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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 Fanny sang "Sweet Home" to the young Indian, with the feeling that there was no longer a spot on earth which she could call by that endearing name.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time, Mr. Grant, with Bertha and Fanny, were in Europe, and it would be months before she could see them again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By this time, Mr. Grant, with Bertha and Fanny, were in Europe, and it would be months before she could see them again.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her uncle had probably been killed by the war party of Lean Bear, while returning to his home, as the possession of his horses by the Indians indicated.
ATTACK
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From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK.
aunt
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From this reading Her aunt lay mangled and unburied near the house which had been her happy home.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By this time, Mr. Grant, with Bertha and Fanny, were in Europe, and it would be months before she could see them again.
Bear
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From this reading Her uncle had probably been killed by the war party of Lean Bear, while returning to his home, as the possession of his horses by the Indians indicated.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her uncle had probably been killed by the war party of Lean Bear, while returning to his home, as the possession of his horses by the Indians indicated.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading By this time, Mr. Grant, with Bertha and Fanny, were in Europe, and it would be months before she could see them again.
Bertha
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From this reading By this time, Mr. Grant, with Bertha and Fanny, were in Europe, and it would be months before she could see them again.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Fanny sang "Sweet Home" to the young Indian, with the feeling that there was no longer a spot on earth which she could call by that endearing name.
call
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From this reading Fanny sang "Sweet Home" to the young Indian, with the feeling that there was no longer a spot on earth which she could call by that endearing name.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Fanny sang "Sweet Home" to the young Indian, with the feeling that there was no longer a spot on earth which she could call by that endearing name.
earth
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From this reading Fanny sang "Sweet Home" to the young Indian, with the feeling that there was no longer a spot on earth which she could call by that endearing name.
endearing
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From this reading Fanny sang "Sweet Home" to the young Indian, with the feeling that there was no longer a spot on earth which she could call by that endearing name.
Europe
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From this reading By this time, Mr. Grant, with Bertha and Fanny, were in Europe, and it would be months before she could see them again.
Fanny
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From this reading Fanny sang "Sweet Home" to the young Indian, with the feeling that there was no longer a spot on earth which she could call by that endearing name.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fanny sang "Sweet Home" to the young Indian, with the feeling that there was no longer a spot on earth which she could call by that endearing name.
Grant
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From this reading By this time, Mr. Grant, with Bertha and Fanny, were in Europe, and it would be months before she could see them again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her uncle had probably been killed by the war party of Lean Bear, while returning to his home, as the possession of his horses by the Indians indicated.
happy
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From this reading Her aunt lay mangled and unburied near the house which had been her happy home.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her uncle had probably been killed by the war party of Lean Bear, while returning to his home, as the possession of his horses by the Indians indicated.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her uncle had probably been killed by the war party of Lean Bear, while returning to his home, as the possession of his horses by the Indians indicated.
Home
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From this reading Fanny sang "Sweet Home" to the young Indian, with the feeling that there was no longer a spot on earth which she could call by that endearing name.
horses
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From this reading Her uncle had probably been killed by the war party of Lean Bear, while returning to his home, as the possession of his horses by the Indians indicated.
house
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From this reading Her aunt lay mangled and unburied near the house which had been her happy home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By this time, Mr. Grant, with Bertha and Fanny, were in Europe, and it would be months before she could see them again.
Indian
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From this reading Fanny sang "Sweet Home" to the young Indian, with the feeling that there was no longer a spot on earth which she could call by that endearing name.
Indians
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From this reading Her uncle had probably been killed by the war party of Lean Bear, while returning to his home, as the possession of his horses by the Indians indicated.
indicated
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From this reading Her uncle had probably been killed by the war party of Lean Bear, while returning to his home, as the possession of his horses by the Indians indicated.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By this time, Mr. Grant, with Bertha and Fanny, were in Europe, and it would be months before she could see them again.
killed
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From this reading Her uncle had probably been killed by the war party of Lean Bear, while returning to his home, as the possession of his horses by the Indians indicated.
lay
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From this reading Her aunt lay mangled and unburied near the house which had been her happy home.
Lean
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From this reading Her uncle had probably been killed by the war party of Lean Bear, while returning to his home, as the possession of his horses by the Indians indicated.
longer
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From this reading Fanny sang "Sweet Home" to the young Indian, with the feeling that there was no longer a spot on earth which she could call by that endearing name.
mangled
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From this reading Her aunt lay mangled and unburied near the house which had been her happy home.
months
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From this reading By this time, Mr. Grant, with Bertha and Fanny, were in Europe, and it would be months before she could see them again.
Mr
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From this reading By this time, Mr. Grant, with Bertha and Fanny, were in Europe, and it would be months before she could see them again.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fanny sang "Sweet Home" to the young Indian, with the feeling that there was no longer a spot on earth which she could call by that endearing name.
near
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From this reading Her aunt lay mangled and unburied near the house which had been her happy home.
NIGHT
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From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Fanny sang "Sweet Home" to the young Indian, with the feeling that there was no longer a spot on earth which she could call by that endearing name.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her uncle had probably been killed by the war party of Lean Bear, while returning to his home, as the possession of his horses by the Indians indicated.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fanny sang "Sweet Home" to the young Indian, with the feeling that there was no longer a spot on earth which she could call by that endearing name.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her uncle had probably been killed by the war party of Lean Bear, while returning to his home, as the possession of his horses by the Indians indicated.
possession
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From this reading Her uncle had probably been killed by the war party of Lean Bear, while returning to his home, as the possession of his horses by the Indians indicated.
probably
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From this reading Her uncle had probably been killed by the war party of Lean Bear, while returning to his home, as the possession of his horses by the Indians indicated.
returning
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From this reading Her uncle had probably been killed by the war party of Lean Bear, while returning to his home, as the possession of his horses by the Indians indicated.
sang
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From this reading Fanny sang "Sweet Home" to the young Indian, with the feeling that there was no longer a spot on earth which she could call by that endearing name.
see
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From this reading By this time, Mr. Grant, with Bertha and Fanny, were in Europe, and it would be months before she could see them again.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fanny sang "Sweet Home" to the young Indian, with the feeling that there was no longer a spot on earth which she could call by that endearing name.
spot
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From this reading Fanny sang "Sweet Home" to the young Indian, with the feeling that there was no longer a spot on earth which she could call by that endearing name.
Sweet
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From this reading Fanny sang "Sweet Home" to the young Indian, with the feeling that there was no longer a spot on earth which she could call by that endearing name.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fanny sang "Sweet Home" to the young Indian, with the feeling that there was no longer a spot on earth which she could call by that endearing name.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading By this time, Mr. Grant, with Bertha and Fanny, were in Europe, and it would be months before she could see them again.
there
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From this reading Fanny sang "Sweet Home" to the young Indian, with the feeling that there was no longer a spot on earth which she could call by that endearing name.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time, Mr. Grant, with Bertha and Fanny, were in Europe, and it would be months before she could see them again.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time, Mr. Grant, with Bertha and Fanny, were in Europe, and it would be months before she could see them again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fanny sang "Sweet Home" to the young Indian, with the feeling that there was no longer a spot on earth which she could call by that endearing name.
unburied
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From this reading Her aunt lay mangled and unburied near the house which had been her happy home.
uncle
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From this reading Her uncle had probably been killed by the war party of Lean Bear, while returning to his home, as the possession of his horses by the Indians indicated.
war
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From this reading Her uncle had probably been killed by the war party of Lean Bear, while returning to his home, as the possession of his horses by the Indians indicated.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fanny sang "Sweet Home" to the young Indian, with the feeling that there was no longer a spot on earth which she could call by that endearing name.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By this time, Mr. Grant, with Bertha and Fanny, were in Europe, and it would be months before she could see them again.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Fanny sang "Sweet Home" to the young Indian, with the feeling that there was no longer a spot on earth which she could call by that endearing name.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Her uncle had probably been killed by the war party of Lean Bear, while returning to his home, as the possession of his horses by the Indians indicated.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fanny sang "Sweet Home" to the young Indian, with the feeling that there was no longer a spot on earth which she could call by that endearing name.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading By this time, Mr. Grant, with Bertha and Fanny, were in Europe, and it would be months before she could see them again.
young
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From this reading Fanny sang "Sweet Home" to the young Indian, with the feeling that there was no longer a spot on earth which she could call by that endearing name.
