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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 The trappers watched the unusual spectacle for quite a long time without comment.
activity
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From this reading HOW THE TRAPPERS RETALIATED The Indian band lighted large fires upon the hillside that night; the tall figures of the braves could be seen flitting to and fro in mysterious activity.
All
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From this reading “All right,” said the head trapper.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW THE TRAPPERS RETALIATED The Indian band lighted large fires upon the hillside that night; the tall figures of the braves could be seen flitting to and fro in mysterious activity.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They are fixing up some kind of a disagreeableness for us,” spoke old Zeke Matthews, at length.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “They are fixing up some kind of a disagreeableness for us,” spoke old Zeke Matthews, at length.
band
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From this reading HOW THE TRAPPERS RETALIATED The Indian band lighted large fires upon the hillside that night; the tall figures of the braves could be seen flitting to and fro in mysterious activity.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading HOW THE TRAPPERS RETALIATED The Indian band lighted large fires upon the hillside that night; the tall figures of the braves could be seen flitting to and fro in mysterious activity.
better
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From this reading “And I opine, Cap’n Young, that I’d better take a little scout out in that direction and see what it is.”
braves
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From this reading HOW THE TRAPPERS RETALIATED The Indian band lighted large fires upon the hillside that night; the tall figures of the braves could be seen flitting to and fro in mysterious activity.
Cap'n
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From this reading “And I opine, Cap’n Young, that I’d better take a little scout out in that direction and see what it is.”
comment
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From this reading The trappers watched the unusual spectacle for quite a long time without comment.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading HOW THE TRAPPERS RETALIATED The Indian band lighted large fires upon the hillside that night; the tall figures of the braves could be seen flitting to and fro in mysterious activity.
direction
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From this reading “And I opine, Cap’n Young, that I’d better take a little scout out in that direction and see what it is.”
disagreeableness
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From this reading “They are fixing up some kind of a disagreeableness for us,” spoke old Zeke Matthews, at length.
figures
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From this reading HOW THE TRAPPERS RETALIATED The Indian band lighted large fires upon the hillside that night; the tall figures of the braves could be seen flitting to and fro in mysterious activity.
fires
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From this reading HOW THE TRAPPERS RETALIATED The Indian band lighted large fires upon the hillside that night; the tall figures of the braves could be seen flitting to and fro in mysterious activity.
fixing
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From this reading “They are fixing up some kind of a disagreeableness for us,” spoke old Zeke Matthews, at length.
flitting
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From this reading HOW THE TRAPPERS RETALIATED The Indian band lighted large fires upon the hillside that night; the tall figures of the braves could be seen flitting to and fro in mysterious activity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The trappers watched the unusual spectacle for quite a long time without comment.
fro
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From this reading HOW THE TRAPPERS RETALIATED The Indian band lighted large fires upon the hillside that night; the tall figures of the braves could be seen flitting to and fro in mysterious activity.
head
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From this reading “All right,” said the head trapper.
hillside
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From this reading HOW THE TRAPPERS RETALIATED The Indian band lighted large fires upon the hillside that night; the tall figures of the braves could be seen flitting to and fro in mysterious activity.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THE TRAPPERS RETALIATED The Indian band lighted large fires upon the hillside that night; the tall figures of the braves could be seen flitting to and fro in mysterious activity.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And I opine, Cap’n Young, that I’d better take a little scout out in that direction and see what it is.”
I'd
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From this reading “And I opine, Cap’n Young, that I’d better take a little scout out in that direction and see what it is.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW THE TRAPPERS RETALIATED The Indian band lighted large fires upon the hillside that night; the tall figures of the braves could be seen flitting to and fro in mysterious activity.
Indian
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From this reading HOW THE TRAPPERS RETALIATED The Indian band lighted large fires upon the hillside that night; the tall figures of the braves could be seen flitting to and fro in mysterious activity.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And I opine, Cap’n Young, that I’d better take a little scout out in that direction and see what it is.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And I opine, Cap’n Young, that I’d better take a little scout out in that direction and see what it is.”
kind
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From this reading “They are fixing up some kind of a disagreeableness for us,” spoke old Zeke Matthews, at length.
large
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From this reading HOW THE TRAPPERS RETALIATED The Indian band lighted large fires upon the hillside that night; the tall figures of the braves could be seen flitting to and fro in mysterious activity.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading “They are fixing up some kind of a disagreeableness for us,” spoke old Zeke Matthews, at length.
lighted
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From this reading HOW THE TRAPPERS RETALIATED The Indian band lighted large fires upon the hillside that night; the tall figures of the braves could be seen flitting to and fro in mysterious activity.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I opine, Cap’n Young, that I’d better take a little scout out in that direction and see what it is.”
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trappers watched the unusual spectacle for quite a long time without comment.
Matthews
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From this reading “They are fixing up some kind of a disagreeableness for us,” spoke old Zeke Matthews, at length.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading HOW THE TRAPPERS RETALIATED The Indian band lighted large fires upon the hillside that night; the tall figures of the braves could be seen flitting to and fro in mysterious activity.
night
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From this reading HOW THE TRAPPERS RETALIATED The Indian band lighted large fires upon the hillside that night; the tall figures of the braves could be seen flitting to and fro in mysterious activity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW THE TRAPPERS RETALIATED The Indian band lighted large fires upon the hillside that night; the tall figures of the braves could be seen flitting to and fro in mysterious activity.
old
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From this reading “They are fixing up some kind of a disagreeableness for us,” spoke old Zeke Matthews, at length.
opine
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From this reading “And I opine, Cap’n Young, that I’d better take a little scout out in that direction and see what it is.”
out
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From this reading “And I opine, Cap’n Young, that I’d better take a little scout out in that direction and see what it is.”
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trappers watched the unusual spectacle for quite a long time without comment.
RETALIATED
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From this reading HOW THE TRAPPERS RETALIATED The Indian band lighted large fires upon the hillside that night; the tall figures of the braves could be seen flitting to and fro in mysterious activity.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All right,” said the head trapper.
said
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From this reading “All right,” said the head trapper.
scout
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From this reading “And I opine, Cap’n Young, that I’d better take a little scout out in that direction and see what it is.”
see
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From this reading “And I opine, Cap’n Young, that I’d better take a little scout out in that direction and see what it is.”
seen
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From this reading HOW THE TRAPPERS RETALIATED The Indian band lighted large fires upon the hillside that night; the tall figures of the braves could be seen flitting to and fro in mysterious activity.
some
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From this reading “They are fixing up some kind of a disagreeableness for us,” spoke old Zeke Matthews, at length.
spectacle
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From this reading The trappers watched the unusual spectacle for quite a long time without comment.
spoke
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From this reading “They are fixing up some kind of a disagreeableness for us,” spoke old Zeke Matthews, at length.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I opine, Cap’n Young, that I’d better take a little scout out in that direction and see what it is.”
tall
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From this reading HOW THE TRAPPERS RETALIATED The Indian band lighted large fires upon the hillside that night; the tall figures of the braves could be seen flitting to and fro in mysterious activity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HOW THE TRAPPERS RETALIATED The Indian band lighted large fires upon the hillside that night; the tall figures of the braves could be seen flitting to and fro in mysterious activity.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE TRAPPERS RETALIATED The Indian band lighted large fires upon the hillside that night; the tall figures of the braves could be seen flitting to and fro in mysterious activity.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They are fixing up some kind of a disagreeableness for us,” spoke old Zeke Matthews, at length.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trappers watched the unusual spectacle for quite a long time without comment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW THE TRAPPERS RETALIATED The Indian band lighted large fires upon the hillside that night; the tall figures of the braves could be seen flitting to and fro in mysterious activity.
trapper
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From this reading “All right,” said the head trapper.
TRAPPERS
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From this reading HOW THE TRAPPERS RETALIATED The Indian band lighted large fires upon the hillside that night; the tall figures of the braves could be seen flitting to and fro in mysterious activity.
unusual
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From this reading The trappers watched the unusual spectacle for quite a long time without comment.
up
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From this reading “They are fixing up some kind of a disagreeableness for us,” spoke old Zeke Matthews, at length.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading HOW THE TRAPPERS RETALIATED The Indian band lighted large fires upon the hillside that night; the tall figures of the braves could be seen flitting to and fro in mysterious activity.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “They are fixing up some kind of a disagreeableness for us,” spoke old Zeke Matthews, at length.
watched
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From this reading The trappers watched the unusual spectacle for quite a long time without comment.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And I opine, Cap’n Young, that I’d better take a little scout out in that direction and see what it is.”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The trappers watched the unusual spectacle for quite a long time without comment.
Young
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From this reading “And I opine, Cap’n Young, that I’d better take a little scout out in that direction and see what it is.”
Zeke
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From this reading “They are fixing up some kind of a disagreeableness for us,” spoke old Zeke Matthews, at length.
