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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 GUERILLAS Graham, beyond a few low, encouraging words, held his peace and also enjoined silence on his youthful guide.
accomplished
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From this reading Huey thought that this could be done and that they could keep in the shelter of the woods most of the distance, and this they accomplished, reconnoitring the roads most carefully before crossing them.
also
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From this reading GUERILLAS Graham, beyond a few low, encouraging words, held his peace and also enjoined silence on his youthful guide.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Huey was an inveterate trapper; and as his pursuit was quite as profitable as raising "sass," old Jehu gave the boy his own way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GUERILLAS Graham, beyond a few low, encouraging words, held his peace and also enjoined silence on his youthful guide.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading His plan was to make a wide circuit around the battlefield of the previous day, and then strike the trail of the Union forces, which he believed he could follow at night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Huey was an inveterate trapper; and as his pursuit was quite as profitable as raising "sass," old Jehu gave the boy his own way.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His plan was to make a wide circuit around the battlefield of the previous day, and then strike the trail of the Union forces, which he believed he could follow at night.
battlefield
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From this reading His plan was to make a wide circuit around the battlefield of the previous day, and then strike the trail of the Union forces, which he believed he could follow at night.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Huey thought that this could be done and that they could keep in the shelter of the woods most of the distance, and this they accomplished, reconnoitring the roads most carefully before crossing them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Huey thought that this could be done and that they could keep in the shelter of the woods most of the distance, and this they accomplished, reconnoitring the roads most carefully before crossing them.
believed
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From this reading His plan was to make a wide circuit around the battlefield of the previous day, and then strike the trail of the Union forces, which he believed he could follow at night.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading GUERILLAS Graham, beyond a few low, encouraging words, held his peace and also enjoined silence on his youthful guide.
boy
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From this reading Huey was an inveterate trapper; and as his pursuit was quite as profitable as raising "sass," old Jehu gave the boy his own way.
carefully
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From this reading Huey thought that this could be done and that they could keep in the shelter of the woods most of the distance, and this they accomplished, reconnoitring the roads most carefully before crossing them.
circuit
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From this reading His plan was to make a wide circuit around the battlefield of the previous day, and then strike the trail of the Union forces, which he believed he could follow at night.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His plan was to make a wide circuit around the battlefield of the previous day, and then strike the trail of the Union forces, which he believed he could follow at night.
crossing
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From this reading Huey thought that this could be done and that they could keep in the shelter of the woods most of the distance, and this they accomplished, reconnoitring the roads most carefully before crossing them.
day
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From this reading His plan was to make a wide circuit around the battlefield of the previous day, and then strike the trail of the Union forces, which he believed he could follow at night.
distance
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From this reading Huey thought that this could be done and that they could keep in the shelter of the woods most of the distance, and this they accomplished, reconnoitring the roads most carefully before crossing them.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Huey thought that this could be done and that they could keep in the shelter of the woods most of the distance, and this they accomplished, reconnoitring the roads most carefully before crossing them.
encouraging
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From this reading GUERILLAS Graham, beyond a few low, encouraging words, held his peace and also enjoined silence on his youthful guide.
enjoined
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From this reading GUERILLAS Graham, beyond a few low, encouraging words, held his peace and also enjoined silence on his youthful guide.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Therefore he knew every path through the woods for miles around.
few
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From this reading GUERILLAS Graham, beyond a few low, encouraging words, held his peace and also enjoined silence on his youthful guide.
follow
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From this reading His plan was to make a wide circuit around the battlefield of the previous day, and then strike the trail of the Union forces, which he believed he could follow at night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Therefore he knew every path through the woods for miles around.
forces
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From this reading His plan was to make a wide circuit around the battlefield of the previous day, and then strike the trail of the Union forces, which he believed he could follow at night.
gave
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From this reading Huey was an inveterate trapper; and as his pursuit was quite as profitable as raising "sass," old Jehu gave the boy his own way.
Graham
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From this reading GUERILLAS Graham, beyond a few low, encouraging words, held his peace and also enjoined silence on his youthful guide.
GUERILLAS
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From this reading GUERILLAS Graham, beyond a few low, encouraging words, held his peace and also enjoined silence on his youthful guide.
guide
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From this reading GUERILLAS Graham, beyond a few low, encouraging words, held his peace and also enjoined silence on his youthful guide.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His plan was to make a wide circuit around the battlefield of the previous day, and then strike the trail of the Union forces, which he believed he could follow at night.
held
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From this reading GUERILLAS Graham, beyond a few low, encouraging words, held his peace and also enjoined silence on his youthful guide.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GUERILLAS Graham, beyond a few low, encouraging words, held his peace and also enjoined silence on his youthful guide.
Huey
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From this reading Huey thought that this could be done and that they could keep in the shelter of the woods most of the distance, and this they accomplished, reconnoitring the roads most carefully before crossing them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Huey thought that this could be done and that they could keep in the shelter of the woods most of the distance, and this they accomplished, reconnoitring the roads most carefully before crossing them.
inveterate
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From this reading Huey was an inveterate trapper; and as his pursuit was quite as profitable as raising "sass," old Jehu gave the boy his own way.
Jehu
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From this reading Huey was an inveterate trapper; and as his pursuit was quite as profitable as raising "sass," old Jehu gave the boy his own way.
keep
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From this reading Huey thought that this could be done and that they could keep in the shelter of the woods most of the distance, and this they accomplished, reconnoitring the roads most carefully before crossing them.
knew
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From this reading Therefore he knew every path through the woods for miles around.
low
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From this reading GUERILLAS Graham, beyond a few low, encouraging words, held his peace and also enjoined silence on his youthful guide.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His plan was to make a wide circuit around the battlefield of the previous day, and then strike the trail of the Union forces, which he believed he could follow at night.
miles
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From this reading Therefore he knew every path through the woods for miles around.
most
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From this reading Huey thought that this could be done and that they could keep in the shelter of the woods most of the distance, and this they accomplished, reconnoitring the roads most carefully before crossing them.
night
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From this reading His plan was to make a wide circuit around the battlefield of the previous day, and then strike the trail of the Union forces, which he believed he could follow at night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His plan was to make a wide circuit around the battlefield of the previous day, and then strike the trail of the Union forces, which he believed he could follow at night.
old
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From this reading Huey was an inveterate trapper; and as his pursuit was quite as profitable as raising "sass," old Jehu gave the boy his own way.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GUERILLAS Graham, beyond a few low, encouraging words, held his peace and also enjoined silence on his youthful guide.
own
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From this reading Huey was an inveterate trapper; and as his pursuit was quite as profitable as raising "sass," old Jehu gave the boy his own way.
path
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From this reading Therefore he knew every path through the woods for miles around.
peace
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From this reading GUERILLAS Graham, beyond a few low, encouraging words, held his peace and also enjoined silence on his youthful guide.
plan
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From this reading His plan was to make a wide circuit around the battlefield of the previous day, and then strike the trail of the Union forces, which he believed he could follow at night.
previous
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From this reading His plan was to make a wide circuit around the battlefield of the previous day, and then strike the trail of the Union forces, which he believed he could follow at night.
profitable
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From this reading Huey was an inveterate trapper; and as his pursuit was quite as profitable as raising "sass," old Jehu gave the boy his own way.
pursuit
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From this reading Huey was an inveterate trapper; and as his pursuit was quite as profitable as raising "sass," old Jehu gave the boy his own way.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Huey was an inveterate trapper; and as his pursuit was quite as profitable as raising "sass," old Jehu gave the boy his own way.
raising
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From this reading Huey was an inveterate trapper; and as his pursuit was quite as profitable as raising "sass," old Jehu gave the boy his own way.
reconnoitring
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From this reading Huey thought that this could be done and that they could keep in the shelter of the woods most of the distance, and this they accomplished, reconnoitring the roads most carefully before crossing them.
roads
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From this reading Huey thought that this could be done and that they could keep in the shelter of the woods most of the distance, and this they accomplished, reconnoitring the roads most carefully before crossing them.
sass
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From this reading Huey was an inveterate trapper; and as his pursuit was quite as profitable as raising "sass," old Jehu gave the boy his own way.
shelter
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From this reading Huey thought that this could be done and that they could keep in the shelter of the woods most of the distance, and this they accomplished, reconnoitring the roads most carefully before crossing them.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading GUERILLAS Graham, beyond a few low, encouraging words, held his peace and also enjoined silence on his youthful guide.
strike
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From this reading His plan was to make a wide circuit around the battlefield of the previous day, and then strike the trail of the Union forces, which he believed he could follow at night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Huey thought that this could be done and that they could keep in the shelter of the woods most of the distance, and this they accomplished, reconnoitring the roads most carefully before crossing them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His plan was to make a wide circuit around the battlefield of the previous day, and then strike the trail of the Union forces, which he believed he could follow at night.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Huey thought that this could be done and that they could keep in the shelter of the woods most of the distance, and this they accomplished, reconnoitring the roads most carefully before crossing them.
then
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From this reading His plan was to make a wide circuit around the battlefield of the previous day, and then strike the trail of the Union forces, which he believed he could follow at night.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore he knew every path through the woods for miles around.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Huey thought that this could be done and that they could keep in the shelter of the woods most of the distance, and this they accomplished, reconnoitring the roads most carefully before crossing them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Huey thought that this could be done and that they could keep in the shelter of the woods most of the distance, and this they accomplished, reconnoitring the roads most carefully before crossing them.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Huey thought that this could be done and that they could keep in the shelter of the woods most of the distance, and this they accomplished, reconnoitring the roads most carefully before crossing them.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Therefore he knew every path through the woods for miles around.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His plan was to make a wide circuit around the battlefield of the previous day, and then strike the trail of the Union forces, which he believed he could follow at night.
trail
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From this reading His plan was to make a wide circuit around the battlefield of the previous day, and then strike the trail of the Union forces, which he believed he could follow at night.
trapper
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From this reading Huey was an inveterate trapper; and as his pursuit was quite as profitable as raising "sass," old Jehu gave the boy his own way.
Union
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From this reading His plan was to make a wide circuit around the battlefield of the previous day, and then strike the trail of the Union forces, which he believed he could follow at night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His plan was to make a wide circuit around the battlefield of the previous day, and then strike the trail of the Union forces, which he believed he could follow at night.
way
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From this reading Huey was an inveterate trapper; and as his pursuit was quite as profitable as raising "sass," old Jehu gave the boy his own way.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His plan was to make a wide circuit around the battlefield of the previous day, and then strike the trail of the Union forces, which he believed he could follow at night.
wide
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From this reading His plan was to make a wide circuit around the battlefield of the previous day, and then strike the trail of the Union forces, which he believed he could follow at night.
woods
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From this reading Huey thought that this could be done and that they could keep in the shelter of the woods most of the distance, and this they accomplished, reconnoitring the roads most carefully before crossing them.
words
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From this reading GUERILLAS Graham, beyond a few low, encouraging words, held his peace and also enjoined silence on his youthful guide.
youthful
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From this reading GUERILLAS Graham, beyond a few low, encouraging words, held his peace and also enjoined silence on his youthful guide.
