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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 AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
all
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From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
Arctic
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From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To Barney the thought of eating "dog meat," as he called it, was most repulsive, but necessity gives man little choice in the Arctic, so he munched his roast wolf's back that night in silence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
back
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From this reading To Barney the thought of eating "dog meat," as he called it, was most repulsive, but necessity gives man little choice in the Arctic, so he munched his roast wolf's back that night in silence.
Barney
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From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But at the same time, he vowed that, sure as the caribou had not all passed, he would dine on caribou roast before long.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once the cache was completed, they began scouting the woods near the ruins of the burned trading station.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Building a cache between three scrub spruce trees, they piled upon it their wolf meat and skins.
Bruce
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From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
Building
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From this reading Building a cache between three scrub spruce trees, they piled upon it their wolf meat and skins.
burned
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From this reading Once the cache was completed, they began scouting the woods near the ruins of the burned trading station.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To Barney the thought of eating "dog meat," as he called it, was most repulsive, but necessity gives man little choice in the Arctic, so he munched his roast wolf's back that night in silence.
cachenounUS /kæʃ/
a hidden store of valuable objects or supplies
From this reading Building a cache between three scrub spruce trees, they piled upon it their wolf meat and skins.
called
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From this reading To Barney the thought of eating "dog meat," as he called it, was most repulsive, but necessity gives man little choice in the Arctic, so he munched his roast wolf's back that night in silence.
caribou
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From this reading But at the same time, he vowed that, sure as the caribou had not all passed, he would dine on caribou roast before long.
choice
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From this reading To Barney the thought of eating "dog meat," as he called it, was most repulsive, but necessity gives man little choice in the Arctic, so he munched his roast wolf's back that night in silence.
completed
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From this reading Once the cache was completed, they began scouting the woods near the ruins of the burned trading station.
conserve
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From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
dine
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From this reading But at the same time, he vowed that, sure as the caribou had not all passed, he would dine on caribou roast before long.
dog
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From this reading To Barney the thought of eating "dog meat," as he called it, was most repulsive, but necessity gives man little choice in the Arctic, so he munched his roast wolf's back that night in silence.
eating
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From this reading To Barney the thought of eating "dog meat," as he called it, was most repulsive, but necessity gives man little choice in the Arctic, so he munched his roast wolf's back that night in silence.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
frozen
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From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
gives
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From this reading To Barney the thought of eating "dog meat," as he called it, was most repulsive, but necessity gives man little choice in the Arctic, so he munched his roast wolf's back that night in silence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But at the same time, he vowed that, sure as the caribou had not all passed, he would dine on caribou roast before long.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To Barney the thought of eating "dog meat," as he called it, was most repulsive, but necessity gives man little choice in the Arctic, so he munched his roast wolf's back that night in silence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To Barney the thought of eating "dog meat," as he called it, was most repulsive, but necessity gives man little choice in the Arctic, so he munched his roast wolf's back that night in silence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To Barney the thought of eating "dog meat," as he called it, was most repulsive, but necessity gives man little choice in the Arctic, so he munched his roast wolf's back that night in silence.
INFERNALadjectiveUS /ɪnˈfɜːrnəl/
extremely troublesome or annoying
From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Building a cache between three scrub spruce trees, they piled upon it their wolf meat and skins.
lake
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From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Barney the thought of eating "dog meat," as he called it, was most repulsive, but necessity gives man little choice in the Arctic, so he munched his roast wolf's back that night in silence.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at the same time, he vowed that, sure as the caribou had not all passed, he would dine on caribou roast before long.
MACHINE
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From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
Major
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From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
man
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From this reading To Barney the thought of eating "dog meat," as he called it, was most repulsive, but necessity gives man little choice in the Arctic, so he munched his roast wolf's back that night in silence.
meat
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From this reading Building a cache between three scrub spruce trees, they piled upon it their wolf meat and skins.
most
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From this reading To Barney the thought of eating "dog meat," as he called it, was most repulsive, but necessity gives man little choice in the Arctic, so he munched his roast wolf's back that night in silence.
munched
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From this reading To Barney the thought of eating "dog meat," as he called it, was most repulsive, but necessity gives man little choice in the Arctic, so he munched his roast wolf's back that night in silence.
near
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From this reading Once the cache was completed, they began scouting the woods near the ruins of the burned trading station.
necessity
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From this reading To Barney the thought of eating "dog meat," as he called it, was most repulsive, but necessity gives man little choice in the Arctic, so he munched his roast wolf's back that night in silence.
night
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From this reading To Barney the thought of eating "dog meat," as he called it, was most repulsive, but necessity gives man little choice in the Arctic, so he munched his roast wolf's back that night in silence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But at the same time, he vowed that, sure as the caribou had not all passed, he would dine on caribou roast before long.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
once
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From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at the same time, he vowed that, sure as the caribou had not all passed, he would dine on caribou roast before long.
piled
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From this reading Building a cache between three scrub spruce trees, they piled upon it their wolf meat and skins.
repulsive
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From this reading To Barney the thought of eating "dog meat," as he called it, was most repulsive, but necessity gives man little choice in the Arctic, so he munched his roast wolf's back that night in silence.
resources
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From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
roast
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From this reading To Barney the thought of eating "dog meat," as he called it, was most repulsive, but necessity gives man little choice in the Arctic, so he munched his roast wolf's back that night in silence.
ruins
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From this reading Once the cache was completed, they began scouting the woods near the ruins of the burned trading station.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at the same time, he vowed that, sure as the caribou had not all passed, he would dine on caribou roast before long.
scouting
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From this reading Once the cache was completed, they began scouting the woods near the ruins of the burned trading station.
scrub
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From this reading Building a cache between three scrub spruce trees, they piled upon it their wolf meat and skins.
shore
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From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading To Barney the thought of eating "dog meat," as he called it, was most repulsive, but necessity gives man little choice in the Arctic, so he munched his roast wolf's back that night in silence.
skins
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From this reading Building a cache between three scrub spruce trees, they piled upon it their wolf meat and skins.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To Barney the thought of eating "dog meat," as he called it, was most repulsive, but necessity gives man little choice in the Arctic, so he munched his roast wolf's back that night in silence.
spruce
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From this reading Building a cache between three scrub spruce trees, they piled upon it their wolf meat and skins.
station
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From this reading Once the cache was completed, they began scouting the woods near the ruins of the burned trading station.
steps
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From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
stranded
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From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at the same time, he vowed that, sure as the caribou had not all passed, he would dine on caribou roast before long.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To Barney the thought of eating "dog meat," as he called it, was most repulsive, but necessity gives man little choice in the Arctic, so he munched his roast wolf's back that night in silence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Building a cache between three scrub spruce trees, they piled upon it their wolf meat and skins.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Barney the thought of eating "dog meat," as he called it, was most repulsive, but necessity gives man little choice in the Arctic, so he munched his roast wolf's back that night in silence.
three
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From this reading Building a cache between three scrub spruce trees, they piled upon it their wolf meat and skins.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at the same time, he vowed that, sure as the caribou had not all passed, he would dine on caribou roast before long.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
trading
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From this reading Once the cache was completed, they began scouting the woods near the ruins of the burned trading station.
trees
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From this reading Building a cache between three scrub spruce trees, they piled upon it their wolf meat and skins.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Building a cache between three scrub spruce trees, they piled upon it their wolf meat and skins.
vast
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From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
vowed
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From this reading But at the same time, he vowed that, sure as the caribou had not all passed, he would dine on caribou roast before long.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To Barney the thought of eating "dog meat," as he called it, was most repulsive, but necessity gives man little choice in the Arctic, so he munched his roast wolf's back that night in silence.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
winter
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From this reading AN INFERNAL MACHINE When Bruce, Barney and the Major found themselves stranded on the shore of a vast frozen lake at the beginning of an Arctic winter, they at once took steps to conserve all resources.
wolf
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From this reading Building a cache between three scrub spruce trees, they piled upon it their wolf meat and skins.
wolf's
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From this reading To Barney the thought of eating "dog meat," as he called it, was most repulsive, but necessity gives man little choice in the Arctic, so he munched his roast wolf's back that night in silence.
woods
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From this reading Once the cache was completed, they began scouting the woods near the ruins of the burned trading station.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But at the same time, he vowed that, sure as the caribou had not all passed, he would dine on caribou roast before long.
