortune in the Limberlost.
careful
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From this reading Then McLean outfitted him and gave him careful instruction in the use of his weapon.
clean
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Proves His Mettle and Finds Friends Next morning found Freckles in clean, whole clothing, fed, and rested.
clearing
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From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
clothing
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Proves His Mettle and Finds Friends Next morning found Freckles in clean, whole clothing, fed, and rested.
corduroy
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From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
Duncan
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From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
engaged
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From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
family
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From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
fed
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Proves His Mettle and Finds Friends Next morning found Freckles in clean, whole clothing, fed, and rested.
Finds
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Proves His Mettle and Finds Friends Next morning found Freckles in clean, whole clothing, fed, and rested.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That he was under guard himself those first weeks he never knew.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When the gang was started for the south camp, Freckles was left to guard a fortune in the Limberlost.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the gang was started for the south camp, Freckles was left to guard a fortune in the Limberlost.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wherein Freckles Proves His Mettle and Finds Friends Next morning found Freckles in clean, whole clothing, fed, and rested.
Freckles
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Proves His Mettle and Finds Friends Next morning found Freckles in clean, whole clothing, fed, and rested.
Friends
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Proves His Mettle and Finds Friends Next morning found Freckles in clean, whole clothing, fed, and rested.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
gang
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From this reading When the gang was started for the south camp, Freckles was left to guard a fortune in the Limberlost.
gave
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From this reading Then McLean outfitted him and gave him careful instruction in the use of his weapon.
guard
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From this reading When the gang was started for the south camp, Freckles was left to guard a fortune in the Limberlost.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
head
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From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then McLean outfitted him and gave him careful instruction in the use of his weapon.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading That he was under guard himself those first weeks he never knew.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wherein Freckles Proves His Mettle and Finds Friends Next morning found Freckles in clean, whole clothing, fed, and rested.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wherein Freckles Proves His Mettle and Finds Friends Next morning found Freckles in clean, whole clothing, fed, and rested.
instruction
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From this reading Then McLean outfitted him and gave him careful instruction in the use of his weapon.
knew
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From this reading That he was under guard himself those first weeks he never knew.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the gang was started for the south camp, Freckles was left to guard a fortune in the Limberlost.
Limberlost
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From this reading When the gang was started for the south camp, Freckles was left to guard a fortune in the Limberlost.
lived
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From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
McLean
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From this reading Then McLean outfitted him and gave him careful instruction in the use of his weapon.
Mettle
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Proves His Mettle and Finds Friends Next morning found Freckles in clean, whole clothing, fed, and rested.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wherein Freckles Proves His Mettle and Finds Friends Next morning found Freckles in clean, whole clothing, fed, and rested.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That he was under guard himself those first weeks he never knew.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wherein Freckles Proves His Mettle and Finds Friends Next morning found Freckles in clean, whole clothing, fed, and rested.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then McLean outfitted him and gave him careful instruction in the use of his weapon.
out
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From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
outfitted
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From this reading Then McLean outfitted him and gave him careful instruction in the use of his weapon.
place
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From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
Proves
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Proves His Mettle and Finds Friends Next morning found Freckles in clean, whole clothing, fed, and rested.
rested
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Proves His Mettle and Finds Friends Next morning found Freckles in clean, whole clothing, fed, and rested.
Scotland
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From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
showed
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From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
small
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From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
south
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From this reading When the gang was started for the south camp, Freckles was left to guard a fortune in the Limberlost.
started
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From this reading When the gang was started for the south camp, Freckles was left to guard a fortune in the Limberlost.
swamp
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From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
teamster
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From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That he was under guard himself those first weeks he never knew.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then McLean outfitted him and gave him careful instruction in the use of his weapon.
Then
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From this reading Then McLean outfitted him and gave him careful instruction in the use of his weapon.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading That he was under guard himself those first weeks he never knew.
timber-line
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From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading That he was under guard himself those first weeks he never knew.
use
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From this reading Then McLean outfitted him and gave him careful instruction in the use of his weapon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
weapon
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From this reading Then McLean outfitted him and gave him careful instruction in the use of his weapon.
weeks
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From this reading That he was under guard himself those first weeks he never knew.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the gang was started for the south camp, Freckles was left to guard a fortune in the Limberlost.
Wherein
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Proves His Mettle and Finds Friends Next morning found Freckles in clean, whole clothing, fed, and rested.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
whole
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Proves His Mettle and Finds Friends Next morning found Freckles in clean, whole clothing, fed, and rested.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
working
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From this reading The Boss showed him around the timber-line, and engaged him a place to board with the family of his head teamster, Duncan, whom he had brought from Scotland with him, and who lived in a small clearing he was working out between the swamp and the corduroy.
