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147
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From this reading Note 50, page 147: The cache (which is a French word and is pronounced "cash") or hiding-place is a genuine scout invention.
50
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From this reading Note 50, page 147: The cache (which is a French word and is pronounced "cash") or hiding-place is a genuine scout invention.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Note 50, page 147: The cache (which is a French word and is pronounced "cash") or hiding-place is a genuine scout invention.
ago
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From this reading Long ago the trappers and traders of the plains and mountains, when they had more pelts or more supplies than they could readily carry, would "cache" them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Note 50, page 147: The cache (which is a French word and is pronounced "cash") or hiding-place is a genuine scout invention.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The dirt was laid upon a blanket and emptied into a stream, so that it would not be noticed.
blanket
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From this reading The dirt was laid upon a blanket and emptied into a stream, so that it would not be noticed.
blankets
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From this reading Then the hole was lined with dry sticks or with blankets, the pelts or supplies were packed inside, and covered with buffalo robe or tarpaulin; and the earth was tamped in solidly.
buffalo
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From this reading Then the hole was lined with dry sticks or with blankets, the pelts or supplies were packed inside, and covered with buffalo robe or tarpaulin; and the earth was tamped in solidly.
cachenounUS /kæʃ/
a hidden store of valuable objects or supplies
From this reading Note 50, page 147: The cache (which is a French word and is pronounced "cash") or hiding-place is a genuine scout invention.
carry
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From this reading Long ago the trappers and traders of the plains and mountains, when they had more pelts or more supplies than they could readily carry, would "cache" them.
cash
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From this reading Note 50, page 147: The cache (which is a French word and is pronounced "cash") or hiding-place is a genuine scout invention.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Long ago the trappers and traders of the plains and mountains, when they had more pelts or more supplies than they could readily carry, would "cache" them.
covered
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From this reading Then the hole was lined with dry sticks or with blankets, the pelts or supplies were packed inside, and covered with buffalo robe or tarpaulin; and the earth was tamped in solidly.
dig
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From this reading The favorite way was to dig a hole, and gradually enlarge it underground, like a jug.
dirt
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From this reading The dirt was laid upon a blanket and emptied into a stream, so that it would not be noticed.
dry
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From this reading Then the hole was lined with dry sticks or with blankets, the pelts or supplies were packed inside, and covered with buffalo robe or tarpaulin; and the earth was tamped in solidly.
earth
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From this reading Then the hole was lined with dry sticks or with blankets, the pelts or supplies were packed inside, and covered with buffalo robe or tarpaulin; and the earth was tamped in solidly.
emptied
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From this reading The dirt was laid upon a blanket and emptied into a stream, so that it would not be noticed.
enlarge
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From this reading The favorite way was to dig a hole, and gradually enlarge it underground, like a jug.
favorite
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From this reading The favorite way was to dig a hole, and gradually enlarge it underground, like a jug.
French
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From this reading Note 50, page 147: The cache (which is a French word and is pronounced "cash") or hiding-place is a genuine scout invention.
genuine
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From this reading Note 50, page 147: The cache (which is a French word and is pronounced "cash") or hiding-place is a genuine scout invention.
gradually
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From this reading The favorite way was to dig a hole, and gradually enlarge it underground, like a jug.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Long ago the trappers and traders of the plains and mountains, when they had more pelts or more supplies than they could readily carry, would "cache" them.
hiding-place
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From this reading Note 50, page 147: The cache (which is a French word and is pronounced "cash") or hiding-place is a genuine scout invention.
hole
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From this reading The favorite way was to dig a hole, and gradually enlarge it underground, like a jug.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then the hole was lined with dry sticks or with blankets, the pelts or supplies were packed inside, and covered with buffalo robe or tarpaulin; and the earth was tamped in solidly.
inside
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From this reading Then the hole was lined with dry sticks or with blankets, the pelts or supplies were packed inside, and covered with buffalo robe or tarpaulin; and the earth was tamped in solidly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The dirt was laid upon a blanket and emptied into a stream, so that it would not be noticed.
invention
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From this reading Note 50, page 147: The cache (which is a French word and is pronounced "cash") or hiding-place is a genuine scout invention.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Note 50, page 147: The cache (which is a French word and is pronounced "cash") or hiding-place is a genuine scout invention.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The favorite way was to dig a hole, and gradually enlarge it underground, like a jug.
jug
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From this reading The favorite way was to dig a hole, and gradually enlarge it underground, like a jug.
laid
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From this reading The dirt was laid upon a blanket and emptied into a stream, so that it would not be noticed.
like
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From this reading The favorite way was to dig a hole, and gradually enlarge it underground, like a jug.
lined
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From this reading Then the hole was lined with dry sticks or with blankets, the pelts or supplies were packed inside, and covered with buffalo robe or tarpaulin; and the earth was tamped in solidly.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long ago the trappers and traders of the plains and mountains, when they had more pelts or more supplies than they could readily carry, would "cache" them.
more
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From this reading Long ago the trappers and traders of the plains and mountains, when they had more pelts or more supplies than they could readily carry, would "cache" them.
mountains
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From this reading Long ago the trappers and traders of the plains and mountains, when they had more pelts or more supplies than they could readily carry, would "cache" them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The dirt was laid upon a blanket and emptied into a stream, so that it would not be noticed.
Note
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From this reading Note 50, page 147: The cache (which is a French word and is pronounced "cash") or hiding-place is a genuine scout invention.
noticed
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From this reading The dirt was laid upon a blanket and emptied into a stream, so that it would not be noticed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Long ago the trappers and traders of the plains and mountains, when they had more pelts or more supplies than they could readily carry, would "cache" them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Note 50, page 147: The cache (which is a French word and is pronounced "cash") or hiding-place is a genuine scout invention.
packed
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From this reading Then the hole was lined with dry sticks or with blankets, the pelts or supplies were packed inside, and covered with buffalo robe or tarpaulin; and the earth was tamped in solidly.
page
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From this reading Note 50, page 147: The cache (which is a French word and is pronounced "cash") or hiding-place is a genuine scout invention.
pelts
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From this reading Long ago the trappers and traders of the plains and mountains, when they had more pelts or more supplies than they could readily carry, would "cache" them.
plains
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From this reading Long ago the trappers and traders of the plains and mountains, when they had more pelts or more supplies than they could readily carry, would "cache" them.
pronounced
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From this reading Note 50, page 147: The cache (which is a French word and is pronounced "cash") or hiding-place is a genuine scout invention.
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long ago the trappers and traders of the plains and mountains, when they had more pelts or more supplies than they could readily carry, would "cache" them.
robe
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From this reading Then the hole was lined with dry sticks or with blankets, the pelts or supplies were packed inside, and covered with buffalo robe or tarpaulin; and the earth was tamped in solidly.
scout
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From this reading Note 50, page 147: The cache (which is a French word and is pronounced "cash") or hiding-place is a genuine scout invention.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The dirt was laid upon a blanket and emptied into a stream, so that it would not be noticed.
solidly
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From this reading Then the hole was lined with dry sticks or with blankets, the pelts or supplies were packed inside, and covered with buffalo robe or tarpaulin; and the earth was tamped in solidly.
sticks
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From this reading Then the hole was lined with dry sticks or with blankets, the pelts or supplies were packed inside, and covered with buffalo robe or tarpaulin; and the earth was tamped in solidly.
stream
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From this reading The dirt was laid upon a blanket and emptied into a stream, so that it would not be noticed.
supplies
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From this reading Long ago the trappers and traders of the plains and mountains, when they had more pelts or more supplies than they could readily carry, would "cache" them.
tamped
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From this reading Then the hole was lined with dry sticks or with blankets, the pelts or supplies were packed inside, and covered with buffalo robe or tarpaulin; and the earth was tamped in solidly.
tarpaulin
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From this reading Then the hole was lined with dry sticks or with blankets, the pelts or supplies were packed inside, and covered with buffalo robe or tarpaulin; and the earth was tamped in solidly.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Long ago the trappers and traders of the plains and mountains, when they had more pelts or more supplies than they could readily carry, would "cache" them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The dirt was laid upon a blanket and emptied into a stream, so that it would not be noticed.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Note 50, page 147: The cache (which is a French word and is pronounced "cash") or hiding-place is a genuine scout invention.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Long ago the trappers and traders of the plains and mountains, when they had more pelts or more supplies than they could readily carry, would "cache" them.
Then
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From this reading Then the hole was lined with dry sticks or with blankets, the pelts or supplies were packed inside, and covered with buffalo robe or tarpaulin; and the earth was tamped in solidly.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Long ago the trappers and traders of the plains and mountains, when they had more pelts or more supplies than they could readily carry, would "cache" them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The favorite way was to dig a hole, and gradually enlarge it underground, like a jug.
traders
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From this reading Long ago the trappers and traders of the plains and mountains, when they had more pelts or more supplies than they could readily carry, would "cache" them.
trappers
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From this reading Long ago the trappers and traders of the plains and mountains, when they had more pelts or more supplies than they could readily carry, would "cache" them.
underground
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From this reading The favorite way was to dig a hole, and gradually enlarge it underground, like a jug.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The dirt was laid upon a blanket and emptied into a stream, so that it would not be noticed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The favorite way was to dig a hole, and gradually enlarge it underground, like a jug.
way
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From this reading The favorite way was to dig a hole, and gradually enlarge it underground, like a jug.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then the hole was lined with dry sticks or with blankets, the pelts or supplies were packed inside, and covered with buffalo robe or tarpaulin; and the earth was tamped in solidly.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Long ago the trappers and traders of the plains and mountains, when they had more pelts or more supplies than they could readily carry, would "cache" them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Note 50, page 147: The cache (which is a French word and is pronounced "cash") or hiding-place is a genuine scout invention.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then the hole was lined with dry sticks or with blankets, the pelts or supplies were packed inside, and covered with buffalo robe or tarpaulin; and the earth was tamped in solidly.
word
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From this reading Note 50, page 147: The cache (which is a French word and is pronounced "cash") or hiding-place is a genuine scout invention.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Long ago the trappers and traders of the plains and mountains, when they had more pelts or more supplies than they could readily carry, would "cache" them.
