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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 The winter is certainly the time to shoot this game, for then not only is his flesh very good, but his skin is covered with very long and warm hair, and we would find it even better, to keep us warm, than a buffalo robe.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It then smells like your sister's glove-box (if she uses musk), only about one hundred times as strong.
almost
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From this reading If we were to cut up one of these animals when his flesh is in this condition, we would find it almost impossible to get the smell off of our knives.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the fall and winter the flesh of the musk-ox is very good indeed, but in the spring it is not so nice.
animals
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From this reading If we were to cut up one of these animals when his flesh is in this condition, we would find it almost impossible to get the smell off of our knives.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While we are thinking of skins, we might as well get a variety of them, and we will find the fur of the brown bear very valuable.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It then smells like your sister's glove-box (if she uses musk), only about one hundred times as strong.
bear
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From this reading While we are thinking of skins, we might as well get a variety of them, and we will find the fur of the brown bear very valuable.
better
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From this reading The winter is certainly the time to shoot this game, for then not only is his flesh very good, but his skin is covered with very long and warm hair, and we would find it even better, to keep us warm, than a buffalo robe.
brown
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From this reading While we are thinking of skins, we might as well get a variety of them, and we will find the fur of the brown bear very valuable.
buffalo
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From this reading The winter is certainly the time to shoot this game, for then not only is his flesh very good, but his skin is covered with very long and warm hair, and we would find it even better, to keep us warm, than a buffalo robe.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the fall and winter the flesh of the musk-ox is very good indeed, but in the spring it is not so nice.
certainly
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From this reading The winter is certainly the time to shoot this game, for then not only is his flesh very good, but his skin is covered with very long and warm hair, and we would find it even better, to keep us warm, than a buffalo robe.
condition
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From this reading If we were to cut up one of these animals when his flesh is in this condition, we would find it almost impossible to get the smell off of our knives.
covered
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From this reading The winter is certainly the time to shoot this game, for then not only is his flesh very good, but his skin is covered with very long and warm hair, and we would find it even better, to keep us warm, than a buffalo robe.
cut
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From this reading If we were to cut up one of these animals when his flesh is in this condition, we would find it almost impossible to get the smell off of our knives.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The winter is certainly the time to shoot this game, for then not only is his flesh very good, but his skin is covered with very long and warm hair, and we would find it even better, to keep us warm, than a buffalo robe.
fall
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From this reading In the fall and winter the flesh of the musk-ox is very good indeed, but in the spring it is not so nice.
find
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From this reading If we were to cut up one of these animals when his flesh is in this condition, we would find it almost impossible to get the smell off of our knives.
flesh
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From this reading In the fall and winter the flesh of the musk-ox is very good indeed, but in the spring it is not so nice.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The winter is certainly the time to shoot this game, for then not only is his flesh very good, but his skin is covered with very long and warm hair, and we would find it even better, to keep us warm, than a buffalo robe.
fur
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From this reading While we are thinking of skins, we might as well get a variety of them, and we will find the fur of the brown bear very valuable.
game
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From this reading The winter is certainly the time to shoot this game, for then not only is his flesh very good, but his skin is covered with very long and warm hair, and we would find it even better, to keep us warm, than a buffalo robe.
get
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From this reading If we were to cut up one of these animals when his flesh is in this condition, we would find it almost impossible to get the smell off of our knives.
glove-box
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From this reading It then smells like your sister's glove-box (if she uses musk), only about one hundred times as strong.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the fall and winter the flesh of the musk-ox is very good indeed, but in the spring it is not so nice.
hair
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From this reading The winter is certainly the time to shoot this game, for then not only is his flesh very good, but his skin is covered with very long and warm hair, and we would find it even better, to keep us warm, than a buffalo robe.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If we were to cut up one of these animals when his flesh is in this condition, we would find it almost impossible to get the smell off of our knives.
hundred
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From this reading It then smells like your sister's glove-box (if she uses musk), only about one hundred times as strong.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It then smells like your sister's glove-box (if she uses musk), only about one hundred times as strong.
impossible
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From this reading If we were to cut up one of these animals when his flesh is in this condition, we would find it almost impossible to get the smell off of our knives.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the fall and winter the flesh of the musk-ox is very good indeed, but in the spring it is not so nice.
indeed
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From this reading In the fall and winter the flesh of the musk-ox is very good indeed, but in the spring it is not so nice.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the fall and winter the flesh of the musk-ox is very good indeed, but in the spring it is not so nice.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the fall and winter the flesh of the musk-ox is very good indeed, but in the spring it is not so nice.
keep
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From this reading The winter is certainly the time to shoot this game, for then not only is his flesh very good, but his skin is covered with very long and warm hair, and we would find it even better, to keep us warm, than a buffalo robe.
knives
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From this reading If we were to cut up one of these animals when his flesh is in this condition, we would find it almost impossible to get the smell off of our knives.
like
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From this reading It then smells like your sister's glove-box (if she uses musk), only about one hundred times as strong.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The winter is certainly the time to shoot this game, for then not only is his flesh very good, but his skin is covered with very long and warm hair, and we would find it even better, to keep us warm, than a buffalo robe.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading While we are thinking of skins, we might as well get a variety of them, and we will find the fur of the brown bear very valuable.
musk
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From this reading It then smells like your sister's glove-box (if she uses musk), only about one hundred times as strong.
musk-ox
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From this reading In the fall and winter the flesh of the musk-ox is very good indeed, but in the spring it is not so nice.
nice
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From this reading In the fall and winter the flesh of the musk-ox is very good indeed, but in the spring it is not so nice.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the fall and winter the flesh of the musk-ox is very good indeed, but in the spring it is not so nice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the fall and winter the flesh of the musk-ox is very good indeed, but in the spring it is not so nice.
off
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From this reading If we were to cut up one of these animals when his flesh is in this condition, we would find it almost impossible to get the smell off of our knives.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It then smells like your sister's glove-box (if she uses musk), only about one hundred times as strong.
only
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From this reading It then smells like your sister's glove-box (if she uses musk), only about one hundred times as strong.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading If we were to cut up one of these animals when his flesh is in this condition, we would find it almost impossible to get the smell off of our knives.
robe
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From this reading The winter is certainly the time to shoot this game, for then not only is his flesh very good, but his skin is covered with very long and warm hair, and we would find it even better, to keep us warm, than a buffalo robe.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It then smells like your sister's glove-box (if she uses musk), only about one hundred times as strong.
shoot
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From this reading The winter is certainly the time to shoot this game, for then not only is his flesh very good, but his skin is covered with very long and warm hair, and we would find it even better, to keep us warm, than a buffalo robe.
sister's
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From this reading It then smells like your sister's glove-box (if she uses musk), only about one hundred times as strong.
skin
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From this reading The winter is certainly the time to shoot this game, for then not only is his flesh very good, but his skin is covered with very long and warm hair, and we would find it even better, to keep us warm, than a buffalo robe.
skins
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From this reading While we are thinking of skins, we might as well get a variety of them, and we will find the fur of the brown bear very valuable.
smell
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From this reading If we were to cut up one of these animals when his flesh is in this condition, we would find it almost impossible to get the smell off of our knives.
smells
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From this reading It then smells like your sister's glove-box (if she uses musk), only about one hundred times as strong.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In the fall and winter the flesh of the musk-ox is very good indeed, but in the spring it is not so nice.
spring
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From this reading In the fall and winter the flesh of the musk-ox is very good indeed, but in the spring it is not so nice.
strong
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From this reading It then smells like your sister's glove-box (if she uses musk), only about one hundred times as strong.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The winter is certainly the time to shoot this game, for then not only is his flesh very good, but his skin is covered with very long and warm hair, and we would find it even better, to keep us warm, than a buffalo robe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the fall and winter the flesh of the musk-ox is very good indeed, but in the spring it is not so nice.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading While we are thinking of skins, we might as well get a variety of them, and we will find the fur of the brown bear very valuable.
then
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From this reading It then smells like your sister's glove-box (if she uses musk), only about one hundred times as strong.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading If we were to cut up one of these animals when his flesh is in this condition, we would find it almost impossible to get the smell off of our knives.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While we are thinking of skins, we might as well get a variety of them, and we will find the fur of the brown bear very valuable.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If we were to cut up one of these animals when his flesh is in this condition, we would find it almost impossible to get the smell off of our knives.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The winter is certainly the time to shoot this game, for then not only is his flesh very good, but his skin is covered with very long and warm hair, and we would find it even better, to keep us warm, than a buffalo robe.
times
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From this reading It then smells like your sister's glove-box (if she uses musk), only about one hundred times as strong.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If we were to cut up one of these animals when his flesh is in this condition, we would find it almost impossible to get the smell off of our knives.
up
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From this reading If we were to cut up one of these animals when his flesh is in this condition, we would find it almost impossible to get the smell off of our knives.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The winter is certainly the time to shoot this game, for then not only is his flesh very good, but his skin is covered with very long and warm hair, and we would find it even better, to keep us warm, than a buffalo robe.
uses
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From this reading It then smells like your sister's glove-box (if she uses musk), only about one hundred times as strong.
valuable
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From this reading While we are thinking of skins, we might as well get a variety of them, and we will find the fur of the brown bear very valuable.
variety
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From this reading While we are thinking of skins, we might as well get a variety of them, and we will find the fur of the brown bear very valuable.
very
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From this reading In the fall and winter the flesh of the musk-ox is very good indeed, but in the spring it is not so nice.
warm
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From this reading The winter is certainly the time to shoot this game, for then not only is his flesh very good, but his skin is covered with very long and warm hair, and we would find it even better, to keep us warm, than a buffalo robe.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If we were to cut up one of these animals when his flesh is in this condition, we would find it almost impossible to get the smell off of our knives.
well
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From this reading While we are thinking of skins, we might as well get a variety of them, and we will find the fur of the brown bear very valuable.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If we were to cut up one of these animals when his flesh is in this condition, we would find it almost impossible to get the smell off of our knives.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading If we were to cut up one of these animals when his flesh is in this condition, we would find it almost impossible to get the smell off of our knives.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While we are thinking of skins, we might as well get a variety of them, and we will find the fur of the brown bear very valuable.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading While we are thinking of skins, we might as well get a variety of them, and we will find the fur of the brown bear very valuable.
winter
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From this reading In the fall and winter the flesh of the musk-ox is very good indeed, but in the spring it is not so nice.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The winter is certainly the time to shoot this game, for then not only is his flesh very good, but his skin is covered with very long and warm hair, and we would find it even better, to keep us warm, than a buffalo robe.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If we were to cut up one of these animals when his flesh is in this condition, we would find it almost impossible to get the smell off of our knives.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It then smells like your sister's glove-box (if she uses musk), only about one hundred times as strong.
