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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.
Annette
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From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.
came
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From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.
canoe
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From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.
crossing
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From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.
day
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From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.
dry
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From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.
entire
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From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.
heard
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From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.
home
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From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.
hung
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From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.
hunting
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From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.
just
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From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.
lake
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From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.
landing
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From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.
marten
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From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.
met
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From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.
narrow
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From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.
nearly
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From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.
partner's
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From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.
person
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From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.
promise
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From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.
Quonab
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From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.
remembering
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From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.
Rolf
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From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.
said
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From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.
saw
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From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.
skin
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From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.
Skookum
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From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.
steadied
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From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.
stretched
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From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.
That's
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From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.
three
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From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That's for Annette,” said Rolf, remembering his promise as he hung the stretched marten skin to dry.
ulterior
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From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.
wagged
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From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.
wanderer
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From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.
welcome
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From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.
well
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From this reading “We have found the good hunting,” he said, as Rolf steadied the canoe at the landing and Skookum, nearly well again, wagged his entire ulterior person to welcome the wanderer home.
yelps
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From this reading Yi!” came three yelps, just as he had heard them the day he first met Quonab, and crossing the narrow lake he saw his partner's canoe.
Yi
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From this reading “Yi!