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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 extended through the timber, striking the thin places and the rocky bare places, and the highest places, and wound on, half a mile, over a point.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Away across from our ridge was another gravelly ridge, and beyond that was the snowy range.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE BEAVER MAN The fire line looked like some old wood-road, where trees had been cut out and brush cleared away.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Away across from our ridge was another gravelly ridge, and beyond that was the snowy range.
away
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE BEAVER MAN The fire line looked like some old wood-road, where trees had been cut out and brush cleared away.
bare
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From this reading It extended through the timber, striking the thin places and the rocky bare places, and the highest places, and wound on, half a mile, over a point.
basin
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From this reading The lower end of the line was that willow bog, which lay in a basin right in a split of the timber.
BEAVER
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE BEAVER MAN The fire line looked like some old wood-road, where trees had been cut out and brush cleared away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE BEAVER MAN The fire line looked like some old wood-road, where trees had been cut out and brush cleared away.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Away across from our ridge was another gravelly ridge, and beyond that was the snowy range.
bog
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From this reading The lower end of the line was that willow bog, which lay in a basin right in a split of the timber.
brush
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE BEAVER MAN The fire line looked like some old wood-road, where trees had been cut out and brush cleared away.
CAPTURE
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE BEAVER MAN The fire line looked like some old wood-road, where trees had been cut out and brush cleared away.
cleared
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE BEAVER MAN The fire line looked like some old wood-road, where trees had been cut out and brush cleared away.
cut
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE BEAVER MAN The fire line looked like some old wood-road, where trees had been cut out and brush cleared away.
end
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From this reading The lower end of the line was that willow bog, which lay in a basin right in a split of the timber.
extended
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From this reading It extended through the timber, striking the thin places and the rocky bare places, and the highest places, and wound on, half a mile, over a point.
fire
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE BEAVER MAN The fire line looked like some old wood-road, where trees had been cut out and brush cleared away.
fire-proof
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From this reading This point, with a long slope from the ridge to the valley there, was open and fire-proof.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This point, with a long slope from the ridge to the valley there, was open and fire-proof.
gravelly
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From this reading Away across from our ridge was another gravelly ridge, and beyond that was the snowy range.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE BEAVER MAN The fire line looked like some old wood-road, where trees had been cut out and brush cleared away.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It extended through the timber, striking the thin places and the rocky bare places, and the highest places, and wound on, half a mile, over a point.
highest
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From this reading It extended through the timber, striking the thin places and the rocky bare places, and the highest places, and wound on, half a mile, over a point.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The lower end of the line was that willow bog, which lay in a basin right in a split of the timber.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It extended through the timber, striking the thin places and the rocky bare places, and the highest places, and wound on, half a mile, over a point.
lay
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From this reading The lower end of the line was that willow bog, which lay in a basin right in a split of the timber.
like
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE BEAVER MAN The fire line looked like some old wood-road, where trees had been cut out and brush cleared away.
line
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE BEAVER MAN The fire line looked like some old wood-road, where trees had been cut out and brush cleared away.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This point, with a long slope from the ridge to the valley there, was open and fire-proof.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE BEAVER MAN The fire line looked like some old wood-road, where trees had been cut out and brush cleared away.
lower
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From this reading The lower end of the line was that willow bog, which lay in a basin right in a split of the timber.
MAN
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE BEAVER MAN The fire line looked like some old wood-road, where trees had been cut out and brush cleared away.
mile
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From this reading It extended through the timber, striking the thin places and the rocky bare places, and the highest places, and wound on, half a mile, over a point.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE BEAVER MAN The fire line looked like some old wood-road, where trees had been cut out and brush cleared away.
old
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE BEAVER MAN The fire line looked like some old wood-road, where trees had been cut out and brush cleared away.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It extended through the timber, striking the thin places and the rocky bare places, and the highest places, and wound on, half a mile, over a point.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading This point, with a long slope from the ridge to the valley there, was open and fire-proof.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Away across from our ridge was another gravelly ridge, and beyond that was the snowy range.
out
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE BEAVER MAN The fire line looked like some old wood-road, where trees had been cut out and brush cleared away.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It extended through the timber, striking the thin places and the rocky bare places, and the highest places, and wound on, half a mile, over a point.
places
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From this reading It extended through the timber, striking the thin places and the rocky bare places, and the highest places, and wound on, half a mile, over a point.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading It extended through the timber, striking the thin places and the rocky bare places, and the highest places, and wound on, half a mile, over a point.
range
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From this reading Away across from our ridge was another gravelly ridge, and beyond that was the snowy range.
ridge
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From this reading This point, with a long slope from the ridge to the valley there, was open and fire-proof.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lower end of the line was that willow bog, which lay in a basin right in a split of the timber.
rocky
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From this reading It extended through the timber, striking the thin places and the rocky bare places, and the highest places, and wound on, half a mile, over a point.
slope
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From this reading This point, with a long slope from the ridge to the valley there, was open and fire-proof.
snowy
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From this reading Away across from our ridge was another gravelly ridge, and beyond that was the snowy range.
some
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE BEAVER MAN The fire line looked like some old wood-road, where trees had been cut out and brush cleared away.
split
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From this reading The lower end of the line was that willow bog, which lay in a basin right in a split of the timber.
striking
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From this reading It extended through the timber, striking the thin places and the rocky bare places, and the highest places, and wound on, half a mile, over a point.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The lower end of the line was that willow bog, which lay in a basin right in a split of the timber.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE BEAVER MAN The fire line looked like some old wood-road, where trees had been cut out and brush cleared away.
there
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From this reading This point, with a long slope from the ridge to the valley there, was open and fire-proof.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading It extended through the timber, striking the thin places and the rocky bare places, and the highest places, and wound on, half a mile, over a point.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This point, with a long slope from the ridge to the valley there, was open and fire-proof.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It extended through the timber, striking the thin places and the rocky bare places, and the highest places, and wound on, half a mile, over a point.
timber
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From this reading It extended through the timber, striking the thin places and the rocky bare places, and the highest places, and wound on, half a mile, over a point.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This point, with a long slope from the ridge to the valley there, was open and fire-proof.
trees
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE BEAVER MAN The fire line looked like some old wood-road, where trees had been cut out and brush cleared away.
valley
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From this reading This point, with a long slope from the ridge to the valley there, was open and fire-proof.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This point, with a long slope from the ridge to the valley there, was open and fire-proof.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE BEAVER MAN The fire line looked like some old wood-road, where trees had been cut out and brush cleared away.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The lower end of the line was that willow bog, which lay in a basin right in a split of the timber.
willow
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From this reading The lower end of the line was that willow bog, which lay in a basin right in a split of the timber.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This point, with a long slope from the ridge to the valley there, was open and fire-proof.
wood-road
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE BEAVER MAN The fire line looked like some old wood-road, where trees had been cut out and brush cleared away.
wound
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From this reading It extended through the timber, striking the thin places and the rocky bare places, and the highest places, and wound on, half a mile, over a point.
