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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next morning as they sat munching corn bread and strips of caribou broiled on the coals, Gordon Duncan put down his coffee cup and turned to Johnny.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even this we are leaving for the unknown that lies just beyond.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Next morning as they sat munching corn bread and strips of caribou broiled on the coals, Gordon Duncan put down his coffee cup and turned to Johnny.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Your way leads down the river; or if you can so shape your course that it may be so, we would be glad to have you join us.”
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Young man,” he began, “in the home of my childhood on the crags of the Scottish Highlands, the word stranger spelled welcome.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Even this we are leaving for the unknown that lies just beyond.
bread
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From this reading Next morning as they sat munching corn bread and strips of caribou broiled on the coals, Gordon Duncan put down his coffee cup and turned to Johnny.
broiled
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From this reading Next morning as they sat munching corn bread and strips of caribou broiled on the coals, Gordon Duncan put down his coffee cup and turned to Johnny.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Your way leads down the river; or if you can so shape your course that it may be so, we would be glad to have you join us.”
caribou
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From this reading Next morning as they sat munching corn bread and strips of caribou broiled on the coals, Gordon Duncan put down his coffee cup and turned to Johnny.
childhood
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From this reading “Young man,” he began, “in the home of my childhood on the crags of the Scottish Highlands, the word stranger spelled welcome.
coals
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From this reading Next morning as they sat munching corn bread and strips of caribou broiled on the coals, Gordon Duncan put down his coffee cup and turned to Johnny.
coffee
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From this reading Next morning as they sat munching corn bread and strips of caribou broiled on the coals, Gordon Duncan put down his coffee cup and turned to Johnny.
corn
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From this reading Next morning as they sat munching corn bread and strips of caribou broiled on the coals, Gordon Duncan put down his coffee cup and turned to Johnny.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your way leads down the river; or if you can so shape your course that it may be so, we would be glad to have you join us.”
crags
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From this reading “Young man,” he began, “in the home of my childhood on the crags of the Scottish Highlands, the word stranger spelled welcome.
cup
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From this reading Next morning as they sat munching corn bread and strips of caribou broiled on the coals, Gordon Duncan put down his coffee cup and turned to Johnny.
down
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From this reading Next morning as they sat munching corn bread and strips of caribou broiled on the coals, Gordon Duncan put down his coffee cup and turned to Johnny.
Duncan
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From this reading Next morning as they sat munching corn bread and strips of caribou broiled on the coals, Gordon Duncan put down his coffee cup and turned to Johnny.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even this we are leaving for the unknown that lies just beyond.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Even this we are leaving for the unknown that lies just beyond.
glad
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From this reading Your way leads down the river; or if you can so shape your course that it may be so, we would be glad to have you join us.”
Gordon
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From this reading Next morning as they sat munching corn bread and strips of caribou broiled on the coals, Gordon Duncan put down his coffee cup and turned to Johnny.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Here we have no home worthy of the name.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Young man,” he began, “in the home of my childhood on the crags of the Scottish Highlands, the word stranger spelled welcome.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here we have no home worthy of the name.
Highlands
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From this reading “Young man,” he began, “in the home of my childhood on the crags of the Scottish Highlands, the word stranger spelled welcome.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Next morning as they sat munching corn bread and strips of caribou broiled on the coals, Gordon Duncan put down his coffee cup and turned to Johnny.
home
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From this reading “Young man,” he began, “in the home of my childhood on the crags of the Scottish Highlands, the word stranger spelled welcome.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Your way leads down the river; or if you can so shape your course that it may be so, we would be glad to have you join us.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Young man,” he began, “in the home of my childhood on the crags of the Scottish Highlands, the word stranger spelled welcome.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Your way leads down the river; or if you can so shape your course that it may be so, we would be glad to have you join us.”
Johnny
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From this reading Next morning as they sat munching corn bread and strips of caribou broiled on the coals, Gordon Duncan put down his coffee cup and turned to Johnny.
join
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From this reading Your way leads down the river; or if you can so shape your course that it may be so, we would be glad to have you join us.”
just
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From this reading Even this we are leaving for the unknown that lies just beyond.
leads
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From this reading Your way leads down the river; or if you can so shape your course that it may be so, we would be glad to have you join us.”
leaving
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From this reading Even this we are leaving for the unknown that lies just beyond.
lies
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From this reading Even this we are leaving for the unknown that lies just beyond.
man
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From this reading “Young man,” he began, “in the home of my childhood on the crags of the Scottish Highlands, the word stranger spelled welcome.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Your way leads down the river; or if you can so shape your course that it may be so, we would be glad to have you join us.”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning as they sat munching corn bread and strips of caribou broiled on the coals, Gordon Duncan put down his coffee cup and turned to Johnny.
munching
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From this reading Next morning as they sat munching corn bread and strips of caribou broiled on the coals, Gordon Duncan put down his coffee cup and turned to Johnny.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Young man,” he began, “in the home of my childhood on the crags of the Scottish Highlands, the word stranger spelled welcome.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here we have no home worthy of the name.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning as they sat munching corn bread and strips of caribou broiled on the coals, Gordon Duncan put down his coffee cup and turned to Johnny.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Here we have no home worthy of the name.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next morning as they sat munching corn bread and strips of caribou broiled on the coals, Gordon Duncan put down his coffee cup and turned to Johnny.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Next morning as they sat munching corn bread and strips of caribou broiled on the coals, Gordon Duncan put down his coffee cup and turned to Johnny.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Your way leads down the river; or if you can so shape your course that it may be so, we would be glad to have you join us.”
put
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From this reading Next morning as they sat munching corn bread and strips of caribou broiled on the coals, Gordon Duncan put down his coffee cup and turned to Johnny.
river
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From this reading Your way leads down the river; or if you can so shape your course that it may be so, we would be glad to have you join us.”
sat
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From this reading Next morning as they sat munching corn bread and strips of caribou broiled on the coals, Gordon Duncan put down his coffee cup and turned to Johnny.
Scottish
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From this reading “Young man,” he began, “in the home of my childhood on the crags of the Scottish Highlands, the word stranger spelled welcome.
shape
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From this reading Your way leads down the river; or if you can so shape your course that it may be so, we would be glad to have you join us.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Your way leads down the river; or if you can so shape your course that it may be so, we would be glad to have you join us.”
spelled
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From this reading “Young man,” he began, “in the home of my childhood on the crags of the Scottish Highlands, the word stranger spelled welcome.
stranger
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From this reading “Young man,” he began, “in the home of my childhood on the crags of the Scottish Highlands, the word stranger spelled welcome.
strips
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From this reading Next morning as they sat munching corn bread and strips of caribou broiled on the coals, Gordon Duncan put down his coffee cup and turned to Johnny.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even this we are leaving for the unknown that lies just beyond.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning as they sat munching corn bread and strips of caribou broiled on the coals, Gordon Duncan put down his coffee cup and turned to Johnny.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Next morning as they sat munching corn bread and strips of caribou broiled on the coals, Gordon Duncan put down his coffee cup and turned to Johnny.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Even this we are leaving for the unknown that lies just beyond.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next morning as they sat munching corn bread and strips of caribou broiled on the coals, Gordon Duncan put down his coffee cup and turned to Johnny.
turned
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From this reading Next morning as they sat munching corn bread and strips of caribou broiled on the coals, Gordon Duncan put down his coffee cup and turned to Johnny.
unknown
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From this reading Even this we are leaving for the unknown that lies just beyond.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your way leads down the river; or if you can so shape your course that it may be so, we would be glad to have you join us.”
way
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From this reading Your way leads down the river; or if you can so shape your course that it may be so, we would be glad to have you join us.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Here we have no home worthy of the name.
welcome
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From this reading “Young man,” he began, “in the home of my childhood on the crags of the Scottish Highlands, the word stranger spelled welcome.
word
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From this reading “Young man,” he began, “in the home of my childhood on the crags of the Scottish Highlands, the word stranger spelled welcome.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Here we have no home worthy of the name.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Your way leads down the river; or if you can so shape your course that it may be so, we would be glad to have you join us.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your way leads down the river; or if you can so shape your course that it may be so, we would be glad to have you join us.”
Young
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From this reading “Young man,” he began, “in the home of my childhood on the crags of the Scottish Highlands, the word stranger spelled welcome.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your way leads down the river; or if you can so shape your course that it may be so, we would be glad to have you join us.”
