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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 From the mouth of the Kooskooskee to that of the Lewis is about a hundred miles; which distance they descended in seven days.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading From the mouth of the Kooskooskee to that of the Lewis is about a hundred miles; which distance they descended in seven days.
acknowledge
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From this reading The navigation was greatly impeded by rapids, which they passed with more or less danger and difficulty; being greatly indebted to the assistance of the Indians, as they thankfully acknowledge.
All
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From this reading All these rapids are fishing-places, greatly resorted to in the season.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The navigation was greatly impeded by rapids, which they passed with more or less danger and difficulty; being greatly indebted to the assistance of the Indians, as they thankfully acknowledge.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All these rapids are fishing-places, greatly resorted to in the season.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The navigation was greatly impeded by rapids, which they passed with more or less danger and difficulty; being greatly indebted to the assistance of the Indians, as they thankfully acknowledge.
assistance
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From this reading The navigation was greatly impeded by rapids, which they passed with more or less danger and difficulty; being greatly indebted to the assistance of the Indians, as they thankfully acknowledge.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The navigation was greatly impeded by rapids, which they passed with more or less danger and difficulty; being greatly indebted to the assistance of the Indians, as they thankfully acknowledge.
boats
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From this reading Sometimes they were obliged to unload their boats, and to carry them round by land.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The navigation was greatly impeded by rapids, which they passed with more or less danger and difficulty; being greatly indebted to the assistance of the Indians, as they thankfully acknowledge.
carry
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From this reading Sometimes they were obliged to unload their boats, and to carry them round by land.
COLUMBIA
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From this reading FROM THE JUNCTION OF THE KOOSKOOSKEE WITH LEWIS'S RIVER TO THE COLUMBIA.
danger
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From this reading The navigation was greatly impeded by rapids, which they passed with more or less danger and difficulty; being greatly indebted to the assistance of the Indians, as they thankfully acknowledge.
days
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From this reading From the mouth of the Kooskooskee to that of the Lewis is about a hundred miles; which distance they descended in seven days.
descended
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From this reading From the mouth of the Kooskooskee to that of the Lewis is about a hundred miles; which distance they descended in seven days.
difficulty
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From this reading The navigation was greatly impeded by rapids, which they passed with more or less danger and difficulty; being greatly indebted to the assistance of the Indians, as they thankfully acknowledge.
distance
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From this reading From the mouth of the Kooskooskee to that of the Lewis is about a hundred miles; which distance they descended in seven days.
fishing-places
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From this reading All these rapids are fishing-places, greatly resorted to in the season.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM THE JUNCTION OF THE KOOSKOOSKEE WITH LEWIS'S RIVER TO THE COLUMBIA.
greatly
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From this reading The navigation was greatly impeded by rapids, which they passed with more or less danger and difficulty; being greatly indebted to the assistance of the Indians, as they thankfully acknowledge.
hundred
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From this reading From the mouth of the Kooskooskee to that of the Lewis is about a hundred miles; which distance they descended in seven days.
impeded
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From this reading The navigation was greatly impeded by rapids, which they passed with more or less danger and difficulty; being greatly indebted to the assistance of the Indians, as they thankfully acknowledge.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From the mouth of the Kooskooskee to that of the Lewis is about a hundred miles; which distance they descended in seven days.
indebted
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From this reading The navigation was greatly impeded by rapids, which they passed with more or less danger and difficulty; being greatly indebted to the assistance of the Indians, as they thankfully acknowledge.
Indians
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From this reading The navigation was greatly impeded by rapids, which they passed with more or less danger and difficulty; being greatly indebted to the assistance of the Indians, as they thankfully acknowledge.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the mouth of the Kooskooskee to that of the Lewis is about a hundred miles; which distance they descended in seven days.
JUNCTION
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From this reading FROM THE JUNCTION OF THE KOOSKOOSKEE WITH LEWIS'S RIVER TO THE COLUMBIA.
KOOSKOOSKEE
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From this reading FROM THE JUNCTION OF THE KOOSKOOSKEE WITH LEWIS'S RIVER TO THE COLUMBIA.
land
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From this reading Sometimes they were obliged to unload their boats, and to carry them round by land.
less
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From this reading The navigation was greatly impeded by rapids, which they passed with more or less danger and difficulty; being greatly indebted to the assistance of the Indians, as they thankfully acknowledge.
Lewis
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From this reading From the mouth of the Kooskooskee to that of the Lewis is about a hundred miles; which distance they descended in seven days.
LEWIS'S
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From this reading FROM THE JUNCTION OF THE KOOSKOOSKEE WITH LEWIS'S RIVER TO THE COLUMBIA.
miles
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From this reading From the mouth of the Kooskooskee to that of the Lewis is about a hundred miles; which distance they descended in seven days.
more
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From this reading The navigation was greatly impeded by rapids, which they passed with more or less danger and difficulty; being greatly indebted to the assistance of the Indians, as they thankfully acknowledge.
mouth
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From this reading From the mouth of the Kooskooskee to that of the Lewis is about a hundred miles; which distance they descended in seven days.
navigation
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From this reading The navigation was greatly impeded by rapids, which they passed with more or less danger and difficulty; being greatly indebted to the assistance of the Indians, as they thankfully acknowledge.
obliged
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From this reading Sometimes they were obliged to unload their boats, and to carry them round by land.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FROM THE JUNCTION OF THE KOOSKOOSKEE WITH LEWIS'S RIVER TO THE COLUMBIA.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The navigation was greatly impeded by rapids, which they passed with more or less danger and difficulty; being greatly indebted to the assistance of the Indians, as they thankfully acknowledge.
passed
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From this reading The navigation was greatly impeded by rapids, which they passed with more or less danger and difficulty; being greatly indebted to the assistance of the Indians, as they thankfully acknowledge.
rapids
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From this reading The navigation was greatly impeded by rapids, which they passed with more or less danger and difficulty; being greatly indebted to the assistance of the Indians, as they thankfully acknowledge.
resorted
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From this reading All these rapids are fishing-places, greatly resorted to in the season.
RIVER
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From this reading FROM THE JUNCTION OF THE KOOSKOOSKEE WITH LEWIS'S RIVER TO THE COLUMBIA.
round
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From this reading Sometimes they were obliged to unload their boats, and to carry them round by land.
season
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From this reading All these rapids are fishing-places, greatly resorted to in the season.
seven
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From this reading From the mouth of the Kooskooskee to that of the Lewis is about a hundred miles; which distance they descended in seven days.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes they were obliged to unload their boats, and to carry them round by land.
thankfully
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From this reading The navigation was greatly impeded by rapids, which they passed with more or less danger and difficulty; being greatly indebted to the assistance of the Indians, as they thankfully acknowledge.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From the mouth of the Kooskooskee to that of the Lewis is about a hundred miles; which distance they descended in seven days.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM THE JUNCTION OF THE KOOSKOOSKEE WITH LEWIS'S RIVER TO THE COLUMBIA.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes they were obliged to unload their boats, and to carry them round by land.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Sometimes they were obliged to unload their boats, and to carry them round by land.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All these rapids are fishing-places, greatly resorted to in the season.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the mouth of the Kooskooskee to that of the Lewis is about a hundred miles; which distance they descended in seven days.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM THE JUNCTION OF THE KOOSKOOSKEE WITH LEWIS'S RIVER TO THE COLUMBIA.
unload
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From this reading Sometimes they were obliged to unload their boats, and to carry them round by land.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The navigation was greatly impeded by rapids, which they passed with more or less danger and difficulty; being greatly indebted to the assistance of the Indians, as they thankfully acknowledge.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sometimes they were obliged to unload their boats, and to carry them round by land.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From the mouth of the Kooskooskee to that of the Lewis is about a hundred miles; which distance they descended in seven days.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading FROM THE JUNCTION OF THE KOOSKOOSKEE WITH LEWIS'S RIVER TO THE COLUMBIA.
