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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 chief, with a few of the Blackfeet, followed by three or four squaws laden with skins, advanced to the front of the stockade, where they halted.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Some more of the Blackfeet warriors had loaded their horses and their wives, and were coming up behind their chief, with their heavy bags of pemmican hanging like panniers across the backs of the horses, whilst the poor women toiled after them with the piles of skins and leather.
advanced
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From this reading The chief, with a few of the Blackfeet, followed by three or four squaws laden with skins, advanced to the front of the stockade, where they halted.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a while the sounds of life and movement began within the fort.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a while the sounds of life and movement began within the fort.
backs
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From this reading Some more of the Blackfeet warriors had loaded their horses and their wives, and were coming up behind their chief, with their heavy bags of pemmican hanging like panniers across the backs of the horses, whilst the poor women toiled after them with the piles of skins and leather.
bags
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From this reading Some more of the Blackfeet warriors had loaded their horses and their wives, and were coming up behind their chief, with their heavy bags of pemmican hanging like panniers across the backs of the horses, whilst the poor women toiled after them with the piles of skins and leather.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a while the sounds of life and movement began within the fort.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Some more of the Blackfeet warriors had loaded their horses and their wives, and were coming up behind their chief, with their heavy bags of pemmican hanging like panniers across the backs of the horses, whilst the poor women toiled after them with the piles of skins and leather.
Blackfeet
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From this reading The chief, with a few of the Blackfeet, followed by three or four squaws laden with skins, advanced to the front of the stockade, where they halted.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The chief, with a few of the Blackfeet, followed by three or four squaws laden with skins, advanced to the front of the stockade, where they halted.
chief
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From this reading The chief, with a few of the Blackfeet, followed by three or four squaws laden with skins, advanced to the front of the stockade, where they halted.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chief was waving in his hand a little flag, to show that he had come to trade.
coming
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From this reading Some more of the Blackfeet warriors had loaded their horses and their wives, and were coming up behind their chief, with their heavy bags of pemmican hanging like panniers across the backs of the horses, whilst the poor women toiled after them with the piles of skins and leather.
few
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From this reading The chief, with a few of the Blackfeet, followed by three or four squaws laden with skins, advanced to the front of the stockade, where they halted.
flag
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From this reading The chief was waving in his hand a little flag, to show that he had come to trade.
followed
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From this reading The chief, with a few of the Blackfeet, followed by three or four squaws laden with skins, advanced to the front of the stockade, where they halted.
fort
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From this reading After a while the sounds of life and movement began within the fort.
four
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From this reading The chief, with a few of the Blackfeet, followed by three or four squaws laden with skins, advanced to the front of the stockade, where they halted.
front
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From this reading The chief, with a few of the Blackfeet, followed by three or four squaws laden with skins, advanced to the front of the stockade, where they halted.
group
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From this reading The little group outside was steadily increasing in numbers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The chief was waving in his hand a little flag, to show that he had come to trade.
halted
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From this reading The chief, with a few of the Blackfeet, followed by three or four squaws laden with skins, advanced to the front of the stockade, where they halted.
hand
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From this reading The chief was waving in his hand a little flag, to show that he had come to trade.
hanging
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From this reading Some more of the Blackfeet warriors had loaded their horses and their wives, and were coming up behind their chief, with their heavy bags of pemmican hanging like panniers across the backs of the horses, whilst the poor women toiled after them with the piles of skins and leather.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The chief was waving in his hand a little flag, to show that he had come to trade.
heavy
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From this reading Some more of the Blackfeet warriors had loaded their horses and their wives, and were coming up behind their chief, with their heavy bags of pemmican hanging like panniers across the backs of the horses, whilst the poor women toiled after them with the piles of skins and leather.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The chief was waving in his hand a little flag, to show that he had come to trade.
horses
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From this reading Some more of the Blackfeet warriors had loaded their horses and their wives, and were coming up behind their chief, with their heavy bags of pemmican hanging like panniers across the backs of the horses, whilst the poor women toiled after them with the piles of skins and leather.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The chief was waving in his hand a little flag, to show that he had come to trade.
increasing
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From this reading The little group outside was steadily increasing in numbers.
laden
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From this reading The chief, with a few of the Blackfeet, followed by three or four squaws laden with skins, advanced to the front of the stockade, where they halted.
leather
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From this reading Some more of the Blackfeet warriors had loaded their horses and their wives, and were coming up behind their chief, with their heavy bags of pemmican hanging like panniers across the backs of the horses, whilst the poor women toiled after them with the piles of skins and leather.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a while the sounds of life and movement began within the fort.
like
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From this reading Some more of the Blackfeet warriors had loaded their horses and their wives, and were coming up behind their chief, with their heavy bags of pemmican hanging like panniers across the backs of the horses, whilst the poor women toiled after them with the piles of skins and leather.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chief was waving in his hand a little flag, to show that he had come to trade.
loaded
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From this reading Some more of the Blackfeet warriors had loaded their horses and their wives, and were coming up behind their chief, with their heavy bags of pemmican hanging like panniers across the backs of the horses, whilst the poor women toiled after them with the piles of skins and leather.
more
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From this reading Some more of the Blackfeet warriors had loaded their horses and their wives, and were coming up behind their chief, with their heavy bags of pemmican hanging like panniers across the backs of the horses, whilst the poor women toiled after them with the piles of skins and leather.
movement
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From this reading After a while the sounds of life and movement began within the fort.
numbers
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From this reading The little group outside was steadily increasing in numbers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The chief, with a few of the Blackfeet, followed by three or four squaws laden with skins, advanced to the front of the stockade, where they halted.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The chief, with a few of the Blackfeet, followed by three or four squaws laden with skins, advanced to the front of the stockade, where they halted.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The little group outside was steadily increasing in numbers.
panniers
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From this reading Some more of the Blackfeet warriors had loaded their horses and their wives, and were coming up behind their chief, with their heavy bags of pemmican hanging like panniers across the backs of the horses, whilst the poor women toiled after them with the piles of skins and leather.
pemmican
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From this reading Some more of the Blackfeet warriors had loaded their horses and their wives, and were coming up behind their chief, with their heavy bags of pemmican hanging like panniers across the backs of the horses, whilst the poor women toiled after them with the piles of skins and leather.
piles
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From this reading Some more of the Blackfeet warriors had loaded their horses and their wives, and were coming up behind their chief, with their heavy bags of pemmican hanging like panniers across the backs of the horses, whilst the poor women toiled after them with the piles of skins and leather.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some more of the Blackfeet warriors had loaded their horses and their wives, and were coming up behind their chief, with their heavy bags of pemmican hanging like panniers across the backs of the horses, whilst the poor women toiled after them with the piles of skins and leather.
show
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From this reading The chief was waving in his hand a little flag, to show that he had come to trade.
skins
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From this reading The chief, with a few of the Blackfeet, followed by three or four squaws laden with skins, advanced to the front of the stockade, where they halted.
Some
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From this reading Some more of the Blackfeet warriors had loaded their horses and their wives, and were coming up behind their chief, with their heavy bags of pemmican hanging like panniers across the backs of the horses, whilst the poor women toiled after them with the piles of skins and leather.
sounds
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From this reading After a while the sounds of life and movement began within the fort.
squaws
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From this reading The chief, with a few of the Blackfeet, followed by three or four squaws laden with skins, advanced to the front of the stockade, where they halted.
steadily
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From this reading The little group outside was steadily increasing in numbers.
stockadenounUS /ˈstockade/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The chief, with a few of the Blackfeet, followed by three or four squaws laden with skins, advanced to the front of the stockade, where they halted.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The chief was waving in his hand a little flag, to show that he had come to trade.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The chief, with a few of the Blackfeet, followed by three or four squaws laden with skins, advanced to the front of the stockade, where they halted.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some more of the Blackfeet warriors had loaded their horses and their wives, and were coming up behind their chief, with their heavy bags of pemmican hanging like panniers across the backs of the horses, whilst the poor women toiled after them with the piles of skins and leather.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some more of the Blackfeet warriors had loaded their horses and their wives, and were coming up behind their chief, with their heavy bags of pemmican hanging like panniers across the backs of the horses, whilst the poor women toiled after them with the piles of skins and leather.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The chief, with a few of the Blackfeet, followed by three or four squaws laden with skins, advanced to the front of the stockade, where they halted.
three
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From this reading The chief, with a few of the Blackfeet, followed by three or four squaws laden with skins, advanced to the front of the stockade, where they halted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The chief, with a few of the Blackfeet, followed by three or four squaws laden with skins, advanced to the front of the stockade, where they halted.
toiled
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From this reading Some more of the Blackfeet warriors had loaded their horses and their wives, and were coming up behind their chief, with their heavy bags of pemmican hanging like panniers across the backs of the horses, whilst the poor women toiled after them with the piles of skins and leather.
trade
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From this reading The chief was waving in his hand a little flag, to show that he had come to trade.
up
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From this reading Some more of the Blackfeet warriors had loaded their horses and their wives, and were coming up behind their chief, with their heavy bags of pemmican hanging like panniers across the backs of the horses, whilst the poor women toiled after them with the piles of skins and leather.
warriors
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From this reading Some more of the Blackfeet warriors had loaded their horses and their wives, and were coming up behind their chief, with their heavy bags of pemmican hanging like panniers across the backs of the horses, whilst the poor women toiled after them with the piles of skins and leather.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The chief was waving in his hand a little flag, to show that he had come to trade.
waving
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From this reading The chief was waving in his hand a little flag, to show that he had come to trade.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some more of the Blackfeet warriors had loaded their horses and their wives, and were coming up behind their chief, with their heavy bags of pemmican hanging like panniers across the backs of the horses, whilst the poor women toiled after them with the piles of skins and leather.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The chief, with a few of the Blackfeet, followed by three or four squaws laden with skins, advanced to the front of the stockade, where they halted.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading After a while the sounds of life and movement began within the fort.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Some more of the Blackfeet warriors had loaded their horses and their wives, and were coming up behind their chief, with their heavy bags of pemmican hanging like panniers across the backs of the horses, whilst the poor women toiled after them with the piles of skins and leather.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The chief, with a few of the Blackfeet, followed by three or four squaws laden with skins, advanced to the front of the stockade, where they halted.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading After a while the sounds of life and movement began within the fort.
wives
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From this reading Some more of the Blackfeet warriors had loaded their horses and their wives, and were coming up behind their chief, with their heavy bags of pemmican hanging like panniers across the backs of the horses, whilst the poor women toiled after them with the piles of skins and leather.
women
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From this reading Some more of the Blackfeet warriors had loaded their horses and their wives, and were coming up behind their chief, with their heavy bags of pemmican hanging like panniers across the backs of the horses, whilst the poor women toiled after them with the piles of skins and leather.
