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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 "'TWAS DONE BY TOMMY THUNDER" "Twenty a month for daring death--or fighting from dawn to dark-- Twenty and grub and a place to sleep in God's great public park.
Allegash
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From this reading We roofless go, with the cook's bateau to follow our hungry crew-- A billion of spruce and hell turned loose when the Allegash drive goes through."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'TWAS DONE BY TOMMY THUNDER" "Twenty a month for daring death--or fighting from dawn to dark-- Twenty and grub and a place to sleep in God's great public park.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Wade's poor beast was staggering when at last he topped the horseback overlooking Enchanted valley.
awake
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From this reading He himself plodded behind the jumper, clinging to it, walking to keep awake.
Ballad
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From this reading --Ballad of the Drive.
bateau
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From this reading We roofless go, with the cook's bateau to follow our hungry crew-- A billion of spruce and hell turned loose when the Allegash drive goes through."
beast
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From this reading Wade's poor beast was staggering when at last he topped the horseback overlooking Enchanted valley.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He himself plodded behind the jumper, clinging to it, walking to keep awake.
billion
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From this reading We roofless go, with the cook's bateau to follow our hungry crew-- A billion of spruce and hell turned loose when the Allegash drive goes through."
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "'TWAS DONE BY TOMMY THUNDER" "Twenty a month for daring death--or fighting from dawn to dark-- Twenty and grub and a place to sleep in God's great public park.
clinging
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From this reading He himself plodded behind the jumper, clinging to it, walking to keep awake.
cook's
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From this reading We roofless go, with the cook's bateau to follow our hungry crew-- A billion of spruce and hell turned loose when the Allegash drive goes through."
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We roofless go, with the cook's bateau to follow our hungry crew-- A billion of spruce and hell turned loose when the Allegash drive goes through."
daring
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From this reading "'TWAS DONE BY TOMMY THUNDER" "Twenty a month for daring death--or fighting from dawn to dark-- Twenty and grub and a place to sleep in God's great public park.
dark
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From this reading "'TWAS DONE BY TOMMY THUNDER" "Twenty a month for daring death--or fighting from dawn to dark-- Twenty and grub and a place to sleep in God's great public park.
dawn
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From this reading "'TWAS DONE BY TOMMY THUNDER" "Twenty a month for daring death--or fighting from dawn to dark-- Twenty and grub and a place to sleep in God's great public park.
death
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From this reading "'TWAS DONE BY TOMMY THUNDER" "Twenty a month for daring death--or fighting from dawn to dark-- Twenty and grub and a place to sleep in God's great public park.
DONEnounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'TWAS DONE BY TOMMY THUNDER" "Twenty a month for daring death--or fighting from dawn to dark-- Twenty and grub and a place to sleep in God's great public park.
drive
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From this reading We roofless go, with the cook's bateau to follow our hungry crew-- A billion of spruce and hell turned loose when the Allegash drive goes through."
EnchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading Wade's poor beast was staggering when at last he topped the horseback overlooking Enchanted valley.
fighting
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From this reading "'TWAS DONE BY TOMMY THUNDER" "Twenty a month for daring death--or fighting from dawn to dark-- Twenty and grub and a place to sleep in God's great public park.
follow
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From this reading We roofless go, with the cook's bateau to follow our hungry crew-- A billion of spruce and hell turned loose when the Allegash drive goes through."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "'TWAS DONE BY TOMMY THUNDER" "Twenty a month for daring death--or fighting from dawn to dark-- Twenty and grub and a place to sleep in God's great public park.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "'TWAS DONE BY TOMMY THUNDER" "Twenty a month for daring death--or fighting from dawn to dark-- Twenty and grub and a place to sleep in God's great public park.
go
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From this reading We roofless go, with the cook's bateau to follow our hungry crew-- A billion of spruce and hell turned loose when the Allegash drive goes through."
God's
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From this reading "'TWAS DONE BY TOMMY THUNDER" "Twenty a month for daring death--or fighting from dawn to dark-- Twenty and grub and a place to sleep in God's great public park.
goes
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From this reading We roofless go, with the cook's bateau to follow our hungry crew-- A billion of spruce and hell turned loose when the Allegash drive goes through."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'TWAS DONE BY TOMMY THUNDER" "Twenty a month for daring death--or fighting from dawn to dark-- Twenty and grub and a place to sleep in God's great public park.
grub
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From this reading "'TWAS DONE BY TOMMY THUNDER" "Twenty a month for daring death--or fighting from dawn to dark-- Twenty and grub and a place to sleep in God's great public park.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wade's poor beast was staggering when at last he topped the horseback overlooking Enchanted valley.
hell
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From this reading We roofless go, with the cook's bateau to follow our hungry crew-- A billion of spruce and hell turned loose when the Allegash drive goes through."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He himself plodded behind the jumper, clinging to it, walking to keep awake.
horseback
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From this reading Wade's poor beast was staggering when at last he topped the horseback overlooking Enchanted valley.
hungry
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From this reading We roofless go, with the cook's bateau to follow our hungry crew-- A billion of spruce and hell turned loose when the Allegash drive goes through."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'TWAS DONE BY TOMMY THUNDER" "Twenty a month for daring death--or fighting from dawn to dark-- Twenty and grub and a place to sleep in God's great public park.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He himself plodded behind the jumper, clinging to it, walking to keep awake.
jumper
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From this reading He himself plodded behind the jumper, clinging to it, walking to keep awake.
keep
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From this reading He himself plodded behind the jumper, clinging to it, walking to keep awake.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wade's poor beast was staggering when at last he topped the horseback overlooking Enchanted valley.
loose
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From this reading We roofless go, with the cook's bateau to follow our hungry crew-- A billion of spruce and hell turned loose when the Allegash drive goes through."
month
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From this reading "'TWAS DONE BY TOMMY THUNDER" "Twenty a month for daring death--or fighting from dawn to dark-- Twenty and grub and a place to sleep in God's great public park.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We roofless go, with the cook's bateau to follow our hungry crew-- A billion of spruce and hell turned loose when the Allegash drive goes through."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "'TWAS DONE BY TOMMY THUNDER" "Twenty a month for daring death--or fighting from dawn to dark-- Twenty and grub and a place to sleep in God's great public park.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We roofless go, with the cook's bateau to follow our hungry crew-- A billion of spruce and hell turned loose when the Allegash drive goes through."
overlooking
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From this reading Wade's poor beast was staggering when at last he topped the horseback overlooking Enchanted valley.
park
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From this reading "'TWAS DONE BY TOMMY THUNDER" "Twenty a month for daring death--or fighting from dawn to dark-- Twenty and grub and a place to sleep in God's great public park.
place
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From this reading "'TWAS DONE BY TOMMY THUNDER" "Twenty a month for daring death--or fighting from dawn to dark-- Twenty and grub and a place to sleep in God's great public park.
plodded
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From this reading He himself plodded behind the jumper, clinging to it, walking to keep awake.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wade's poor beast was staggering when at last he topped the horseback overlooking Enchanted valley.
public
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From this reading "'TWAS DONE BY TOMMY THUNDER" "Twenty a month for daring death--or fighting from dawn to dark-- Twenty and grub and a place to sleep in God's great public park.
roofless
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From this reading We roofless go, with the cook's bateau to follow our hungry crew-- A billion of spruce and hell turned loose when the Allegash drive goes through."
sleep
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From this reading "'TWAS DONE BY TOMMY THUNDER" "Twenty a month for daring death--or fighting from dawn to dark-- Twenty and grub and a place to sleep in God's great public park.
spruce
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From this reading We roofless go, with the cook's bateau to follow our hungry crew-- A billion of spruce and hell turned loose when the Allegash drive goes through."
staggering
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From this reading Wade's poor beast was staggering when at last he topped the horseback overlooking Enchanted valley.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We roofless go, with the cook's bateau to follow our hungry crew-- A billion of spruce and hell turned loose when the Allegash drive goes through."
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We roofless go, with the cook's bateau to follow our hungry crew-- A billion of spruce and hell turned loose when the Allegash drive goes through."
THUNDERnounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "'TWAS DONE BY TOMMY THUNDER" "Twenty a month for daring death--or fighting from dawn to dark-- Twenty and grub and a place to sleep in God's great public park.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'TWAS DONE BY TOMMY THUNDER" "Twenty a month for daring death--or fighting from dawn to dark-- Twenty and grub and a place to sleep in God's great public park.
TOMMY
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From this reading "'TWAS DONE BY TOMMY THUNDER" "Twenty a month for daring death--or fighting from dawn to dark-- Twenty and grub and a place to sleep in God's great public park.
topped
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From this reading Wade's poor beast was staggering when at last he topped the horseback overlooking Enchanted valley.
turned
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From this reading We roofless go, with the cook's bateau to follow our hungry crew-- A billion of spruce and hell turned loose when the Allegash drive goes through."
TWAS
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From this reading "'TWAS DONE BY TOMMY THUNDER" "Twenty a month for daring death--or fighting from dawn to dark-- Twenty and grub and a place to sleep in God's great public park.
Twenty
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From this reading "'TWAS DONE BY TOMMY THUNDER" "Twenty a month for daring death--or fighting from dawn to dark-- Twenty and grub and a place to sleep in God's great public park.
valley
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From this reading Wade's poor beast was staggering when at last he topped the horseback overlooking Enchanted valley.
Wade's
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From this reading Wade's poor beast was staggering when at last he topped the horseback overlooking Enchanted valley.
walking
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From this reading He himself plodded behind the jumper, clinging to it, walking to keep awake.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wade's poor beast was staggering when at last he topped the horseback overlooking Enchanted valley.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We roofless go, with the cook's bateau to follow our hungry crew-- A billion of spruce and hell turned loose when the Allegash drive goes through."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We roofless go, with the cook's bateau to follow our hungry crew-- A billion of spruce and hell turned loose when the Allegash drive goes through."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We roofless go, with the cook's bateau to follow our hungry crew-- A billion of spruce and hell turned loose when the Allegash drive goes through."
