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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 In a short time Peleg had recovered sufficiently to enable him to relate the story of the adventures which had befallen him.
adventures
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From this reading In a short time Peleg had recovered sufficiently to enable him to relate the story of the adventures which had befallen him.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His appearance was such that no explanation was required by Daniel Boone, who was already there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT THE SPRINGS The young scout was breathless and exhausted when at last he arrived safely at the camp.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His appearance was such that no explanation was required by Daniel Boone, who was already there.
arrived
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From this reading AT THE SPRINGS The young scout was breathless and exhausted when at last he arrived safely at the camp.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He asked no questions, however, and at once attended to the wants of his companion.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE SPRINGS The young scout was breathless and exhausted when at last he arrived safely at the camp.
attended
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From this reading He asked no questions, however, and at once attended to the wants of his companion.
befallen
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From this reading In a short time Peleg had recovered sufficiently to enable him to relate the story of the adventures which had befallen him.
blood-stained
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From this reading He instantly noticed the wound which Peleg had received on his hand and how blood-stained his clothing was.
Boone
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From this reading His appearance was such that no explanation was required by Daniel Boone, who was already there.
breathless
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From this reading AT THE SPRINGS The young scout was breathless and exhausted when at last he arrived safely at the camp.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His appearance was such that no explanation was required by Daniel Boone, who was already there.
camp
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From this reading AT THE SPRINGS The young scout was breathless and exhausted when at last he arrived safely at the camp.
clothing
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From this reading He instantly noticed the wound which Peleg had received on his hand and how blood-stained his clothing was.
companion
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From this reading He asked no questions, however, and at once attended to the wants of his companion.
Daniel
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From this reading His appearance was such that no explanation was required by Daniel Boone, who was already there.
enable
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From this reading In a short time Peleg had recovered sufficiently to enable him to relate the story of the adventures which had befallen him.
exhausted
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From this reading AT THE SPRINGS The young scout was breathless and exhausted when at last he arrived safely at the camp.
explanation
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From this reading His appearance was such that no explanation was required by Daniel Boone, who was already there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He instantly noticed the wound which Peleg had received on his hand and how blood-stained his clothing was.
hand
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From this reading He instantly noticed the wound which Peleg had received on his hand and how blood-stained his clothing was.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AT THE SPRINGS The young scout was breathless and exhausted when at last he arrived safely at the camp.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In a short time Peleg had recovered sufficiently to enable him to relate the story of the adventures which had befallen him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His appearance was such that no explanation was required by Daniel Boone, who was already there.
how
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From this reading He instantly noticed the wound which Peleg had received on his hand and how blood-stained his clothing was.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He asked no questions, however, and at once attended to the wants of his companion.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a short time Peleg had recovered sufficiently to enable him to relate the story of the adventures which had befallen him.
instantly
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From this reading He instantly noticed the wound which Peleg had received on his hand and how blood-stained his clothing was.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE SPRINGS The young scout was breathless and exhausted when at last he arrived safely at the camp.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading His appearance was such that no explanation was required by Daniel Boone, who was already there.
noticed
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From this reading He instantly noticed the wound which Peleg had received on his hand and how blood-stained his clothing was.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He asked no questions, however, and at once attended to the wants of his companion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He instantly noticed the wound which Peleg had received on his hand and how blood-stained his clothing was.
once
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From this reading He asked no questions, however, and at once attended to the wants of his companion.
Peleg
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From this reading He instantly noticed the wound which Peleg had received on his hand and how blood-stained his clothing was.
questions
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From this reading He asked no questions, however, and at once attended to the wants of his companion.
received
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From this reading He instantly noticed the wound which Peleg had received on his hand and how blood-stained his clothing was.
recovered
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From this reading In a short time Peleg had recovered sufficiently to enable him to relate the story of the adventures which had befallen him.
relate
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From this reading In a short time Peleg had recovered sufficiently to enable him to relate the story of the adventures which had befallen him.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His appearance was such that no explanation was required by Daniel Boone, who was already there.
safely
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From this reading AT THE SPRINGS The young scout was breathless and exhausted when at last he arrived safely at the camp.
scout
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From this reading AT THE SPRINGS The young scout was breathless and exhausted when at last he arrived safely at the camp.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading In a short time Peleg had recovered sufficiently to enable him to relate the story of the adventures which had befallen him.
SPRINGS
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From this reading AT THE SPRINGS The young scout was breathless and exhausted when at last he arrived safely at the camp.
story
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From this reading In a short time Peleg had recovered sufficiently to enable him to relate the story of the adventures which had befallen him.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading His appearance was such that no explanation was required by Daniel Boone, who was already there.
sufficiently
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From this reading In a short time Peleg had recovered sufficiently to enable him to relate the story of the adventures which had befallen him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His appearance was such that no explanation was required by Daniel Boone, who was already there.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE SPRINGS The young scout was breathless and exhausted when at last he arrived safely at the camp.
there
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From this reading His appearance was such that no explanation was required by Daniel Boone, who was already there.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a short time Peleg had recovered sufficiently to enable him to relate the story of the adventures which had befallen him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He asked no questions, however, and at once attended to the wants of his companion.
wants
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From this reading He asked no questions, however, and at once attended to the wants of his companion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT THE SPRINGS The young scout was breathless and exhausted when at last he arrived safely at the camp.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading AT THE SPRINGS The young scout was breathless and exhausted when at last he arrived safely at the camp.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He instantly noticed the wound which Peleg had received on his hand and how blood-stained his clothing was.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading His appearance was such that no explanation was required by Daniel Boone, who was already there.
wound
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From this reading He instantly noticed the wound which Peleg had received on his hand and how blood-stained his clothing was.
young
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From this reading AT THE SPRINGS The young scout was breathless and exhausted when at last he arrived safely at the camp.
