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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 Once over any trail is enough to fix it in the memory of a woodman.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The return journey was hard paddling against strong waters, but otherwise uneventful.
all
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From this reading First, they gathered all things of value, and that was little since the furs and bedding were gone, but there were a few traps and some dishes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They made no mistakes and their loads were light, so the portages were scarcely any loss of time, and in two days they were back at Hoag's cabin.
any
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From this reading Once over any trail is enough to fix it in the memory of a woodman.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They made no mistakes and their loads were light, so the portages were scarcely any loss of time, and in two days they were back at Hoag's cabin.
back
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From this reading They made no mistakes and their loads were light, so the portages were scarcely any loss of time, and in two days they were back at Hoag's cabin.
bedding
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From this reading First, they gathered all things of value, and that was little since the furs and bedding were gone, but there were a few traps and some dishes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The return journey was hard paddling against strong waters, but otherwise uneventful.
cabin
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From this reading They made no mistakes and their loads were light, so the portages were scarcely any loss of time, and in two days they were back at Hoag's cabin.
days
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From this reading They made no mistakes and their loads were light, so the portages were scarcely any loss of time, and in two days they were back at Hoag's cabin.
dishes
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From this reading First, they gathered all things of value, and that was little since the furs and bedding were gone, but there were a few traps and some dishes.
enough
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From this reading Once over any trail is enough to fix it in the memory of a woodman.
few
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From this reading First, they gathered all things of value, and that was little since the furs and bedding were gone, but there were a few traps and some dishes.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, they gathered all things of value, and that was little since the furs and bedding were gone, but there were a few traps and some dishes.
fix
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From this reading Once over any trail is enough to fix it in the memory of a woodman.
furs
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From this reading First, they gathered all things of value, and that was little since the furs and bedding were gone, but there were a few traps and some dishes.
gathered
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From this reading First, they gathered all things of value, and that was little since the furs and bedding were gone, but there were a few traps and some dishes.
gone
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From this reading First, they gathered all things of value, and that was little since the furs and bedding were gone, but there were a few traps and some dishes.
hard
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From this reading The return journey was hard paddling against strong waters, but otherwise uneventful.
Hoag's
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From this reading They made no mistakes and their loads were light, so the portages were scarcely any loss of time, and in two days they were back at Hoag's cabin.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once over any trail is enough to fix it in the memory of a woodman.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once over any trail is enough to fix it in the memory of a woodman.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Once over any trail is enough to fix it in the memory of a woodman.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The return journey was hard paddling against strong waters, but otherwise uneventful.
light
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From this reading They made no mistakes and their loads were light, so the portages were scarcely any loss of time, and in two days they were back at Hoag's cabin.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, they gathered all things of value, and that was little since the furs and bedding were gone, but there were a few traps and some dishes.
loads
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From this reading They made no mistakes and their loads were light, so the portages were scarcely any loss of time, and in two days they were back at Hoag's cabin.
loss
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From this reading They made no mistakes and their loads were light, so the portages were scarcely any loss of time, and in two days they were back at Hoag's cabin.
made
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From this reading They made no mistakes and their loads were light, so the portages were scarcely any loss of time, and in two days they were back at Hoag's cabin.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Once over any trail is enough to fix it in the memory of a woodman.
mistakes
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From this reading They made no mistakes and their loads were light, so the portages were scarcely any loss of time, and in two days they were back at Hoag's cabin.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They made no mistakes and their loads were light, so the portages were scarcely any loss of time, and in two days they were back at Hoag's cabin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once over any trail is enough to fix it in the memory of a woodman.
Once
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From this reading Once over any trail is enough to fix it in the memory of a woodman.
otherwise
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From this reading The return journey was hard paddling against strong waters, but otherwise uneventful.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Once over any trail is enough to fix it in the memory of a woodman.
paddling
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From this reading The return journey was hard paddling against strong waters, but otherwise uneventful.
portages
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From this reading They made no mistakes and their loads were light, so the portages were scarcely any loss of time, and in two days they were back at Hoag's cabin.
possession
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From this reading Of this they took possession.
return
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From this reading The return journey was hard paddling against strong waters, but otherwise uneventful.
scarcely
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From this reading They made no mistakes and their loads were light, so the portages were scarcely any loss of time, and in two days they were back at Hoag's cabin.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading First, they gathered all things of value, and that was little since the furs and bedding were gone, but there were a few traps and some dishes.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They made no mistakes and their loads were light, so the portages were scarcely any loss of time, and in two days they were back at Hoag's cabin.
some
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From this reading First, they gathered all things of value, and that was little since the furs and bedding were gone, but there were a few traps and some dishes.
strong
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From this reading The return journey was hard paddling against strong waters, but otherwise uneventful.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading First, they gathered all things of value, and that was little since the furs and bedding were gone, but there were a few traps and some dishes.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The return journey was hard paddling against strong waters, but otherwise uneventful.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They made no mistakes and their loads were light, so the portages were scarcely any loss of time, and in two days they were back at Hoag's cabin.
there
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From this reading First, they gathered all things of value, and that was little since the furs and bedding were gone, but there were a few traps and some dishes.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They made no mistakes and their loads were light, so the portages were scarcely any loss of time, and in two days they were back at Hoag's cabin.
things
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From this reading First, they gathered all things of value, and that was little since the furs and bedding were gone, but there were a few traps and some dishes.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of this they took possession.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They made no mistakes and their loads were light, so the portages were scarcely any loss of time, and in two days they were back at Hoag's cabin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once over any trail is enough to fix it in the memory of a woodman.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of this they took possession.
trail
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From this reading Once over any trail is enough to fix it in the memory of a woodman.
traps
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From this reading First, they gathered all things of value, and that was little since the furs and bedding were gone, but there were a few traps and some dishes.
two
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From this reading They made no mistakes and their loads were light, so the portages were scarcely any loss of time, and in two days they were back at Hoag's cabin.
uneventful
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From this reading The return journey was hard paddling against strong waters, but otherwise uneventful.
value
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From this reading First, they gathered all things of value, and that was little since the furs and bedding were gone, but there were a few traps and some dishes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The return journey was hard paddling against strong waters, but otherwise uneventful.
waters
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From this reading The return journey was hard paddling against strong waters, but otherwise uneventful.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They made no mistakes and their loads were light, so the portages were scarcely any loss of time, and in two days they were back at Hoag's cabin.
woodman
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From this reading Once over any trail is enough to fix it in the memory of a woodman.
