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14th
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From this reading We are the Elk Patrol, 14th Colorado Troop, Boy Scouts of America.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Our patrol call is the whistle of an elk, which is an "Oooooooooooo!" high up in the head, like a locomotive whistle.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About the hardest thing that we have set out to do yet has been to carry a secret message across the mountains, one hundred miles, from our town to another town, with our own pack outfit, and finding our own trail, and do it in fifteen days including Sundays.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading About the hardest thing that we have set out to do yet has been to carry a secret message across the mountains, one hundred miles, from our town to another town, with our own pack outfit, and finding our own trail, and do it in fifteen days including Sundays.
America
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From this reading We are the Elk Patrol, 14th Colorado Troop, Boy Scouts of America.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Our patrol call is the whistle of an elk, which is an "Oooooooooooo!" high up in the head, like a locomotive whistle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our sign is and our colors are dark green and white, like the pines and the snowy range.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading About the hardest thing that we have set out to do yet has been to carry a secret message across the mountains, one hundred miles, from our town to another town, with our own pack outfit, and finding our own trail, and do it in fifteen days including Sundays.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are the Elk Patrol, 14th Colorado Troop, Boy Scouts of America.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We took the Elk brand (that is the same as totem, you know, only we say "brand," in the West), because elks are the great trail-makers in the mountains.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading We took the Elk brand (that is the same as totem, you know, only we say "brand," in the West), because elks are the great trail-makers in the mountains.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading About the hardest thing that we have set out to do yet has been to carry a secret message across the mountains, one hundred miles, from our town to another town, with our own pack outfit, and finding our own trail, and do it in fifteen days including Sundays.
Boy
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From this reading We are the Elk Patrol, 14th Colorado Troop, Boy Scouts of America.
brand
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From this reading We took the Elk brand (that is the same as totem, you know, only we say "brand," in the West), because elks are the great trail-makers in the mountains.
call
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From this reading Our patrol call is the whistle of an elk, which is an "Oooooooooooo!" high up in the head, like a locomotive whistle.
carry
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From this reading About the hardest thing that we have set out to do yet has been to carry a secret message across the mountains, one hundred miles, from our town to another town, with our own pack outfit, and finding our own trail, and do it in fifteen days including Sundays.
Colorado
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From this reading We are the Elk Patrol, 14th Colorado Troop, Boy Scouts of America.
colors
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From this reading Our sign is and our colors are dark green and white, like the pines and the snowy range.
dark
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From this reading Our sign is and our colors are dark green and white, like the pines and the snowy range.
days
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From this reading About the hardest thing that we have set out to do yet has been to carry a secret message across the mountains, one hundred miles, from our town to another town, with our own pack outfit, and finding our own trail, and do it in fifteen days including Sundays.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading About the hardest thing that we have set out to do yet has been to carry a secret message across the mountains, one hundred miles, from our town to another town, with our own pack outfit, and finding our own trail, and do it in fifteen days including Sundays.
Elk
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From this reading We are the Elk Patrol, 14th Colorado Troop, Boy Scouts of America.
elks
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From this reading We took the Elk brand (that is the same as totem, you know, only we say "brand," in the West), because elks are the great trail-makers in the mountains.
fifteen
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finding
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From this reading About the hardest thing that we have set out to do yet has been to carry a secret message across the mountains, one hundred miles, from our town to another town, with our own pack outfit, and finding our own trail, and do it in fifteen days including Sundays.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading About the hardest thing that we have set out to do yet has been to carry a secret message across the mountains, one hundred miles, from our town to another town, with our own pack outfit, and finding our own trail, and do it in fifteen days including Sundays.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We took the Elk brand (that is the same as totem, you know, only we say "brand," in the West), because elks are the great trail-makers in the mountains.
green
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From this reading Our sign is and our colors are dark green and white, like the pines and the snowy range.
hardest
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From this reading About the hardest thing that we have set out to do yet has been to carry a secret message across the mountains, one hundred miles, from our town to another town, with our own pack outfit, and finding our own trail, and do it in fifteen days including Sundays.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading About the hardest thing that we have set out to do yet has been to carry a secret message across the mountains, one hundred miles, from our town to another town, with our own pack outfit, and finding our own trail, and do it in fifteen days including Sundays.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading About the hardest thing that we have set out to do yet has been to carry a secret message across the mountains, one hundred miles, from our town to another town, with our own pack outfit, and finding our own trail, and do it in fifteen days including Sundays.
head
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From this reading Our patrol call is the whistle of an elk, which is an "Oooooooooooo!" high up in the head, like a locomotive whistle.
high
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From this reading Our patrol call is the whistle of an elk, which is an "Oooooooooooo!" high up in the head, like a locomotive whistle.
hundred
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From this reading About the hardest thing that we have set out to do yet has been to carry a secret message across the mountains, one hundred miles, from our town to another town, with our own pack outfit, and finding our own trail, and do it in fifteen days including Sundays.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Our patrol call is the whistle of an elk, which is an "Oooooooooooo!" high up in the head, like a locomotive whistle.
including
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From this reading About the hardest thing that we have set out to do yet has been to carry a secret message across the mountains, one hundred miles, from our town to another town, with our own pack outfit, and finding our own trail, and do it in fifteen days including Sundays.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our sign is and our colors are dark green and white, like the pines and the snowy range.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading About the hardest thing that we have set out to do yet has been to carry a secret message across the mountains, one hundred miles, from our town to another town, with our own pack outfit, and finding our own trail, and do it in fifteen days including Sundays.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We took the Elk brand (that is the same as totem, you know, only we say "brand," in the West), because elks are the great trail-makers in the mountains.
like
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From this reading Our sign is and our colors are dark green and white, like the pines and the snowy range.
locomotive
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From this reading Our patrol call is the whistle of an elk, which is an "Oooooooooooo!" high up in the head, like a locomotive whistle.
message
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From this reading About the hardest thing that we have set out to do yet has been to carry a secret message across the mountains, one hundred miles, from our town to another town, with our own pack outfit, and finding our own trail, and do it in fifteen days including Sundays.
miles
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mountains
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From this reading We took the Elk brand (that is the same as totem, you know, only we say "brand," in the West), because elks are the great trail-makers in the mountains.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We are the Elk Patrol, 14th Colorado Troop, Boy Scouts of America.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading About the hardest thing that we have set out to do yet has been to carry a secret message across the mountains, one hundred miles, from our town to another town, with our own pack outfit, and finding our own trail, and do it in fifteen days including Sundays.
only
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From this reading We took the Elk brand (that is the same as totem, you know, only we say "brand," in the West), because elks are the great trail-makers in the mountains.
Oooooooooooo
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From this reading Our patrol call is the whistle of an elk, which is an "Oooooooooooo!" high up in the head, like a locomotive whistle.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our sign is and our colors are dark green and white, like the pines and the snowy range.
out
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outfit
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own
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pack
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Patrol
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From this reading We are the Elk Patrol, 14th Colorado Troop, Boy Scouts of America.
pines
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From this reading Our sign is and our colors are dark green and white, like the pines and the snowy range.
range
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From this reading Our sign is and our colors are dark green and white, like the pines and the snowy range.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We took the Elk brand (that is the same as totem, you know, only we say "brand," in the West), because elks are the great trail-makers in the mountains.
say
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From this reading We took the Elk brand (that is the same as totem, you know, only we say "brand," in the West), because elks are the great trail-makers in the mountains.
Scouts
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From this reading We are the Elk Patrol, 14th Colorado Troop, Boy Scouts of America.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading About the hardest thing that we have set out to do yet has been to carry a secret message across the mountains, one hundred miles, from our town to another town, with our own pack outfit, and finding our own trail, and do it in fifteen days including Sundays.
set
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From this reading About the hardest thing that we have set out to do yet has been to carry a secret message across the mountains, one hundred miles, from our town to another town, with our own pack outfit, and finding our own trail, and do it in fifteen days including Sundays.
sign
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From this reading Our sign is and our colors are dark green and white, like the pines and the snowy range.
snowy
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From this reading Our sign is and our colors are dark green and white, like the pines and the snowy range.
Sundays
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From this reading About the hardest thing that we have set out to do yet has been to carry a secret message across the mountains, one hundred miles, from our town to another town, with our own pack outfit, and finding our own trail, and do it in fifteen days including Sundays.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We took the Elk brand (that is the same as totem, you know, only we say "brand," in the West), because elks are the great trail-makers in the mountains.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We are the Elk Patrol, 14th Colorado Troop, Boy Scouts of America.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About the hardest thing that we have set out to do yet has been to carry a secret message across the mountains, one hundred miles, from our town to another town, with our own pack outfit, and finding our own trail, and do it in fifteen days including Sundays.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About the hardest thing that we have set out to do yet has been to carry a secret message across the mountains, one hundred miles, from our town to another town, with our own pack outfit, and finding our own trail, and do it in fifteen days including Sundays.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We took the Elk brand (that is the same as totem, you know, only we say "brand," in the West), because elks are the great trail-makers in the mountains.
totem
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From this reading We took the Elk brand (that is the same as totem, you know, only we say "brand," in the West), because elks are the great trail-makers in the mountains.
town
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From this reading About the hardest thing that we have set out to do yet has been to carry a secret message across the mountains, one hundred miles, from our town to another town, with our own pack outfit, and finding our own trail, and do it in fifteen days including Sundays.
trail
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trail-makers
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From this reading We took the Elk brand (that is the same as totem, you know, only we say "brand," in the West), because elks are the great trail-makers in the mountains.
Troop
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From this reading We are the Elk Patrol, 14th Colorado Troop, Boy Scouts of America.
up
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From this reading Our patrol call is the whistle of an elk, which is an "Oooooooooooo!" high up in the head, like a locomotive whistle.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are the Elk Patrol, 14th Colorado Troop, Boy Scouts of America.
West
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From this reading We took the Elk brand (that is the same as totem, you know, only we say "brand," in the West), because elks are the great trail-makers in the mountains.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Our patrol call is the whistle of an elk, which is an "Oooooooooooo!" high up in the head, like a locomotive whistle.
whistlenounUS /ˈwhistle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Our patrol call is the whistle of an elk, which is an "Oooooooooooo!" high up in the head, like a locomotive whistle.
white
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From this reading Our sign is and our colors are dark green and white, like the pines and the snowy range.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading About the hardest thing that we have set out to do yet has been to carry a secret message across the mountains, one hundred miles, from our town to another town, with our own pack outfit, and finding our own trail, and do it in fifteen days including Sundays.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading About the hardest thing that we have set out to do yet has been to carry a secret message across the mountains, one hundred miles, from our town to another town, with our own pack outfit, and finding our own trail, and do it in fifteen days including Sundays.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We took the Elk brand (that is the same as totem, you know, only we say "brand," in the West), because elks are the great trail-makers in the mountains.
