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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 It was necessary to house the adventurers, and the little habitation already built was quite insufficient for such a purpose.
abode
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From this reading The week which succeeded the arrival of our party at Chateau au Miel, or Castle Meal, as le Bourdon used to call his abode, was one of very active labor.
active
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From this reading The week which succeeded the arrival of our party at Chateau au Miel, or Castle Meal, as le Bourdon used to call his abode, was one of very active labor.
adventurers
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From this reading It was necessary to house the adventurers, and the little habitation already built was quite insufficient for such a purpose.
all
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From this reading Hope in your mountains, and hope in your streams, Bow down in their worship, and loudly pray; Trust in your strength, and believe in your dreams, But the wind shall carry them all away.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was necessary to house the adventurers, and the little habitation already built was quite insufficient for such a purpose.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hope in your mountains, and hope in your streams, Bow down in their worship, and loudly pray; Trust in your strength, and believe in your dreams, But the wind shall carry them all away.
apartment
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From this reading It was given to the females, who used it as a private apartment for themselves, while the cooking, eating, and even sleeping, so far as the males were concerned, were all done beneath the trees of the openings.
arrival
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From this reading The week which succeeded the arrival of our party at Chateau au Miel, or Castle Meal, as le Bourdon used to call his abode, was one of very active labor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The week which succeeded the arrival of our party at Chateau au Miel, or Castle Meal, as le Bourdon used to call his abode, was one of very active labor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The week which succeeded the arrival of our party at Chateau au Miel, or Castle Meal, as le Bourdon used to call his abode, was one of very active labor.
au
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From this reading The week which succeeded the arrival of our party at Chateau au Miel, or Castle Meal, as le Bourdon used to call his abode, was one of very active labor.
away
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From this reading Hope in your mountains, and hope in your streams, Bow down in their worship, and loudly pray; Trust in your strength, and believe in your dreams, But the wind shall carry them all away.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hope in your mountains, and hope in your streams, Bow down in their worship, and loudly pray; Trust in your strength, and believe in your dreams, But the wind shall carry them all away.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading It was given to the females, who used it as a private apartment for themselves, while the cooking, eating, and even sleeping, so far as the males were concerned, were all done beneath the trees of the openings.
Bourdon
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From this reading The week which succeeded the arrival of our party at Chateau au Miel, or Castle Meal, as le Bourdon used to call his abode, was one of very active labor.
Bow
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From this reading Hope in your mountains, and hope in your streams, Bow down in their worship, and loudly pray; Trust in your strength, and believe in your dreams, But the wind shall carry them all away.
BRAINARD
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From this reading --BRAINARD.
built
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From this reading It was necessary to house the adventurers, and the little habitation already built was quite insufficient for such a purpose.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hope in your mountains, and hope in your streams, Bow down in their worship, and loudly pray; Trust in your strength, and believe in your dreams, But the wind shall carry them all away.
call
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From this reading The week which succeeded the arrival of our party at Chateau au Miel, or Castle Meal, as le Bourdon used to call his abode, was one of very active labor.
carry
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From this reading Hope in your mountains, and hope in your streams, Bow down in their worship, and loudly pray; Trust in your strength, and believe in your dreams, But the wind shall carry them all away.
Castle
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From this reading The week which succeeded the arrival of our party at Chateau au Miel, or Castle Meal, as le Bourdon used to call his abode, was one of very active labor.
Chateau
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From this reading The week which succeeded the arrival of our party at Chateau au Miel, or Castle Meal, as le Bourdon used to call his abode, was one of very active labor.
concerned
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From this reading It was given to the females, who used it as a private apartment for themselves, while the cooking, eating, and even sleeping, so far as the males were concerned, were all done beneath the trees of the openings.
cooking
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From this reading It was given to the females, who used it as a private apartment for themselves, while the cooking, eating, and even sleeping, so far as the males were concerned, were all done beneath the trees of the openings.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was given to the females, who used it as a private apartment for themselves, while the cooking, eating, and even sleeping, so far as the males were concerned, were all done beneath the trees of the openings.
down
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From this reading Hope in your mountains, and hope in your streams, Bow down in their worship, and loudly pray; Trust in your strength, and believe in your dreams, But the wind shall carry them all away.
dreams
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From this reading Hope in your mountains, and hope in your streams, Bow down in their worship, and loudly pray; Trust in your strength, and believe in your dreams, But the wind shall carry them all away.
eating
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From this reading It was given to the females, who used it as a private apartment for themselves, while the cooking, eating, and even sleeping, so far as the males were concerned, were all done beneath the trees of the openings.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was given to the females, who used it as a private apartment for themselves, while the cooking, eating, and even sleeping, so far as the males were concerned, were all done beneath the trees of the openings.
far
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From this reading It was given to the females, who used it as a private apartment for themselves, while the cooking, eating, and even sleeping, so far as the males were concerned, were all done beneath the trees of the openings.
females
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From this reading It was given to the females, who used it as a private apartment for themselves, while the cooking, eating, and even sleeping, so far as the males were concerned, were all done beneath the trees of the openings.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was necessary to house the adventurers, and the little habitation already built was quite insufficient for such a purpose.
given
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From this reading It was given to the females, who used it as a private apartment for themselves, while the cooking, eating, and even sleeping, so far as the males were concerned, were all done beneath the trees of the openings.
habitation
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From this reading It was necessary to house the adventurers, and the little habitation already built was quite insufficient for such a purpose.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The week which succeeded the arrival of our party at Chateau au Miel, or Castle Meal, as le Bourdon used to call his abode, was one of very active labor.
Hope
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From this reading Hope in your mountains, and hope in your streams, Bow down in their worship, and loudly pray; Trust in your strength, and believe in your dreams, But the wind shall carry them all away.
house
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From this reading It was necessary to house the adventurers, and the little habitation already built was quite insufficient for such a purpose.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hope in your mountains, and hope in your streams, Bow down in their worship, and loudly pray; Trust in your strength, and believe in your dreams, But the wind shall carry them all away.
insufficient
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From this reading It was necessary to house the adventurers, and the little habitation already built was quite insufficient for such a purpose.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was necessary to house the adventurers, and the little habitation already built was quite insufficient for such a purpose.
labor
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From this reading The week which succeeded the arrival of our party at Chateau au Miel, or Castle Meal, as le Bourdon used to call his abode, was one of very active labor.
le
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From this reading The week which succeeded the arrival of our party at Chateau au Miel, or Castle Meal, as le Bourdon used to call his abode, was one of very active labor.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was necessary to house the adventurers, and the little habitation already built was quite insufficient for such a purpose.
loudly
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From this reading Hope in your mountains, and hope in your streams, Bow down in their worship, and loudly pray; Trust in your strength, and believe in your dreams, But the wind shall carry them all away.
males
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From this reading It was given to the females, who used it as a private apartment for themselves, while the cooking, eating, and even sleeping, so far as the males were concerned, were all done beneath the trees of the openings.
Meal
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From this reading The week which succeeded the arrival of our party at Chateau au Miel, or Castle Meal, as le Bourdon used to call his abode, was one of very active labor.
Miel
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From this reading The week which succeeded the arrival of our party at Chateau au Miel, or Castle Meal, as le Bourdon used to call his abode, was one of very active labor.
mountains
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From this reading Hope in your mountains, and hope in your streams, Bow down in their worship, and loudly pray; Trust in your strength, and believe in your dreams, But the wind shall carry them all away.
necessary
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From this reading It was necessary to house the adventurers, and the little habitation already built was quite insufficient for such a purpose.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The week which succeeded the arrival of our party at Chateau au Miel, or Castle Meal, as le Bourdon used to call his abode, was one of very active labor.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The week which succeeded the arrival of our party at Chateau au Miel, or Castle Meal, as le Bourdon used to call his abode, was one of very active labor.
openings
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From this reading It was given to the females, who used it as a private apartment for themselves, while the cooking, eating, and even sleeping, so far as the males were concerned, were all done beneath the trees of the openings.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The week which succeeded the arrival of our party at Chateau au Miel, or Castle Meal, as le Bourdon used to call his abode, was one of very active labor.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The week which succeeded the arrival of our party at Chateau au Miel, or Castle Meal, as le Bourdon used to call his abode, was one of very active labor.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The week which succeeded the arrival of our party at Chateau au Miel, or Castle Meal, as le Bourdon used to call his abode, was one of very active labor.
pray
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From this reading Hope in your mountains, and hope in your streams, Bow down in their worship, and loudly pray; Trust in your strength, and believe in your dreams, But the wind shall carry them all away.
private
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From this reading It was given to the females, who used it as a private apartment for themselves, while the cooking, eating, and even sleeping, so far as the males were concerned, were all done beneath the trees of the openings.
purpose
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From this reading It was necessary to house the adventurers, and the little habitation already built was quite insufficient for such a purpose.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was necessary to house the adventurers, and the little habitation already built was quite insufficient for such a purpose.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Hope in your mountains, and hope in your streams, Bow down in their worship, and loudly pray; Trust in your strength, and believe in your dreams, But the wind shall carry them all away.
sleeping
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From this reading It was given to the females, who used it as a private apartment for themselves, while the cooking, eating, and even sleeping, so far as the males were concerned, were all done beneath the trees of the openings.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was given to the females, who used it as a private apartment for themselves, while the cooking, eating, and even sleeping, so far as the males were concerned, were all done beneath the trees of the openings.
streams
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From this reading Hope in your mountains, and hope in your streams, Bow down in their worship, and loudly pray; Trust in your strength, and believe in your dreams, But the wind shall carry them all away.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hope in your mountains, and hope in your streams, Bow down in their worship, and loudly pray; Trust in your strength, and believe in your dreams, But the wind shall carry them all away.
succeeded
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From this reading The week which succeeded the arrival of our party at Chateau au Miel, or Castle Meal, as le Bourdon used to call his abode, was one of very active labor.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was necessary to house the adventurers, and the little habitation already built was quite insufficient for such a purpose.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hope in your mountains, and hope in your streams, Bow down in their worship, and loudly pray; Trust in your strength, and believe in your dreams, But the wind shall carry them all away.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Hope in your mountains, and hope in your streams, Bow down in their worship, and loudly pray; Trust in your strength, and believe in your dreams, But the wind shall carry them all away.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hope in your mountains, and hope in your streams, Bow down in their worship, and loudly pray; Trust in your strength, and believe in your dreams, But the wind shall carry them all away.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It was given to the females, who used it as a private apartment for themselves, while the cooking, eating, and even sleeping, so far as the males were concerned, were all done beneath the trees of the openings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The week which succeeded the arrival of our party at Chateau au Miel, or Castle Meal, as le Bourdon used to call his abode, was one of very active labor.
trees
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From this reading It was given to the females, who used it as a private apartment for themselves, while the cooking, eating, and even sleeping, so far as the males were concerned, were all done beneath the trees of the openings.
Trust
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From this reading Hope in your mountains, and hope in your streams, Bow down in their worship, and loudly pray; Trust in your strength, and believe in your dreams, But the wind shall carry them all away.
used
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From this reading The week which succeeded the arrival of our party at Chateau au Miel, or Castle Meal, as le Bourdon used to call his abode, was one of very active labor.
very
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From this reading The week which succeeded the arrival of our party at Chateau au Miel, or Castle Meal, as le Bourdon used to call his abode, was one of very active labor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The week which succeeded the arrival of our party at Chateau au Miel, or Castle Meal, as le Bourdon used to call his abode, was one of very active labor.
week
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From this reading The week which succeeded the arrival of our party at Chateau au Miel, or Castle Meal, as le Bourdon used to call his abode, was one of very active labor.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was given to the females, who used it as a private apartment for themselves, while the cooking, eating, and even sleeping, so far as the males were concerned, were all done beneath the trees of the openings.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The week which succeeded the arrival of our party at Chateau au Miel, or Castle Meal, as le Bourdon used to call his abode, was one of very active labor.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was given to the females, who used it as a private apartment for themselves, while the cooking, eating, and even sleeping, so far as the males were concerned, were all done beneath the trees of the openings.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was given to the females, who used it as a private apartment for themselves, while the cooking, eating, and even sleeping, so far as the males were concerned, were all done beneath the trees of the openings.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hope in your mountains, and hope in your streams, Bow down in their worship, and loudly pray; Trust in your strength, and believe in your dreams, But the wind shall carry them all away.
worship
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From this reading Hope in your mountains, and hope in your streams, Bow down in their worship, and loudly pray; Trust in your strength, and believe in your dreams, But the wind shall carry them all away.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hope in your mountains, and hope in your streams, Bow down in their worship, and loudly pray; Trust in your strength, and believe in your dreams, But the wind shall carry them all away.
