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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 Such was the question which Henry asked himself, after he had been a prisoner of the Indians for a week and more.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Such was the question which Henry asked himself, after he had been a prisoner of the Indians for a week and more.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such was the question which Henry asked himself, after he had been a prisoner of the Indians for a week and more.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such was the question which Henry asked himself, after he had been a prisoner of the Indians for a week and more.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ATTACK AT OSWEGO "I wonder when this will end?"
ATTACK
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From this reading THE ATTACK AT OSWEGO "I wonder when this will end?"
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The warriors had marched him to the eastern shore of the lake, and here he had been left in charge of two young warriors while the balance of the party had taken canoes and disappeared in the direction of Frontenac.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Such was the question which Henry asked himself, after he had been a prisoner of the Indians for a week and more.
canoes
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From this reading The warriors had marched him to the eastern shore of the lake, and here he had been left in charge of two young warriors while the balance of the party had taken canoes and disappeared in the direction of Frontenac.
cave
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From this reading The warriors had found something of a cave fronting the lake shore and Henry had been placed in this.
charge
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From this reading The warriors had marched him to the eastern shore of the lake, and here he had been left in charge of two young warriors while the balance of the party had taken canoes and disappeared in the direction of Frontenac.
days
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From this reading The days had passed slowly.
direction
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From this reading The warriors had marched him to the eastern shore of the lake, and here he had been left in charge of two young warriors while the balance of the party had taken canoes and disappeared in the direction of Frontenac.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The warriors had marched him to the eastern shore of the lake, and here he had been left in charge of two young warriors while the balance of the party had taken canoes and disappeared in the direction of Frontenac.
eastern
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From this reading The warriors had marched him to the eastern shore of the lake, and here he had been left in charge of two young warriors while the balance of the party had taken canoes and disappeared in the direction of Frontenac.
end
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From this reading THE ATTACK AT OSWEGO "I wonder when this will end?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Such was the question which Henry asked himself, after he had been a prisoner of the Indians for a week and more.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The warriors had found something of a cave fronting the lake shore and Henry had been placed in this.
Frontenac
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From this reading The warriors had marched him to the eastern shore of the lake, and here he had been left in charge of two young warriors while the balance of the party had taken canoes and disappeared in the direction of Frontenac.
fronting
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From this reading The warriors had found something of a cave fronting the lake shore and Henry had been placed in this.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Such was the question which Henry asked himself, after he had been a prisoner of the Indians for a week and more.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Such was the question which Henry asked himself, after he had been a prisoner of the Indians for a week and more.
Henry
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From this reading Such was the question which Henry asked himself, after he had been a prisoner of the Indians for a week and more.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The warriors had marched him to the eastern shore of the lake, and here he had been left in charge of two young warriors while the balance of the party had taken canoes and disappeared in the direction of Frontenac.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The warriors had marched him to the eastern shore of the lake, and here he had been left in charge of two young warriors while the balance of the party had taken canoes and disappeared in the direction of Frontenac.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Such was the question which Henry asked himself, after he had been a prisoner of the Indians for a week and more.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE ATTACK AT OSWEGO "I wonder when this will end?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The warriors had marched him to the eastern shore of the lake, and here he had been left in charge of two young warriors while the balance of the party had taken canoes and disappeared in the direction of Frontenac.
Indians
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From this reading Such was the question which Henry asked himself, after he had been a prisoner of the Indians for a week and more.
lake
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From this reading The warriors had marched him to the eastern shore of the lake, and here he had been left in charge of two young warriors while the balance of the party had taken canoes and disappeared in the direction of Frontenac.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The warriors had marched him to the eastern shore of the lake, and here he had been left in charge of two young warriors while the balance of the party had taken canoes and disappeared in the direction of Frontenac.
marched
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From this reading The warriors had marched him to the eastern shore of the lake, and here he had been left in charge of two young warriors while the balance of the party had taken canoes and disappeared in the direction of Frontenac.
more
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From this reading Such was the question which Henry asked himself, after he had been a prisoner of the Indians for a week and more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such was the question which Henry asked himself, after he had been a prisoner of the Indians for a week and more.
OSWEGO
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From this reading THE ATTACK AT OSWEGO "I wonder when this will end?"
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The warriors had marched him to the eastern shore of the lake, and here he had been left in charge of two young warriors while the balance of the party had taken canoes and disappeared in the direction of Frontenac.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days had passed slowly.
placed
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From this reading The warriors had found something of a cave fronting the lake shore and Henry had been placed in this.
prisoner
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From this reading Such was the question which Henry asked himself, after he had been a prisoner of the Indians for a week and more.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Such was the question which Henry asked himself, after he had been a prisoner of the Indians for a week and more.
shore
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From this reading The warriors had marched him to the eastern shore of the lake, and here he had been left in charge of two young warriors while the balance of the party had taken canoes and disappeared in the direction of Frontenac.
slowly
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From this reading The days had passed slowly.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The warriors had found something of a cave fronting the lake shore and Henry had been placed in this.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was the question which Henry asked himself, after he had been a prisoner of the Indians for a week and more.
taken
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From this reading The warriors had marched him to the eastern shore of the lake, and here he had been left in charge of two young warriors while the balance of the party had taken canoes and disappeared in the direction of Frontenac.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ATTACK AT OSWEGO "I wonder when this will end?"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE ATTACK AT OSWEGO "I wonder when this will end?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The warriors had marched him to the eastern shore of the lake, and here he had been left in charge of two young warriors while the balance of the party had taken canoes and disappeared in the direction of Frontenac.
two
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From this reading The warriors had marched him to the eastern shore of the lake, and here he had been left in charge of two young warriors while the balance of the party had taken canoes and disappeared in the direction of Frontenac.
warriors
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From this reading The warriors had marched him to the eastern shore of the lake, and here he had been left in charge of two young warriors while the balance of the party had taken canoes and disappeared in the direction of Frontenac.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was the question which Henry asked himself, after he had been a prisoner of the Indians for a week and more.
week
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From this reading Such was the question which Henry asked himself, after he had been a prisoner of the Indians for a week and more.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE ATTACK AT OSWEGO "I wonder when this will end?"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Such was the question which Henry asked himself, after he had been a prisoner of the Indians for a week and more.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The warriors had marched him to the eastern shore of the lake, and here he had been left in charge of two young warriors while the balance of the party had taken canoes and disappeared in the direction of Frontenac.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE ATTACK AT OSWEGO "I wonder when this will end?"
wonder
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From this reading THE ATTACK AT OSWEGO "I wonder when this will end?"
young
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From this reading The warriors had marched him to the eastern shore of the lake, and here he had been left in charge of two young warriors while the balance of the party had taken canoes and disappeared in the direction of Frontenac.
