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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 gasoline must all be strained through a chamois-skin to insure them against water in the engines, and this, with the temperature at thirty to forty below, was no mean task.
accident
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From this reading It was decided also that the five dogs should go, for they would provide transportation, in case of accident, and could be killed and eaten as a last resort.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The gasoline must all be strained through a chamois-skin to insure them against water in the engines, and this, with the temperature at thirty to forty below, was no mean task.
airplane
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From this reading THE WALRUS HUNT Meanwhile, on the ice-locked shores of Great Bear Lake, preparations for departure were being made by the airplane party.
all
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From this reading The gasoline must all be strained through a chamois-skin to insure them against water in the engines, and this, with the temperature at thirty to forty below, was no mean task.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There was a careful selection of foodstuffs to be taken along.
also
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From this reading It was decided also that the five dogs should go, for they would provide transportation, in case of accident, and could be killed and eaten as a last resort.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gasoline must all be strained through a chamois-skin to insure them against water in the engines, and this, with the temperature at thirty to forty below, was no mean task.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was decided also that the five dogs should go, for they would provide transportation, in case of accident, and could be killed and eaten as a last resort.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The gasoline must all be strained through a chamois-skin to insure them against water in the engines, and this, with the temperature at thirty to forty below, was no mean task.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The gasoline must all be strained through a chamois-skin to insure them against water in the engines, and this, with the temperature at thirty to forty below, was no mean task.
Bear
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From this reading THE WALRUS HUNT Meanwhile, on the ice-locked shores of Great Bear Lake, preparations for departure were being made by the airplane party.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THE WALRUS HUNT Meanwhile, on the ice-locked shores of Great Bear Lake, preparations for departure were being made by the airplane party.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The gasoline must all be strained through a chamois-skin to insure them against water in the engines, and this, with the temperature at thirty to forty below, was no mean task.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE WALRUS HUNT Meanwhile, on the ice-locked shores of Great Bear Lake, preparations for departure were being made by the airplane party.
careful
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From this reading There was a careful selection of foodstuffs to be taken along.
case
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From this reading It was decided also that the five dogs should go, for they would provide transportation, in case of accident, and could be killed and eaten as a last resort.
chamois-skin
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From this reading The gasoline must all be strained through a chamois-skin to insure them against water in the engines, and this, with the temperature at thirty to forty below, was no mean task.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was decided also that the five dogs should go, for they would provide transportation, in case of accident, and could be killed and eaten as a last resort.
decided
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From this reading It was decided also that the five dogs should go, for they would provide transportation, in case of accident, and could be killed and eaten as a last resort.
departure
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From this reading THE WALRUS HUNT Meanwhile, on the ice-locked shores of Great Bear Lake, preparations for departure were being made by the airplane party.
dogs
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From this reading It was decided also that the five dogs should go, for they would provide transportation, in case of accident, and could be killed and eaten as a last resort.
eaten
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From this reading It was decided also that the five dogs should go, for they would provide transportation, in case of accident, and could be killed and eaten as a last resort.
engines
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From this reading The gasoline must all be strained through a chamois-skin to insure them against water in the engines, and this, with the temperature at thirty to forty below, was no mean task.
entire
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From this reading The entire equipment was given a thorough overhauling.
equipment
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From this reading The entire equipment was given a thorough overhauling.
five
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From this reading It was decided also that the five dogs should go, for they would provide transportation, in case of accident, and could be killed and eaten as a last resort.
foodstuffs
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From this reading There was a careful selection of foodstuffs to be taken along.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE WALRUS HUNT Meanwhile, on the ice-locked shores of Great Bear Lake, preparations for departure were being made by the airplane party.
forty
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From this reading The gasoline must all be strained through a chamois-skin to insure them against water in the engines, and this, with the temperature at thirty to forty below, was no mean task.
gasoline
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From this reading The gasoline must all be strained through a chamois-skin to insure them against water in the engines, and this, with the temperature at thirty to forty below, was no mean task.
given
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From this reading The entire equipment was given a thorough overhauling.
go
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From this reading It was decided also that the five dogs should go, for they would provide transportation, in case of accident, and could be killed and eaten as a last resort.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WALRUS HUNT Meanwhile, on the ice-locked shores of Great Bear Lake, preparations for departure were being made by the airplane party.
HUNT
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From this reading THE WALRUS HUNT Meanwhile, on the ice-locked shores of Great Bear Lake, preparations for departure were being made by the airplane party.
ice-locked
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From this reading THE WALRUS HUNT Meanwhile, on the ice-locked shores of Great Bear Lake, preparations for departure were being made by the airplane party.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The gasoline must all be strained through a chamois-skin to insure them against water in the engines, and this, with the temperature at thirty to forty below, was no mean task.
insure
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From this reading The gasoline must all be strained through a chamois-skin to insure them against water in the engines, and this, with the temperature at thirty to forty below, was no mean task.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was decided also that the five dogs should go, for they would provide transportation, in case of accident, and could be killed and eaten as a last resort.
killed
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From this reading It was decided also that the five dogs should go, for they would provide transportation, in case of accident, and could be killed and eaten as a last resort.
Lake
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From this reading THE WALRUS HUNT Meanwhile, on the ice-locked shores of Great Bear Lake, preparations for departure were being made by the airplane party.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was decided also that the five dogs should go, for they would provide transportation, in case of accident, and could be killed and eaten as a last resort.
made
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From this reading THE WALRUS HUNT Meanwhile, on the ice-locked shores of Great Bear Lake, preparations for departure were being made by the airplane party.
mean
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From this reading The gasoline must all be strained through a chamois-skin to insure them against water in the engines, and this, with the temperature at thirty to forty below, was no mean task.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE WALRUS HUNT Meanwhile, on the ice-locked shores of Great Bear Lake, preparations for departure were being made by the airplane party.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The gasoline must all be strained through a chamois-skin to insure them against water in the engines, and this, with the temperature at thirty to forty below, was no mean task.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The gasoline must all be strained through a chamois-skin to insure them against water in the engines, and this, with the temperature at thirty to forty below, was no mean task.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WALRUS HUNT Meanwhile, on the ice-locked shores of Great Bear Lake, preparations for departure were being made by the airplane party.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WALRUS HUNT Meanwhile, on the ice-locked shores of Great Bear Lake, preparations for departure were being made by the airplane party.
overhauling
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From this reading The entire equipment was given a thorough overhauling.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WALRUS HUNT Meanwhile, on the ice-locked shores of Great Bear Lake, preparations for departure were being made by the airplane party.
preparations
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From this reading THE WALRUS HUNT Meanwhile, on the ice-locked shores of Great Bear Lake, preparations for departure were being made by the airplane party.
provide
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From this reading It was decided also that the five dogs should go, for they would provide transportation, in case of accident, and could be killed and eaten as a last resort.
resort
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From this reading It was decided also that the five dogs should go, for they would provide transportation, in case of accident, and could be killed and eaten as a last resort.
selection
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From this reading There was a careful selection of foodstuffs to be taken along.
shores
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From this reading THE WALRUS HUNT Meanwhile, on the ice-locked shores of Great Bear Lake, preparations for departure were being made by the airplane party.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was decided also that the five dogs should go, for they would provide transportation, in case of accident, and could be killed and eaten as a last resort.
strained
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From this reading The gasoline must all be strained through a chamois-skin to insure them against water in the engines, and this, with the temperature at thirty to forty below, was no mean task.
taken
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From this reading There was a careful selection of foodstuffs to be taken along.
task
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From this reading The gasoline must all be strained through a chamois-skin to insure them against water in the engines, and this, with the temperature at thirty to forty below, was no mean task.
temperature
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From this reading The gasoline must all be strained through a chamois-skin to insure them against water in the engines, and this, with the temperature at thirty to forty below, was no mean task.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was decided also that the five dogs should go, for they would provide transportation, in case of accident, and could be killed and eaten as a last resort.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WALRUS HUNT Meanwhile, on the ice-locked shores of Great Bear Lake, preparations for departure were being made by the airplane party.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The gasoline must all be strained through a chamois-skin to insure them against water in the engines, and this, with the temperature at thirty to forty below, was no mean task.
There
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From this reading There was a careful selection of foodstuffs to be taken along.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was decided also that the five dogs should go, for they would provide transportation, in case of accident, and could be killed and eaten as a last resort.
thirty
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From this reading The gasoline must all be strained through a chamois-skin to insure them against water in the engines, and this, with the temperature at thirty to forty below, was no mean task.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The gasoline must all be strained through a chamois-skin to insure them against water in the engines, and this, with the temperature at thirty to forty below, was no mean task.
thorough
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From this reading The entire equipment was given a thorough overhauling.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The gasoline must all be strained through a chamois-skin to insure them against water in the engines, and this, with the temperature at thirty to forty below, was no mean task.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The gasoline must all be strained through a chamois-skin to insure them against water in the engines, and this, with the temperature at thirty to forty below, was no mean task.
transportation
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From this reading It was decided also that the five dogs should go, for they would provide transportation, in case of accident, and could be killed and eaten as a last resort.
WALRUS
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From this reading THE WALRUS HUNT Meanwhile, on the ice-locked shores of Great Bear Lake, preparations for departure were being made by the airplane party.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The gasoline must all be strained through a chamois-skin to insure them against water in the engines, and this, with the temperature at thirty to forty below, was no mean task.
water
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From this reading The gasoline must all be strained through a chamois-skin to insure them against water in the engines, and this, with the temperature at thirty to forty below, was no mean task.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE WALRUS HUNT Meanwhile, on the ice-locked shores of Great Bear Lake, preparations for departure were being made by the airplane party.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The gasoline must all be strained through a chamois-skin to insure them against water in the engines, and this, with the temperature at thirty to forty below, was no mean task.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was decided also that the five dogs should go, for they would provide transportation, in case of accident, and could be killed and eaten as a last resort.
