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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 KING'S BOUNTY A further brilliant idea came to Carter next morning that after all he and White-Man's-Trouble had been raising difficulties about the river's navigation that were quite unnecessary.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE KING'S BOUNTY A further brilliant idea came to Carter next morning that after all he and White-Man's-Trouble had been raising difficulties about the river's navigation that were quite unnecessary.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE KING'S BOUNTY A further brilliant idea came to Carter next morning that after all he and White-Man's-Trouble had been raising difficulties about the river's navigation that were quite unnecessary.
all
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From this reading THE KING'S BOUNTY A further brilliant idea came to Carter next morning that after all he and White-Man's-Trouble had been raising difficulties about the river's navigation that were quite unnecessary.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE KING'S BOUNTY A further brilliant idea came to Carter next morning that after all he and White-Man's-Trouble had been raising difficulties about the river's navigation that were quite unnecessary.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a village of natives close at their door who were river-farers.
Atlantic
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bar
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From this reading What was more likely than that there were many men there who could pilot a canoe through a chain of creeks till at last they heard the great Atlantic surf roaring on a river bar?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE KING'S BOUNTY A further brilliant idea came to Carter next morning that after all he and White-Man's-Trouble had been raising difficulties about the river's navigation that were quite unnecessary.
BOUNTY
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From this reading THE KING'S BOUNTY A further brilliant idea came to Carter next morning that after all he and White-Man's-Trouble had been raising difficulties about the river's navigation that were quite unnecessary.
brilliant
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bushmen
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From this reading "Dem bushmen savvy nothing," said he contemptuously.
came
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canoe
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Carter
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chain
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close
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From this reading There was a village of natives close at their door who were river-farers.
contemptuously
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From this reading "Dem bushmen savvy nothing," said he contemptuously.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What was more likely than that there were many men there who could pilot a canoe through a chain of creeks till at last they heard the great Atlantic surf roaring on a river bar?
creeks
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Dem
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From this reading "Dem bushmen savvy nothing," said he contemptuously.
difficulties
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From this reading THE KING'S BOUNTY A further brilliant idea came to Carter next morning that after all he and White-Man's-Trouble had been raising difficulties about the river's navigation that were quite unnecessary.
door
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From this reading There was a village of natives close at their door who were river-farers.
further
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From this reading THE KING'S BOUNTY A further brilliant idea came to Carter next morning that after all he and White-Man's-Trouble had been raising difficulties about the river's navigation that were quite unnecessary.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What was more likely than that there were many men there who could pilot a canoe through a chain of creeks till at last they heard the great Atlantic surf roaring on a river bar?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE KING'S BOUNTY A further brilliant idea came to Carter next morning that after all he and White-Man's-Trouble had been raising difficulties about the river's navigation that were quite unnecessary.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE KING'S BOUNTY A further brilliant idea came to Carter next morning that after all he and White-Man's-Trouble had been raising difficulties about the river's navigation that were quite unnecessary.
head
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From this reading White-Man's-Trouble shook his head when he heard the suggestion.
heard
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading White-Man's-Trouble shook his head when he heard the suggestion.
idea
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From this reading THE KING'S BOUNTY A further brilliant idea came to Carter next morning that after all he and White-Man's-Trouble had been raising difficulties about the river's navigation that were quite unnecessary.
KING'S
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From this reading THE KING'S BOUNTY A further brilliant idea came to Carter next morning that after all he and White-Man's-Trouble had been raising difficulties about the river's navigation that were quite unnecessary.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What was more likely than that there were many men there who could pilot a canoe through a chain of creeks till at last they heard the great Atlantic surf roaring on a river bar?
likely
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From this reading What was more likely than that there were many men there who could pilot a canoe through a chain of creeks till at last they heard the great Atlantic surf roaring on a river bar?
many
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men
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From this reading What was more likely than that there were many men there who could pilot a canoe through a chain of creeks till at last they heard the great Atlantic surf roaring on a river bar?
more
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From this reading What was more likely than that there were many men there who could pilot a canoe through a chain of creeks till at last they heard the great Atlantic surf roaring on a river bar?
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE KING'S BOUNTY A further brilliant idea came to Carter next morning that after all he and White-Man's-Trouble had been raising difficulties about the river's navigation that were quite unnecessary.
natives
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From this reading There was a village of natives close at their door who were river-farers.
navigation
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From this reading THE KING'S BOUNTY A further brilliant idea came to Carter next morning that after all he and White-Man's-Trouble had been raising difficulties about the river's navigation that were quite unnecessary.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE KING'S BOUNTY A further brilliant idea came to Carter next morning that after all he and White-Man's-Trouble had been raising difficulties about the river's navigation that were quite unnecessary.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Dem bushmen savvy nothing," said he contemptuously.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a village of natives close at their door who were river-farers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What was more likely than that there were many men there who could pilot a canoe through a chain of creeks till at last they heard the great Atlantic surf roaring on a river bar?
pilot
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From this reading What was more likely than that there were many men there who could pilot a canoe through a chain of creeks till at last they heard the great Atlantic surf roaring on a river bar?
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE KING'S BOUNTY A further brilliant idea came to Carter next morning that after all he and White-Man's-Trouble had been raising difficulties about the river's navigation that were quite unnecessary.
raising
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From this reading THE KING'S BOUNTY A further brilliant idea came to Carter next morning that after all he and White-Man's-Trouble had been raising difficulties about the river's navigation that were quite unnecessary.
river
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river's
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river-farers
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From this reading There was a village of natives close at their door who were river-farers.
roaring
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said
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From this reading "Dem bushmen savvy nothing," said he contemptuously.
savvy
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From this reading "Dem bushmen savvy nothing," said he contemptuously.
shook
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From this reading White-Man's-Trouble shook his head when he heard the suggestion.
suggestion
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From this reading White-Man's-Trouble shook his head when he heard the suggestion.
surf
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From this reading What was more likely than that there were many men there who could pilot a canoe through a chain of creeks till at last they heard the great Atlantic surf roaring on a river bar?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading What was more likely than that there were many men there who could pilot a canoe through a chain of creeks till at last they heard the great Atlantic surf roaring on a river bar?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE KING'S BOUNTY A further brilliant idea came to Carter next morning that after all he and White-Man's-Trouble had been raising difficulties about the river's navigation that were quite unnecessary.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KING'S BOUNTY A further brilliant idea came to Carter next morning that after all he and White-Man's-Trouble had been raising difficulties about the river's navigation that were quite unnecessary.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was a village of natives close at their door who were river-farers.
There
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From this reading There was a village of natives close at their door who were river-farers.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What was more likely than that there were many men there who could pilot a canoe through a chain of creeks till at last they heard the great Atlantic surf roaring on a river bar?
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What was more likely than that there were many men there who could pilot a canoe through a chain of creeks till at last they heard the great Atlantic surf roaring on a river bar?
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading What was more likely than that there were many men there who could pilot a canoe through a chain of creeks till at last they heard the great Atlantic surf roaring on a river bar?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE KING'S BOUNTY A further brilliant idea came to Carter next morning that after all he and White-Man's-Trouble had been raising difficulties about the river's navigation that were quite unnecessary.
unnecessary
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From this reading THE KING'S BOUNTY A further brilliant idea came to Carter next morning that after all he and White-Man's-Trouble had been raising difficulties about the river's navigation that were quite unnecessary.
village
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From this reading There was a village of natives close at their door who were river-farers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a village of natives close at their door who were river-farers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE KING'S BOUNTY A further brilliant idea came to Carter next morning that after all he and White-Man's-Trouble had been raising difficulties about the river's navigation that were quite unnecessary.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was more likely than that there were many men there who could pilot a canoe through a chain of creeks till at last they heard the great Atlantic surf roaring on a river bar?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading White-Man's-Trouble shook his head when he heard the suggestion.
White-Man's-Trouble
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From this reading THE KING'S BOUNTY A further brilliant idea came to Carter next morning that after all he and White-Man's-Trouble had been raising difficulties about the river's navigation that were quite unnecessary.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was a village of natives close at their door who were river-farers.
