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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 Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body To reach the tree was a more difficult task than McLean had supposed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body To reach the tree was a more difficult task than McLean had supposed.
approach
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From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In many places the muck had to be filled to give the horses and wagons a solid foundation over which to haul heavy loads.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was several days before they completed a road to the noble, big tree and were ready to fell it.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the sawing began, Freckles was watching down the road where it met the trail leading from Little Chicken's tree.
big
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From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
BodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body To reach the tree was a more difficult task than McLean had supposed.
BrokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body To reach the tree was a more difficult task than McLean had supposed.
bushes
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From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
Chicken's
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From this reading When the sawing began, Freckles was watching down the road where it met the trail leading from Little Chicken's tree.
completed
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From this reading It was several days before they completed a road to the noble, big tree and were ready to fell it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
days
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From this reading It was several days before they completed a road to the noble, big tree and were ready to fell it.
difficult
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body To reach the tree was a more difficult task than McLean had supposed.
down
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From this reading When the sawing began, Freckles was watching down the road where it met the trail leading from Little Chicken's tree.
east
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From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
end
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From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
entrance
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From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
fell
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From this reading It was several days before they completed a road to the noble, big tree and were ready to fell it.
filled
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From this reading In many places the muck had to be filled to give the horses and wagons a solid foundation over which to haul heavy loads.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body To reach the tree was a more difficult task than McLean had supposed.
foundation
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From this reading In many places the muck had to be filled to give the horses and wagons a solid foundation over which to haul heavy loads.
Freckles
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body To reach the tree was a more difficult task than McLean had supposed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the sawing began, Freckles was watching down the road where it met the trail leading from Little Chicken's tree.
gang
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From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
Gets
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body To reach the tree was a more difficult task than McLean had supposed.
give
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From this reading In many places the muck had to be filled to give the horses and wagons a solid foundation over which to haul heavy loads.
growth
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From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body To reach the tree was a more difficult task than McLean had supposed.
haul
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From this reading In many places the muck had to be filled to give the horses and wagons a solid foundation over which to haul heavy loads.
heavy
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From this reading In many places the muck had to be filled to give the horses and wagons a solid foundation over which to haul heavy loads.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body To reach the tree was a more difficult task than McLean had supposed.
horses
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From this reading In many places the muck had to be filled to give the horses and wagons a solid foundation over which to haul heavy loads.
impenetrable
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From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In many places the muck had to be filled to give the horses and wagons a solid foundation over which to haul heavy loads.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was several days before they completed a road to the noble, big tree and were ready to fell it.
leading
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From this reading When the sawing began, Freckles was watching down the road where it met the trail leading from Little Chicken's tree.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body To reach the tree was a more difficult task than McLean had supposed.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
loads
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From this reading In many places the muck had to be filled to give the horses and wagons a solid foundation over which to haul heavy loads.
Love
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body To reach the tree was a more difficult task than McLean had supposed.
many
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From this reading In many places the muck had to be filled to give the horses and wagons a solid foundation over which to haul heavy loads.
McLean
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body To reach the tree was a more difficult task than McLean had supposed.
met
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From this reading When the sawing began, Freckles was watching down the road where it met the trail leading from Little Chicken's tree.
mile
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From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
more
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body To reach the tree was a more difficult task than McLean had supposed.
most
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From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
muck
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From this reading In many places the muck had to be filled to give the horses and wagons a solid foundation over which to haul heavy loads.
nearest
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From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
noble
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From this reading It was several days before they completed a road to the noble, big tree and were ready to fell it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
Offers
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body To reach the tree was a more difficult task than McLean had supposed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In many places the muck had to be filled to give the horses and wagons a solid foundation over which to haul heavy loads.
places
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From this reading In many places the muck had to be filled to give the horses and wagons a solid foundation over which to haul heavy loads.
reach
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body To reach the tree was a more difficult task than McLean had supposed.
reached
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From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
ready
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From this reading It was several days before they completed a road to the noble, big tree and were ready to fell it.
road
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From this reading It was several days before they completed a road to the noble, big tree and were ready to fell it.
sawing
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From this reading When the sawing began, Freckles was watching down the road where it met the trail leading from Little Chicken's tree.
several
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From this reading It was several days before they completed a road to the noble, big tree and were ready to fell it.
solid
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From this reading In many places the muck had to be filled to give the horses and wagons a solid foundation over which to haul heavy loads.
stage
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From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
supposed
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body To reach the tree was a more difficult task than McLean had supposed.
task
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body To reach the tree was a more difficult task than McLean had supposed.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body To reach the tree was a more difficult task than McLean had supposed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body To reach the tree was a more difficult task than McLean had supposed.
there
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From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense group of bushes or small trees
From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body To reach the tree was a more difficult task than McLean had supposed.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
trail
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From this reading When the sawing began, Freckles was watching down the road where it met the trail leading from Little Chicken's tree.
tree
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body To reach the tree was a more difficult task than McLean had supposed.
trees
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From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
variety
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From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
wagons
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From this reading In many places the muck had to be filled to give the horses and wagons a solid foundation over which to haul heavy loads.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body To reach the tree was a more difficult task than McLean had supposed.
watching
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From this reading When the sawing began, Freckles was watching down the road where it met the trail leading from Little Chicken's tree.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was several days before they completed a road to the noble, big tree and were ready to fell it.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the sawing began, Freckles was watching down the road where it met the trail leading from Little Chicken's tree.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When the sawing began, Freckles was watching down the road where it met the trail leading from Little Chicken's tree.
Wherein
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Offers His Life for His Love and Gets a Broken Body To reach the tree was a more difficult task than McLean had supposed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In many places the muck had to be filled to give the horses and wagons a solid foundation over which to haul heavy loads.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The gang could approach nearest on the outside toward the east, but after they reached the end of the east entrance there was yet a mile of most impenetrable thicket, trees big and little, and bushes of every variety and stage of growth.
