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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 Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.
beheld
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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.
canoe
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From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.
captive
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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”
day
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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”
evening
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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”
fatigued
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From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.
fearful
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From this reading I shall never forget the journey of that fearful night.
fell
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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”
fled
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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”
forget
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From this reading I shall never forget the journey of that fearful night.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.
funeral
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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”
glory
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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”
HEMANS
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From this reading HEMANS.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall never forget the journey of that fearful night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I shall never forget the journey of that fearful night.
knell
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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”
labour
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From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.
mournful
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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”
MRS
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From this reading MRS.
much
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From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall never forget the journey of that fearful night.
night
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From this reading I shall never forget the journey of that fearful night.
night-wind
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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.
paddled
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From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.
Pale
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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”
place
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From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.
safety
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From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”
set
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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”
shades
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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall never forget the journey of that fearful night.
soon
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From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.
sovereignadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːv.rən/
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”
sun
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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”
sung
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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”
Susquesus
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From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I shall never forget the journey of that fearful night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.
toil
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From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.
too
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From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.
unaided
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From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.
warriors
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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.