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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 The sun was setting when at last we got down to camp again--and we arrived, a very different party from that which had gone out twelve hours before.
account
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From this reading We must do our best to turn it to account.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun was setting when at last we got down to camp again--and we arrived, a very different party from that which had gone out twelve hours before.
almost
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From this reading FITZ THE BAD HAND'S GOOD THROW That green bear-pelt and Jed together were almost too heavy, so that we went slow and careful and stopped often, to rest us.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FITZ THE BAD HAND'S GOOD THROW That green bear-pelt and Jed together were almost too heavy, so that we went slow and careful and stopped often, to rest us.
arrived
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From this reading The sun was setting when at last we got down to camp again--and we arrived, a very different party from that which had gone out twelve hours before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sun was setting when at last we got down to camp again--and we arrived, a very different party from that which had gone out twelve hours before.
BAD
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From this reading FITZ THE BAD HAND'S GOOD THROW That green bear-pelt and Jed together were almost too heavy, so that we went slow and careful and stopped often, to rest us.
bear-pelt
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From this reading FITZ THE BAD HAND'S GOOD THROW That green bear-pelt and Jed together were almost too heavy, so that we went slow and careful and stopped often, to rest us.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The sun was setting when at last we got down to camp again--and we arrived, a very different party from that which had gone out twelve hours before.
best
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From this reading We must do our best to turn it to account.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we must not lament or complain over what was our own fault.
camp
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From this reading The sun was setting when at last we got down to camp again--and we arrived, a very different party from that which had gone out twelve hours before.
careful
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From this reading FITZ THE BAD HAND'S GOOD THROW That green bear-pelt and Jed together were almost too heavy, so that we went slow and careful and stopped often, to rest us.
complain
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From this reading But we must not lament or complain over what was our own fault.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sun was setting when at last we got down to camp again--and we arrived, a very different party from that which had gone out twelve hours before.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We must do our best to turn it to account.
down
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From this reading The sun was setting when at last we got down to camp again--and we arrived, a very different party from that which had gone out twelve hours before.
fault
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From this reading But we must not lament or complain over what was our own fault.
FITZ
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From this reading FITZ THE BAD HAND'S GOOD THROW That green bear-pelt and Jed together were almost too heavy, so that we went slow and careful and stopped often, to rest us.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sun was setting when at last we got down to camp again--and we arrived, a very different party from that which had gone out twelve hours before.
gone
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From this reading The sun was setting when at last we got down to camp again--and we arrived, a very different party from that which had gone out twelve hours before.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FITZ THE BAD HAND'S GOOD THROW That green bear-pelt and Jed together were almost too heavy, so that we went slow and careful and stopped often, to rest us.
got
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From this reading The sun was setting when at last we got down to camp again--and we arrived, a very different party from that which had gone out twelve hours before.
green
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From this reading FITZ THE BAD HAND'S GOOD THROW That green bear-pelt and Jed together were almost too heavy, so that we went slow and careful and stopped often, to rest us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun was setting when at last we got down to camp again--and we arrived, a very different party from that which had gone out twelve hours before.
HAND'S
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From this reading FITZ THE BAD HAND'S GOOD THROW That green bear-pelt and Jed together were almost too heavy, so that we went slow and careful and stopped often, to rest us.
heavy
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From this reading FITZ THE BAD HAND'S GOOD THROW That green bear-pelt and Jed together were almost too heavy, so that we went slow and careful and stopped often, to rest us.
home-coming
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From this reading It was a sorry home-coming.
hours
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From this reading The sun was setting when at last we got down to camp again--and we arrived, a very different party from that which had gone out twelve hours before.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a sorry home-coming.
Jed
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From this reading FITZ THE BAD HAND'S GOOD THROW That green bear-pelt and Jed together were almost too heavy, so that we went slow and careful and stopped often, to rest us.
lament
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From this reading But we must not lament or complain over what was our own fault.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun was setting when at last we got down to camp again--and we arrived, a very different party from that which had gone out twelve hours before.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But we must not lament or complain over what was our own fault.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But we must not lament or complain over what was our own fault.
often
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From this reading FITZ THE BAD HAND'S GOOD THROW That green bear-pelt and Jed together were almost too heavy, so that we went slow and careful and stopped often, to rest us.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But we must not lament or complain over what was our own fault.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But we must not lament or complain over what was our own fault.
out
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From this reading The sun was setting when at last we got down to camp again--and we arrived, a very different party from that which had gone out twelve hours before.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But we must not lament or complain over what was our own fault.
own
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From this reading But we must not lament or complain over what was our own fault.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun was setting when at last we got down to camp again--and we arrived, a very different party from that which had gone out twelve hours before.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FITZ THE BAD HAND'S GOOD THROW That green bear-pelt and Jed together were almost too heavy, so that we went slow and careful and stopped often, to rest us.
setting
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From this reading The sun was setting when at last we got down to camp again--and we arrived, a very different party from that which had gone out twelve hours before.
slow
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From this reading FITZ THE BAD HAND'S GOOD THROW That green bear-pelt and Jed together were almost too heavy, so that we went slow and careful and stopped often, to rest us.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading FITZ THE BAD HAND'S GOOD THROW That green bear-pelt and Jed together were almost too heavy, so that we went slow and careful and stopped often, to rest us.
sorry
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From this reading It was a sorry home-coming.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FITZ THE BAD HAND'S GOOD THROW That green bear-pelt and Jed together were almost too heavy, so that we went slow and careful and stopped often, to rest us.
sun
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From this reading The sun was setting when at last we got down to camp again--and we arrived, a very different party from that which had gone out twelve hours before.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FITZ THE BAD HAND'S GOOD THROW That green bear-pelt and Jed together were almost too heavy, so that we went slow and careful and stopped often, to rest us.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FITZ THE BAD HAND'S GOOD THROW That green bear-pelt and Jed together were almost too heavy, so that we went slow and careful and stopped often, to rest us.
THROW
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From this reading FITZ THE BAD HAND'S GOOD THROW That green bear-pelt and Jed together were almost too heavy, so that we went slow and careful and stopped often, to rest us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FITZ THE BAD HAND'S GOOD THROW That green bear-pelt and Jed together were almost too heavy, so that we went slow and careful and stopped often, to rest us.
together
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From this reading FITZ THE BAD HAND'S GOOD THROW That green bear-pelt and Jed together were almost too heavy, so that we went slow and careful and stopped often, to rest us.
too
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From this reading FITZ THE BAD HAND'S GOOD THROW That green bear-pelt and Jed together were almost too heavy, so that we went slow and careful and stopped often, to rest us.
turn
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From this reading We must do our best to turn it to account.
twelve
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From this reading The sun was setting when at last we got down to camp again--and we arrived, a very different party from that which had gone out twelve hours before.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FITZ THE BAD HAND'S GOOD THROW That green bear-pelt and Jed together were almost too heavy, so that we went slow and careful and stopped often, to rest us.
very
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From this reading The sun was setting when at last we got down to camp again--and we arrived, a very different party from that which had gone out twelve hours before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was setting when at last we got down to camp again--and we arrived, a very different party from that which had gone out twelve hours before.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading FITZ THE BAD HAND'S GOOD THROW That green bear-pelt and Jed together were almost too heavy, so that we went slow and careful and stopped often, to rest us.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FITZ THE BAD HAND'S GOOD THROW That green bear-pelt and Jed together were almost too heavy, so that we went slow and careful and stopped often, to rest us.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading FITZ THE BAD HAND'S GOOD THROW That green bear-pelt and Jed together were almost too heavy, so that we went slow and careful and stopped often, to rest us.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But we must not lament or complain over what was our own fault.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The sun was setting when at last we got down to camp again--and we arrived, a very different party from that which had gone out twelve hours before.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sun was setting when at last we got down to camp again--and we arrived, a very different party from that which had gone out twelve hours before.