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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 A bright moon reflected on the earth for about an hour the light of the sun, as the latter luminary disappeared.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A bright moon reflected on the earth for about an hour the light of the sun, as the latter luminary disappeared.
aid
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From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
all
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From this reading The last he made out to be five each in three of the canoes, and six in the other, making twenty-one individuals in all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A bright moon reflected on the earth for about an hour the light of the sun, as the latter luminary disappeared.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And long shall timorous fancy see The painted chief and pointed spear; And reason's self shall bow the knee To shadows and delusions here.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A bright moon reflected on the earth for about an hour the light of the sun, as the latter luminary disappeared.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
bee-hunter
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From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
bow
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From this reading And long shall timorous fancy see The painted chief and pointed spear; And reason's self shall bow the knee To shadows and delusions here.
bright
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From this reading A bright moon reflected on the earth for about an hour the light of the sun, as the latter luminary disappeared.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
canoes
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From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
chief
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From this reading And long shall timorous fancy see The painted chief and pointed spear; And reason's self shall bow the knee To shadows and delusions here.
contained
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From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
count
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From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
delusions
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From this reading And long shall timorous fancy see The painted chief and pointed spear; And reason's self shall bow the knee To shadows and delusions here.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A bright moon reflected on the earth for about an hour the light of the sun, as the latter luminary disappeared.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The last he made out to be five each in three of the canoes, and six in the other, making twenty-one individuals in all.
earth
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From this reading A bright moon reflected on the earth for about an hour the light of the sun, as the latter luminary disappeared.
enabled
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From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
fancy
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From this reading And long shall timorous fancy see The painted chief and pointed spear; And reason's self shall bow the knee To shadows and delusions here.
five
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From this reading The last he made out to be five each in three of the canoes, and six in the other, making twenty-one individuals in all.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A bright moon reflected on the earth for about an hour the light of the sun, as the latter luminary disappeared.
FRENEAU
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From this reading FRENEAU.
got
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From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The last he made out to be five each in three of the canoes, and six in the other, making twenty-one individuals in all.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And long shall timorous fancy see The painted chief and pointed spear; And reason's self shall bow the knee To shadows and delusions here.
hour
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From this reading A bright moon reflected on the earth for about an hour the light of the sun, as the latter luminary disappeared.
impossible
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From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
Indians
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From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
indistinct
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From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
individuals
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From this reading The last he made out to be five each in three of the canoes, and six in the other, making twenty-one individuals in all.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
knee
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From this reading And long shall timorous fancy see The painted chief and pointed spear; And reason's self shall bow the knee To shadows and delusions here.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last he made out to be five each in three of the canoes, and six in the other, making twenty-one individuals in all.
latter
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From this reading A bright moon reflected on the earth for about an hour the light of the sun, as the latter luminary disappeared.
light
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From this reading A bright moon reflected on the earth for about an hour the light of the sun, as the latter luminary disappeared.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And long shall timorous fancy see The painted chief and pointed spear; And reason's self shall bow the knee To shadows and delusions here.
luminary
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From this reading A bright moon reflected on the earth for about an hour the light of the sun, as the latter luminary disappeared.
made
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From this reading The last he made out to be five each in three of the canoes, and six in the other, making twenty-one individuals in all.
making
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From this reading The last he made out to be five each in three of the canoes, and six in the other, making twenty-one individuals in all.
moon
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From this reading A bright moon reflected on the earth for about an hour the light of the sun, as the latter luminary disappeared.
more
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From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
movements
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From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
numbers
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From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A bright moon reflected on the earth for about an hour the light of the sun, as the latter luminary disappeared.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A bright moon reflected on the earth for about an hour the light of the sun, as the latter luminary disappeared.
other
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From this reading The last he made out to be five each in three of the canoes, and six in the other, making twenty-one individuals in all.
out
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From this reading The last he made out to be five each in three of the canoes, and six in the other, making twenty-one individuals in all.
painted
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From this reading And long shall timorous fancy see The painted chief and pointed spear; And reason's self shall bow the knee To shadows and delusions here.
persons
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From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
pointed
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From this reading And long shall timorous fancy see The painted chief and pointed spear; And reason's self shall bow the knee To shadows and delusions here.
reason's
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From this reading And long shall timorous fancy see The painted chief and pointed spear; And reason's self shall bow the knee To shadows and delusions here.
reflected
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From this reading A bright moon reflected on the earth for about an hour the light of the sun, as the latter luminary disappeared.
render
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From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
see
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From this reading And long shall timorous fancy see The painted chief and pointed spear; And reason's self shall bow the knee To shadows and delusions here.
self
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From this reading And long shall timorous fancy see The painted chief and pointed spear; And reason's self shall bow the knee To shadows and delusions here.
shadows
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From this reading And long shall timorous fancy see The painted chief and pointed spear; And reason's self shall bow the knee To shadows and delusions here.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And long shall timorous fancy see The painted chief and pointed spear; And reason's self shall bow the knee To shadows and delusions here.
six
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From this reading The last he made out to be five each in three of the canoes, and six in the other, making twenty-one individuals in all.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
soon
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From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
spear
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From this reading And long shall timorous fancy see The painted chief and pointed spear; And reason's self shall bow the knee To shadows and delusions here.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
sun
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From this reading A bright moon reflected on the earth for about an hour the light of the sun, as the latter luminary disappeared.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And long shall timorous fancy see The painted chief and pointed spear; And reason's self shall bow the knee To shadows and delusions here.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
three
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From this reading The last he made out to be five each in three of the canoes, and six in the other, making twenty-one individuals in all.
timorous
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From this reading And long shall timorous fancy see The painted chief and pointed spear; And reason's self shall bow the knee To shadows and delusions here.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And long shall timorous fancy see The painted chief and pointed spear; And reason's self shall bow the knee To shadows and delusions here.
tree
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From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
twenty-one
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From this reading The last he made out to be five each in three of the canoes, and six in the other, making twenty-one individuals in all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
watch
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From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading By its aid the bee-hunter, who still continued in the tree, was enabled to watch the movements of the canoes of the Indians, though the persons they contained soon got to be so indistinct as to render it impossible to do more than count their numbers.
