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1775
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From this reading It was now March, 1775, and Daniel Boone had returned to the settlement on the Clinch.
accomplished
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From this reading The task which Governor Dunmore had assigned him had been accomplished.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading At the close of the first day after his homecoming, the great scout once more had an interview with Peleg.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ATTACK Several weeks elapsed before the schoolmaster recovered sufficiently from his wounds to enable him to resume his task.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was now March, 1775, and Daniel Boone had returned to the settlement on the Clinch.
assigned
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From this reading The task which Governor Dunmore had assigned him had been accomplished.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the close of the first day after his homecoming, the great scout once more had an interview with Peleg.
ATTACK
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From this reading AN ATTACK Several weeks elapsed before the schoolmaster recovered sufficiently from his wounds to enable him to resume his task.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The task which Governor Dunmore had assigned him had been accomplished.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading AN ATTACK Several weeks elapsed before the schoolmaster recovered sufficiently from his wounds to enable him to resume his task.
Boone
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From this reading It was now March, 1775, and Daniel Boone had returned to the settlement on the Clinch.
Clinch
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From this reading It was now March, 1775, and Daniel Boone had returned to the settlement on the Clinch.
close
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From this reading At the close of the first day after his homecoming, the great scout once more had an interview with Peleg.
Daniel
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From this reading It was now March, 1775, and Daniel Boone had returned to the settlement on the Clinch.
day
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From this reading At the close of the first day after his homecoming, the great scout once more had an interview with Peleg.
Dunmore
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From this reading The task which Governor Dunmore had assigned him had been accomplished.
elapsed
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From this reading AN ATTACK Several weeks elapsed before the schoolmaster recovered sufficiently from his wounds to enable him to resume his task.
enable
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From this reading AN ATTACK Several weeks elapsed before the schoolmaster recovered sufficiently from his wounds to enable him to resume his task.
engaged
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From this reading He found Peleg and the members of his family engaged in their preparations for the spring work.
family
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From this reading He found Peleg and the members of his family engaged in their preparations for the spring work.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the close of the first day after his homecoming, the great scout once more had an interview with Peleg.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He found Peleg and the members of his family engaged in their preparations for the spring work.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found Peleg and the members of his family engaged in their preparations for the spring work.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AN ATTACK Several weeks elapsed before the schoolmaster recovered sufficiently from his wounds to enable him to resume his task.
Governor
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From this reading The task which Governor Dunmore had assigned him had been accomplished.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the close of the first day after his homecoming, the great scout once more had an interview with Peleg.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was now March, 1775, and Daniel Boone had returned to the settlement on the Clinch.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found Peleg and the members of his family engaged in their preparations for the spring work.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AN ATTACK Several weeks elapsed before the schoolmaster recovered sufficiently from his wounds to enable him to resume his task.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN ATTACK Several weeks elapsed before the schoolmaster recovered sufficiently from his wounds to enable him to resume his task.
homecoming
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From this reading At the close of the first day after his homecoming, the great scout once more had an interview with Peleg.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He found Peleg and the members of his family engaged in their preparations for the spring work.
interview
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From this reading At the close of the first day after his homecoming, the great scout once more had an interview with Peleg.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now March, 1775, and Daniel Boone had returned to the settlement on the Clinch.
March
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From this reading It was now March, 1775, and Daniel Boone had returned to the settlement on the Clinch.
members
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From this reading He found Peleg and the members of his family engaged in their preparations for the spring work.
more
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From this reading At the close of the first day after his homecoming, the great scout once more had an interview with Peleg.
now
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From this reading It was now March, 1775, and Daniel Boone had returned to the settlement on the Clinch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He found Peleg and the members of his family engaged in their preparations for the spring work.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was now March, 1775, and Daniel Boone had returned to the settlement on the Clinch.
once
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From this reading At the close of the first day after his homecoming, the great scout once more had an interview with Peleg.
Peleg
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From this reading He found Peleg and the members of his family engaged in their preparations for the spring work.
preparations
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From this reading He found Peleg and the members of his family engaged in their preparations for the spring work.
recovered
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From this reading AN ATTACK Several weeks elapsed before the schoolmaster recovered sufficiently from his wounds to enable him to resume his task.
resume
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From this reading AN ATTACK Several weeks elapsed before the schoolmaster recovered sufficiently from his wounds to enable him to resume his task.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was now March, 1775, and Daniel Boone had returned to the settlement on the Clinch.
schoolmaster
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From this reading AN ATTACK Several weeks elapsed before the schoolmaster recovered sufficiently from his wounds to enable him to resume his task.
scout
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From this reading At the close of the first day after his homecoming, the great scout once more had an interview with Peleg.
settlement
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From this reading It was now March, 1775, and Daniel Boone had returned to the settlement on the Clinch.
Several
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From this reading AN ATTACK Several weeks elapsed before the schoolmaster recovered sufficiently from his wounds to enable him to resume his task.
spring
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From this reading He found Peleg and the members of his family engaged in their preparations for the spring work.
sufficiently
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From this reading AN ATTACK Several weeks elapsed before the schoolmaster recovered sufficiently from his wounds to enable him to resume his task.
task
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From this reading AN ATTACK Several weeks elapsed before the schoolmaster recovered sufficiently from his wounds to enable him to resume his task.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ATTACK Several weeks elapsed before the schoolmaster recovered sufficiently from his wounds to enable him to resume his task.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He found Peleg and the members of his family engaged in their preparations for the spring work.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN ATTACK Several weeks elapsed before the schoolmaster recovered sufficiently from his wounds to enable him to resume his task.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now March, 1775, and Daniel Boone had returned to the settlement on the Clinch.
weeks
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From this reading AN ATTACK Several weeks elapsed before the schoolmaster recovered sufficiently from his wounds to enable him to resume his task.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The task which Governor Dunmore had assigned him had been accomplished.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the close of the first day after his homecoming, the great scout once more had an interview with Peleg.
work
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From this reading He found Peleg and the members of his family engaged in their preparations for the spring work.
wounds
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From this reading AN ATTACK Several weeks elapsed before the schoolmaster recovered sufficiently from his wounds to enable him to resume his task.
