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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 With head lowered against the driving snow, he plodded slowly across the plain behind a team of exhausted dogs.
able
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From this reading Though scarcely able to drag himself along, Gerald pushed the back of the sledge, and the two packers followed, each carrying a heavy bundle of skins to ease the load upon the dogs.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading With head lowered against the driving snow, he plodded slowly across the plain behind a team of exhausted dogs.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading With head lowered against the driving snow, he plodded slowly across the plain behind a team of exhausted dogs.
all
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From this reading A Hudson Bay half-breed lashed the animals, for the sledge was running heavily, and, with the provisions all consumed, the party must reach shelter before night.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Though scarcely able to drag himself along, Gerald pushed the back of the sledge, and the two packers followed, each carrying a heavy bundle of skins to ease the load upon the dogs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Hudson Bay half-breed lashed the animals, for the sledge was running heavily, and, with the provisions all consumed, the party must reach shelter before night.
animals
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From this reading A Hudson Bay half-breed lashed the animals, for the sledge was running heavily, and, with the provisions all consumed, the party must reach shelter before night.
back
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From this reading Though scarcely able to drag himself along, Gerald pushed the back of the sledge, and the two packers followed, each carrying a heavy bundle of skins to ease the load upon the dogs.
Bay
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From this reading A Hudson Bay half-breed lashed the animals, for the sledge was running heavily, and, with the provisions all consumed, the party must reach shelter before night.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A Hudson Bay half-breed lashed the animals, for the sledge was running heavily, and, with the provisions all consumed, the party must reach shelter before night.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading With head lowered against the driving snow, he plodded slowly across the plain behind a team of exhausted dogs.
BLIZZARD
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From this reading THE BLIZZARD Six weeks had passed since Gerald broke his compass.
broke
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From this reading THE BLIZZARD Six weeks had passed since Gerald broke his compass.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading Though scarcely able to drag himself along, Gerald pushed the back of the sledge, and the two packers followed, each carrying a heavy bundle of skins to ease the load upon the dogs.
carrying
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From this reading Though scarcely able to drag himself along, Gerald pushed the back of the sledge, and the two packers followed, each carrying a heavy bundle of skins to ease the load upon the dogs.
compass
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From this reading THE BLIZZARD Six weeks had passed since Gerald broke his compass.
consumed
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From this reading A Hudson Bay half-breed lashed the animals, for the sledge was running heavily, and, with the provisions all consumed, the party must reach shelter before night.
dogs
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From this reading With head lowered against the driving snow, he plodded slowly across the plain behind a team of exhausted dogs.
drag
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From this reading Though scarcely able to drag himself along, Gerald pushed the back of the sledge, and the two packers followed, each carrying a heavy bundle of skins to ease the load upon the dogs.
driving
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From this reading With head lowered against the driving snow, he plodded slowly across the plain behind a team of exhausted dogs.
drove
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From this reading There was no wood in the empty waste, the men were savage with hunger, and a merciless wind drove the snow into their faces.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Though scarcely able to drag himself along, Gerald pushed the back of the sledge, and the two packers followed, each carrying a heavy bundle of skins to ease the load upon the dogs.
ease
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From this reading Though scarcely able to drag himself along, Gerald pushed the back of the sledge, and the two packers followed, each carrying a heavy bundle of skins to ease the load upon the dogs.
empty
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From this reading There was no wood in the empty waste, the men were savage with hunger, and a merciless wind drove the snow into their faces.
exhausted
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From this reading With head lowered against the driving snow, he plodded slowly across the plain behind a team of exhausted dogs.
faces
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From this reading There was no wood in the empty waste, the men were savage with hunger, and a merciless wind drove the snow into their faces.
followed
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From this reading Though scarcely able to drag himself along, Gerald pushed the back of the sledge, and the two packers followed, each carrying a heavy bundle of skins to ease the load upon the dogs.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A Hudson Bay half-breed lashed the animals, for the sledge was running heavily, and, with the provisions all consumed, the party must reach shelter before night.
Gerald
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From this reading THE BLIZZARD Six weeks had passed since Gerald broke his compass.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BLIZZARD Six weeks had passed since Gerald broke his compass.
half-breed
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From this reading A Hudson Bay half-breed lashed the animals, for the sledge was running heavily, and, with the provisions all consumed, the party must reach shelter before night.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With head lowered against the driving snow, he plodded slowly across the plain behind a team of exhausted dogs.
head
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From this reading With head lowered against the driving snow, he plodded slowly across the plain behind a team of exhausted dogs.
heavily
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From this reading A Hudson Bay half-breed lashed the animals, for the sledge was running heavily, and, with the provisions all consumed, the party must reach shelter before night.
heavy
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From this reading Though scarcely able to drag himself along, Gerald pushed the back of the sledge, and the two packers followed, each carrying a heavy bundle of skins to ease the load upon the dogs.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Though scarcely able to drag himself along, Gerald pushed the back of the sledge, and the two packers followed, each carrying a heavy bundle of skins to ease the load upon the dogs.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BLIZZARD Six weeks had passed since Gerald broke his compass.
Hudson
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From this reading A Hudson Bay half-breed lashed the animals, for the sledge was running heavily, and, with the provisions all consumed, the party must reach shelter before night.
hunger
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From this reading There was no wood in the empty waste, the men were savage with hunger, and a merciless wind drove the snow into their faces.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no wood in the empty waste, the men were savage with hunger, and a merciless wind drove the snow into their faces.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was no wood in the empty waste, the men were savage with hunger, and a merciless wind drove the snow into their faces.
lashed
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From this reading A Hudson Bay half-breed lashed the animals, for the sledge was running heavily, and, with the provisions all consumed, the party must reach shelter before night.
load
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From this reading Though scarcely able to drag himself along, Gerald pushed the back of the sledge, and the two packers followed, each carrying a heavy bundle of skins to ease the load upon the dogs.
lowered
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From this reading With head lowered against the driving snow, he plodded slowly across the plain behind a team of exhausted dogs.
men
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From this reading There was no wood in the empty waste, the men were savage with hunger, and a merciless wind drove the snow into their faces.
merciless
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From this reading There was no wood in the empty waste, the men were savage with hunger, and a merciless wind drove the snow into their faces.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A Hudson Bay half-breed lashed the animals, for the sledge was running heavily, and, with the provisions all consumed, the party must reach shelter before night.
night
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From this reading A Hudson Bay half-breed lashed the animals, for the sledge was running heavily, and, with the provisions all consumed, the party must reach shelter before night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no wood in the empty waste, the men were savage with hunger, and a merciless wind drove the snow into their faces.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With head lowered against the driving snow, he plodded slowly across the plain behind a team of exhausted dogs.
packers
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From this reading Though scarcely able to drag himself along, Gerald pushed the back of the sledge, and the two packers followed, each carrying a heavy bundle of skins to ease the load upon the dogs.
party
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From this reading A Hudson Bay half-breed lashed the animals, for the sledge was running heavily, and, with the provisions all consumed, the party must reach shelter before night.
passed
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From this reading THE BLIZZARD Six weeks had passed since Gerald broke his compass.
plain
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From this reading With head lowered against the driving snow, he plodded slowly across the plain behind a team of exhausted dogs.
plodded
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From this reading With head lowered against the driving snow, he plodded slowly across the plain behind a team of exhausted dogs.
provisions
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From this reading A Hudson Bay half-breed lashed the animals, for the sledge was running heavily, and, with the provisions all consumed, the party must reach shelter before night.
pushed
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From this reading Though scarcely able to drag himself along, Gerald pushed the back of the sledge, and the two packers followed, each carrying a heavy bundle of skins to ease the load upon the dogs.
reach
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From this reading A Hudson Bay half-breed lashed the animals, for the sledge was running heavily, and, with the provisions all consumed, the party must reach shelter before night.
running
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From this reading A Hudson Bay half-breed lashed the animals, for the sledge was running heavily, and, with the provisions all consumed, the party must reach shelter before night.
savage
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From this reading There was no wood in the empty waste, the men were savage with hunger, and a merciless wind drove the snow into their faces.
scarcely
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From this reading Though scarcely able to drag himself along, Gerald pushed the back of the sledge, and the two packers followed, each carrying a heavy bundle of skins to ease the load upon the dogs.
shelter
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From this reading A Hudson Bay half-breed lashed the animals, for the sledge was running heavily, and, with the provisions all consumed, the party must reach shelter before night.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading THE BLIZZARD Six weeks had passed since Gerald broke his compass.
Six
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From this reading THE BLIZZARD Six weeks had passed since Gerald broke his compass.
skins
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From this reading Though scarcely able to drag himself along, Gerald pushed the back of the sledge, and the two packers followed, each carrying a heavy bundle of skins to ease the load upon the dogs.
sledge
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From this reading A Hudson Bay half-breed lashed the animals, for the sledge was running heavily, and, with the provisions all consumed, the party must reach shelter before night.
slowly
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From this reading With head lowered against the driving snow, he plodded slowly across the plain behind a team of exhausted dogs.
snow
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From this reading With head lowered against the driving snow, he plodded slowly across the plain behind a team of exhausted dogs.
team
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From this reading With head lowered against the driving snow, he plodded slowly across the plain behind a team of exhausted dogs.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLIZZARD Six weeks had passed since Gerald broke his compass.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was no wood in the empty waste, the men were savage with hunger, and a merciless wind drove the snow into their faces.
There
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From this reading There was no wood in the empty waste, the men were savage with hunger, and a merciless wind drove the snow into their faces.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though scarcely able to drag himself along, Gerald pushed the back of the sledge, and the two packers followed, each carrying a heavy bundle of skins to ease the load upon the dogs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though scarcely able to drag himself along, Gerald pushed the back of the sledge, and the two packers followed, each carrying a heavy bundle of skins to ease the load upon the dogs.
two
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From this reading Though scarcely able to drag himself along, Gerald pushed the back of the sledge, and the two packers followed, each carrying a heavy bundle of skins to ease the load upon the dogs.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Though scarcely able to drag himself along, Gerald pushed the back of the sledge, and the two packers followed, each carrying a heavy bundle of skins to ease the load upon the dogs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Hudson Bay half-breed lashed the animals, for the sledge was running heavily, and, with the provisions all consumed, the party must reach shelter before night.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading There was no wood in the empty waste, the men were savage with hunger, and a merciless wind drove the snow into their faces.
weeks
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From this reading THE BLIZZARD Six weeks had passed since Gerald broke his compass.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was no wood in the empty waste, the men were savage with hunger, and a merciless wind drove the snow into their faces.
wind
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From this reading There was no wood in the empty waste, the men were savage with hunger, and a merciless wind drove the snow into their faces.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With head lowered against the driving snow, he plodded slowly across the plain behind a team of exhausted dogs.
wood
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From this reading There was no wood in the empty waste, the men were savage with hunger, and a merciless wind drove the snow into their faces.
