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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 I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
all
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From this reading And although we gabbled freely enough, MacRae avoided all mention of the persons of whom I most wished to hear.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And although we gabbled freely enough, MacRae avoided all mention of the persons of whom I most wished to hear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
avoided
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From this reading And although we gabbled freely enough, MacRae avoided all mention of the persons of whom I most wished to hear.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
BIRDS
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From this reading BIRDS OF PREY.
bring
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From this reading I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
buffalo-hunters
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From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But men we had known and trails we had followed furnished us plenty of grist for the conversational mill.
camp
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From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
care
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From this reading I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
clear
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From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
common
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From this reading I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
compare
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From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
conversational
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From this reading But men we had known and trails we had followed furnished us plenty of grist for the conversational mill.
didn't
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From this reading I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
else
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From this reading I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
enough
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From this reading And although we gabbled freely enough, MacRae avoided all mention of the persons of whom I most wished to hear.
five
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From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
followed
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From this reading But men we had known and trails we had followed furnished us plenty of grist for the conversational mill.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
freely
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From this reading And although we gabbled freely enough, MacRae avoided all mention of the persons of whom I most wished to hear.
furnished
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From this reading But men we had known and trails we had followed furnished us plenty of grist for the conversational mill.
gabbled
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From this reading And although we gabbled freely enough, MacRae avoided all mention of the persons of whom I most wished to hear.
grist
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From this reading But men we had known and trails we had followed furnished us plenty of grist for the conversational mill.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
happened
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From this reading I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And although we gabbled freely enough, MacRae avoided all mention of the persons of whom I most wished to hear.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
how
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From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
knew
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From this reading I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
known
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From this reading But men we had known and trails we had followed furnished us plenty of grist for the conversational mill.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
MacRae
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From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
men
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From this reading But men we had known and trails we had followed furnished us plenty of grist for the conversational mill.
mention
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From this reading And although we gabbled freely enough, MacRae avoided all mention of the persons of whom I most wished to hear.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
mill
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From this reading But men we had known and trails we had followed furnished us plenty of grist for the conversational mill.
most
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From this reading And although we gabbled freely enough, MacRae avoided all mention of the persons of whom I most wished to hear.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
notes
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From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BIRDS OF PREY.
off
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From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
Once
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From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
other
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From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
out
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From this reading I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
paired
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From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
persons
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From this reading And although we gabbled freely enough, MacRae avoided all mention of the persons of whom I most wished to hear.
plenty
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From this reading But men we had known and trails we had followed furnished us plenty of grist for the conversational mill.
press
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From this reading I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
PREY
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From this reading BIRDS OF PREY.
prove
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From this reading I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
Queen's
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From this reading I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
scarlet
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From this reading I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
seen
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From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
sore
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From this reading I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
speedily
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From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
subject
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From this reading I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
trails
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From this reading But men we had known and trails we had followed furnished us plenty of grist for the conversational mill.
up
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From this reading I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
used
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From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
wearing
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From this reading I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And although we gabbled freely enough, MacRae avoided all mention of the persons of whom I most wished to hear.
wished
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From this reading And although we gabbled freely enough, MacRae avoided all mention of the persons of whom I most wished to hear.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
world
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From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I didn't press him, for I knew that something out of the common must have happened, else he would not have been wearing the Queen's scarlet, and I didn't care to bring up a subject that might prove a sore one with him.
years
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From this reading Once clear of the buffalo-hunters' camp, MacRae and I paired off and speedily began to compare notes, where we had been, what we had done, how the world had used us in the five years since we had seen each other last.
