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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 barrel had been part of a gun which belonged to one of the men who had fallen in the recent attack by the Indians, its stock having been shattered by the blow of a hatchet.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the weapon had been found, instead of throwing it aside as its finder was tempted to do, Peleg had taken it for himself.
All
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From this reading All the way from Cumberland Mountain he had carried the barrel, which was all that he had saved of the rifle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was aware of the confidence which its recent owner had in its qualities, and he had determined to fashion from it a gun for himself upon which he might rely.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After the weapon had been found, instead of throwing it aside as its finder was tempted to do, Peleg had taken it for himself.
aside
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From this reading After the weapon had been found, instead of throwing it aside as its finder was tempted to do, Peleg had taken it for himself.
attack
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From this reading The barrel had been part of a gun which belonged to one of the men who had fallen in the recent attack by the Indians, its stock having been shattered by the blow of a hatchet.
aware
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From this reading He was aware of the confidence which its recent owner had in its qualities, and he had determined to fashion from it a gun for himself upon which he might rely.
barrel
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From this reading The barrel had been part of a gun which belonged to one of the men who had fallen in the recent attack by the Indians, its stock having been shattered by the blow of a hatchet.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The barrel had been part of a gun which belonged to one of the men who had fallen in the recent attack by the Indians, its stock having been shattered by the blow of a hatchet.
belonged
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From this reading The barrel had been part of a gun which belonged to one of the men who had fallen in the recent attack by the Indians, its stock having been shattered by the blow of a hatchet.
blow
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From this reading The barrel had been part of a gun which belonged to one of the men who had fallen in the recent attack by the Indians, its stock having been shattered by the blow of a hatchet.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The barrel had been part of a gun which belonged to one of the men who had fallen in the recent attack by the Indians, its stock having been shattered by the blow of a hatchet.
carried
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From this reading All the way from Cumberland Mountain he had carried the barrel, which was all that he had saved of the rifle.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was aware of the confidence which its recent owner had in its qualities, and he had determined to fashion from it a gun for himself upon which he might rely.
congenial
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From this reading TWO SCOUTS Peleg resumed his congenial occupation, working steadily upon the rifle which he was fashioning.
Cumberland
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From this reading All the way from Cumberland Mountain he had carried the barrel, which was all that he had saved of the rifle.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading He was aware of the confidence which its recent owner had in its qualities, and he had determined to fashion from it a gun for himself upon which he might rely.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading After the weapon had been found, instead of throwing it aside as its finder was tempted to do, Peleg had taken it for himself.
fallen
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From this reading The barrel had been part of a gun which belonged to one of the men who had fallen in the recent attack by the Indians, its stock having been shattered by the blow of a hatchet.
fashion
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From this reading He was aware of the confidence which its recent owner had in its qualities, and he had determined to fashion from it a gun for himself upon which he might rely.
fashioning
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From this reading TWO SCOUTS Peleg resumed his congenial occupation, working steadily upon the rifle which he was fashioning.
finder
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From this reading After the weapon had been found, instead of throwing it aside as its finder was tempted to do, Peleg had taken it for himself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After the weapon had been found, instead of throwing it aside as its finder was tempted to do, Peleg had taken it for himself.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the weapon had been found, instead of throwing it aside as its finder was tempted to do, Peleg had taken it for himself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All the way from Cumberland Mountain he had carried the barrel, which was all that he had saved of the rifle.
gun
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From this reading The barrel had been part of a gun which belonged to one of the men who had fallen in the recent attack by the Indians, its stock having been shattered by the blow of a hatchet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The barrel had been part of a gun which belonged to one of the men who had fallen in the recent attack by the Indians, its stock having been shattered by the blow of a hatchet.
hatchet
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From this reading The barrel had been part of a gun which belonged to one of the men who had fallen in the recent attack by the Indians, its stock having been shattered by the blow of a hatchet.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The barrel had been part of a gun which belonged to one of the men who had fallen in the recent attack by the Indians, its stock having been shattered by the blow of a hatchet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TWO SCOUTS Peleg resumed his congenial occupation, working steadily upon the rifle which he was fashioning.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading After the weapon had been found, instead of throwing it aside as its finder was tempted to do, Peleg had taken it for himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TWO SCOUTS Peleg resumed his congenial occupation, working steadily upon the rifle which he was fashioning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The barrel had been part of a gun which belonged to one of the men who had fallen in the recent attack by the Indians, its stock having been shattered by the blow of a hatchet.
Indians
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From this reading The barrel had been part of a gun which belonged to one of the men who had fallen in the recent attack by the Indians, its stock having been shattered by the blow of a hatchet.
instead
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From this reading After the weapon had been found, instead of throwing it aside as its finder was tempted to do, Peleg had taken it for himself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After the weapon had been found, instead of throwing it aside as its finder was tempted to do, Peleg had taken it for himself.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The barrel had been part of a gun which belonged to one of the men who had fallen in the recent attack by the Indians, its stock having been shattered by the blow of a hatchet.
men
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From this reading The barrel had been part of a gun which belonged to one of the men who had fallen in the recent attack by the Indians, its stock having been shattered by the blow of a hatchet.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He was aware of the confidence which its recent owner had in its qualities, and he had determined to fashion from it a gun for himself upon which he might rely.
Mountain
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From this reading All the way from Cumberland Mountain he had carried the barrel, which was all that he had saved of the rifle.
occupation
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From this reading TWO SCOUTS Peleg resumed his congenial occupation, working steadily upon the rifle which he was fashioning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The barrel had been part of a gun which belonged to one of the men who had fallen in the recent attack by the Indians, its stock having been shattered by the blow of a hatchet.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The barrel had been part of a gun which belonged to one of the men who had fallen in the recent attack by the Indians, its stock having been shattered by the blow of a hatchet.
owner
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From this reading He was aware of the confidence which its recent owner had in its qualities, and he had determined to fashion from it a gun for himself upon which he might rely.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The barrel had been part of a gun which belonged to one of the men who had fallen in the recent attack by the Indians, its stock having been shattered by the blow of a hatchet.
Peleg
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From this reading TWO SCOUTS Peleg resumed his congenial occupation, working steadily upon the rifle which he was fashioning.
qualities
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From this reading He was aware of the confidence which its recent owner had in its qualities, and he had determined to fashion from it a gun for himself upon which he might rely.
recent
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From this reading The barrel had been part of a gun which belonged to one of the men who had fallen in the recent attack by the Indians, its stock having been shattered by the blow of a hatchet.
rely
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From this reading He was aware of the confidence which its recent owner had in its qualities, and he had determined to fashion from it a gun for himself upon which he might rely.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading TWO SCOUTS Peleg resumed his congenial occupation, working steadily upon the rifle which he was fashioning.
rifle
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From this reading TWO SCOUTS Peleg resumed his congenial occupation, working steadily upon the rifle which he was fashioning.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the way from Cumberland Mountain he had carried the barrel, which was all that he had saved of the rifle.
SCOUTS
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From this reading TWO SCOUTS Peleg resumed his congenial occupation, working steadily upon the rifle which he was fashioning.
shattered
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From this reading The barrel had been part of a gun which belonged to one of the men who had fallen in the recent attack by the Indians, its stock having been shattered by the blow of a hatchet.
steadily
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From this reading TWO SCOUTS Peleg resumed his congenial occupation, working steadily upon the rifle which he was fashioning.
stock
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From this reading The barrel had been part of a gun which belonged to one of the men who had fallen in the recent attack by the Indians, its stock having been shattered by the blow of a hatchet.
taken
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From this reading After the weapon had been found, instead of throwing it aside as its finder was tempted to do, Peleg had taken it for himself.
tempted
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From this reading After the weapon had been found, instead of throwing it aside as its finder was tempted to do, Peleg had taken it for himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All the way from Cumberland Mountain he had carried the barrel, which was all that he had saved of the rifle.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO SCOUTS Peleg resumed his congenial occupation, working steadily upon the rifle which he was fashioning.
throwing
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From this reading After the weapon had been found, instead of throwing it aside as its finder was tempted to do, Peleg had taken it for himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The barrel had been part of a gun which belonged to one of the men who had fallen in the recent attack by the Indians, its stock having been shattered by the blow of a hatchet.
TWO
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From this reading TWO SCOUTS Peleg resumed his congenial occupation, working steadily upon the rifle which he was fashioning.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading TWO SCOUTS Peleg resumed his congenial occupation, working steadily upon the rifle which he was fashioning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TWO SCOUTS Peleg resumed his congenial occupation, working steadily upon the rifle which he was fashioning.
way
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From this reading All the way from Cumberland Mountain he had carried the barrel, which was all that he had saved of the rifle.
weapon
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From this reading After the weapon had been found, instead of throwing it aside as its finder was tempted to do, Peleg had taken it for himself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading TWO SCOUTS Peleg resumed his congenial occupation, working steadily upon the rifle which he was fashioning.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The barrel had been part of a gun which belonged to one of the men who had fallen in the recent attack by the Indians, its stock having been shattered by the blow of a hatchet.
working
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From this reading TWO SCOUTS Peleg resumed his congenial occupation, working steadily upon the rifle which he was fashioning.
