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216
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From this reading Note 60, page 216: "Jerked" meat is another genuinely scout institution, and has been well known to Indians and trappers and hunters in the West since early times.
60
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From this reading Note 60, page 216: "Jerked" meat is another genuinely scout institution, and has been well known to Indians and trappers and hunters in the West since early times.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Venison or bear-meat or beef, when raw may be cut into strips two fingers wide, a half or three quarters of an inch thick, and six or seven inches long, and hung up in the sun.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In about three days it is hard and leathery, and may be carried about until eaten.
air
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From this reading The air of the Western plains and mountains is very dry and pure.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Venison or bear-meat or beef, when raw may be cut into strips two fingers wide, a half or three quarters of an inch thick, and six or seven inches long, and hung up in the sun.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Note 60, page 216: "Jerked" meat is another genuinely scout institution, and has been well known to Indians and trappers and hunters in the West since early times.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Note 60, page 216: "Jerked" meat is another genuinely scout institution, and has been well known to Indians and trappers and hunters in the West since early times.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It may be eaten by chewing at it as it is, or it may be fried.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It may be eaten by chewing at it as it is, or it may be fried.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Venison or bear-meat or beef, when raw may be cut into strips two fingers wide, a half or three quarters of an inch thick, and six or seven inches long, and hung up in the sun.
bear-meat
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From this reading Venison or bear-meat or beef, when raw may be cut into strips two fingers wide, a half or three quarters of an inch thick, and six or seven inches long, and hung up in the sun.
beef
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From this reading Venison or bear-meat or beef, when raw may be cut into strips two fingers wide, a half or three quarters of an inch thick, and six or seven inches long, and hung up in the sun.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Note 60, page 216: "Jerked" meat is another genuinely scout institution, and has been well known to Indians and trappers and hunters in the West since early times.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It may be eaten by chewing at it as it is, or it may be fried.
carried
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From this reading In about three days it is hard and leathery, and may be carried about until eaten.
chewing
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From this reading It may be eaten by chewing at it as it is, or it may be fried.
cut
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From this reading Venison or bear-meat or beef, when raw may be cut into strips two fingers wide, a half or three quarters of an inch thick, and six or seven inches long, and hung up in the sun.
days
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From this reading In about three days it is hard and leathery, and may be carried about until eaten.
dry
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From this reading The air of the Western plains and mountains is very dry and pure.
early
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From this reading Note 60, page 216: "Jerked" meat is another genuinely scout institution, and has been well known to Indians and trappers and hunters in the West since early times.
eaten
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From this reading In about three days it is hard and leathery, and may be carried about until eaten.
fingers
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From this reading Venison or bear-meat or beef, when raw may be cut into strips two fingers wide, a half or three quarters of an inch thick, and six or seven inches long, and hung up in the sun.
fried
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From this reading It may be eaten by chewing at it as it is, or it may be fried.
genuinely
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From this reading Note 60, page 216: "Jerked" meat is another genuinely scout institution, and has been well known to Indians and trappers and hunters in the West since early times.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Venison or bear-meat or beef, when raw may be cut into strips two fingers wide, a half or three quarters of an inch thick, and six or seven inches long, and hung up in the sun.
hard
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From this reading In about three days it is hard and leathery, and may be carried about until eaten.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Note 60, page 216: "Jerked" meat is another genuinely scout institution, and has been well known to Indians and trappers and hunters in the West since early times.
hung
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From this reading Venison or bear-meat or beef, when raw may be cut into strips two fingers wide, a half or three quarters of an inch thick, and six or seven inches long, and hung up in the sun.
hunters
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From this reading Note 60, page 216: "Jerked" meat is another genuinely scout institution, and has been well known to Indians and trappers and hunters in the West since early times.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Note 60, page 216: "Jerked" meat is another genuinely scout institution, and has been well known to Indians and trappers and hunters in the West since early times.
inch
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From this reading Venison or bear-meat or beef, when raw may be cut into strips two fingers wide, a half or three quarters of an inch thick, and six or seven inches long, and hung up in the sun.
inches
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From this reading Venison or bear-meat or beef, when raw may be cut into strips two fingers wide, a half or three quarters of an inch thick, and six or seven inches long, and hung up in the sun.
Indians
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From this reading Note 60, page 216: "Jerked" meat is another genuinely scout institution, and has been well known to Indians and trappers and hunters in the West since early times.
institution
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From this reading Note 60, page 216: "Jerked" meat is another genuinely scout institution, and has been well known to Indians and trappers and hunters in the West since early times.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Venison or bear-meat or beef, when raw may be cut into strips two fingers wide, a half or three quarters of an inch thick, and six or seven inches long, and hung up in the sun.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Note 60, page 216: "Jerked" meat is another genuinely scout institution, and has been well known to Indians and trappers and hunters in the West since early times.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In about three days it is hard and leathery, and may be carried about until eaten.
Jerked
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From this reading Note 60, page 216: "Jerked" meat is another genuinely scout institution, and has been well known to Indians and trappers and hunters in the West since early times.
known
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From this reading Note 60, page 216: "Jerked" meat is another genuinely scout institution, and has been well known to Indians and trappers and hunters in the West since early times.
leathery
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From this reading In about three days it is hard and leathery, and may be carried about until eaten.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Venison or bear-meat or beef, when raw may be cut into strips two fingers wide, a half or three quarters of an inch thick, and six or seven inches long, and hung up in the sun.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Venison or bear-meat or beef, when raw may be cut into strips two fingers wide, a half or three quarters of an inch thick, and six or seven inches long, and hung up in the sun.
meat
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From this reading Note 60, page 216: "Jerked" meat is another genuinely scout institution, and has been well known to Indians and trappers and hunters in the West since early times.
mountains
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From this reading The air of the Western plains and mountains is very dry and pure.
Note
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From this reading Note 60, page 216: "Jerked" meat is another genuinely scout institution, and has been well known to Indians and trappers and hunters in the West since early times.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The air of the Western plains and mountains is very dry and pure.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Venison or bear-meat or beef, when raw may be cut into strips two fingers wide, a half or three quarters of an inch thick, and six or seven inches long, and hung up in the sun.
page
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From this reading Note 60, page 216: "Jerked" meat is another genuinely scout institution, and has been well known to Indians and trappers and hunters in the West since early times.
plains
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From this reading The air of the Western plains and mountains is very dry and pure.
pure
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From this reading The air of the Western plains and mountains is very dry and pure.
quarters
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From this reading Venison or bear-meat or beef, when raw may be cut into strips two fingers wide, a half or three quarters of an inch thick, and six or seven inches long, and hung up in the sun.
raw
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From this reading Venison or bear-meat or beef, when raw may be cut into strips two fingers wide, a half or three quarters of an inch thick, and six or seven inches long, and hung up in the sun.
scout
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From this reading Note 60, page 216: "Jerked" meat is another genuinely scout institution, and has been well known to Indians and trappers and hunters in the West since early times.
seven
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From this reading Venison or bear-meat or beef, when raw may be cut into strips two fingers wide, a half or three quarters of an inch thick, and six or seven inches long, and hung up in the sun.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Note 60, page 216: "Jerked" meat is another genuinely scout institution, and has been well known to Indians and trappers and hunters in the West since early times.
six
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From this reading Venison or bear-meat or beef, when raw may be cut into strips two fingers wide, a half or three quarters of an inch thick, and six or seven inches long, and hung up in the sun.
strips
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sun
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From this reading Venison or bear-meat or beef, when raw may be cut into strips two fingers wide, a half or three quarters of an inch thick, and six or seven inches long, and hung up in the sun.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Note 60, page 216: "Jerked" meat is another genuinely scout institution, and has been well known to Indians and trappers and hunters in the West since early times.
thick
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From this reading Venison or bear-meat or beef, when raw may be cut into strips two fingers wide, a half or three quarters of an inch thick, and six or seven inches long, and hung up in the sun.
three
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times
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From this reading Note 60, page 216: "Jerked" meat is another genuinely scout institution, and has been well known to Indians and trappers and hunters in the West since early times.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Note 60, page 216: "Jerked" meat is another genuinely scout institution, and has been well known to Indians and trappers and hunters in the West since early times.
trappers
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From this reading Note 60, page 216: "Jerked" meat is another genuinely scout institution, and has been well known to Indians and trappers and hunters in the West since early times.
two
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From this reading Venison or bear-meat or beef, when raw may be cut into strips two fingers wide, a half or three quarters of an inch thick, and six or seven inches long, and hung up in the sun.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading In about three days it is hard and leathery, and may be carried about until eaten.
up
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From this reading Venison or bear-meat or beef, when raw may be cut into strips two fingers wide, a half or three quarters of an inch thick, and six or seven inches long, and hung up in the sun.
Venison
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From this reading Venison or bear-meat or beef, when raw may be cut into strips two fingers wide, a half or three quarters of an inch thick, and six or seven inches long, and hung up in the sun.
very
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From this reading The air of the Western plains and mountains is very dry and pure.
well
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From this reading Note 60, page 216: "Jerked" meat is another genuinely scout institution, and has been well known to Indians and trappers and hunters in the West since early times.
West
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From this reading Note 60, page 216: "Jerked" meat is another genuinely scout institution, and has been well known to Indians and trappers and hunters in the West since early times.
Western
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From this reading The air of the Western plains and mountains is very dry and pure.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Venison or bear-meat or beef, when raw may be cut into strips two fingers wide, a half or three quarters of an inch thick, and six or seven inches long, and hung up in the sun.
wide
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From this reading Venison or bear-meat or beef, when raw may be cut into strips two fingers wide, a half or three quarters of an inch thick, and six or seven inches long, and hung up in the sun.
