Chapter IV
11. When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off. Only a few bisons remain, and these are now kept in parks. 12. There are not many Red men left in North America.
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11.
When
the
white
men
came
they
hunted
the
bison
with
guns,
and
soon
killed
them
off.
Only
a
few
bisons
remain,
and
these
are
now
kept
in
parks.
12.
There
are
not
many
Red
men
left
in
North
America.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
11.
Line 2
When
the
white
men
came
they
hunted
the
bison
with
guns,
and
soon
killed
them
off.
Line 3
Only
a
few
bisons
remain,
and
these
are
now
kept
in
parks.
Line 4
12.
Line 5
There
are
not
many
Red
men
left
in
North
America.
Learner Dictionary
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Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There are not many Red men left in North America.”
Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Only a few bisons remain, and these are now kept in parks.”
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11
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12
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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 Only a few bisons remain, and these are now kept in parks.
America
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From this reading There are not many Red men left in North America.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Only a few bisons remain, and these are now kept in parks.
bison
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bisons
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came
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few
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From this reading Only a few bisons remain, and these are now kept in parks.
guns
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hunted
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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kept
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killed
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leftnounUS /left/
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many
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men
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North
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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now
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off
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Only
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parks
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Red
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remain
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From this reading Only a few bisons remain, and these are now kept in parks.
soon
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From this reading When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.
There
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From this reading There are not many Red men left in North America.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Only a few bisons remain, and these are now kept in parks.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.
white
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From this reading When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.