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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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ability
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From this reading At all events he talked more freely and with an increasing ability to express himself.
accompany
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all
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almost
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From this reading It may have been that the words he now heard recalled to his mind expressions which had almost faded from his memory.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At all events he talked more freely and with an increasing ability to express himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At all events he talked more freely and with an increasing ability to express himself.
apparent
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Peleg was impressed by the increasing facility with which the white Shawnee, as the young brave preferred to call himself, was using the language of the whites.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At all events he talked more freely and with an increasing ability to express himself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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belonged
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brave
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From this reading Peleg was impressed by the increasing facility with which the white Shawnee, as the young brave preferred to call himself, was using the language of the whites.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his broken English he related many things concerning the life which he had lived in the wigwam of his foster father.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Peleg was impressed by the increasing facility with which the white Shawnee, as the young brave preferred to call himself, was using the language of the whites.
call
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From this reading Peleg was impressed by the increasing facility with which the white Shawnee, as the young brave preferred to call himself, was using the language of the whites.
CANOE
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class
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comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
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concerning
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confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE HIDDEN CANOE While Sam Oliver had been gone to the fort to secure a few of his comrades to accompany him, the young Indian, or white, or white Indian--Peleg was uncertain to which class his visitor really belonged--entered with apparent confidence into conversation with the young scout.
conversation
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English
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entered
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events
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From this reading At all events he talked more freely and with an increasing ability to express himself.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading At all events he talked more freely and with an increasing ability to express himself.
expressions
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facility
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From this reading Peleg was impressed by the increasing facility with which the white Shawnee, as the young brave preferred to call himself, was using the language of the whites.
faded
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father
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few
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fort
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foster
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From this reading In his broken English he related many things concerning the life which he had lived in the wigwam of his foster father.
freely
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From this reading At all events he talked more freely and with an increasing ability to express himself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It may have been that the words he now heard recalled to his mind expressions which had almost faded from his memory.
gone
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE HIDDEN CANOE While Sam Oliver had been gone to the fort to secure a few of his comrades to accompany him, the young Indian, or white, or white Indian--Peleg was uncertain to which class his visitor really belonged--entered with apparent confidence into conversation with the young scout.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It may have been that the words he now heard recalled to his mind expressions which had almost faded from his memory.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In his broken English he related many things concerning the life which he had lived in the wigwam of his foster father.
heard
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HIDDEN
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE HIDDEN CANOE While Sam Oliver had been gone to the fort to secure a few of his comrades to accompany him, the young Indian, or white, or white Indian--Peleg was uncertain to which class his visitor really belonged--entered with apparent confidence into conversation with the young scout.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Peleg was impressed by the increasing facility with which the white Shawnee, as the young brave preferred to call himself, was using the language of the whites.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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impressed
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From this reading Peleg was impressed by the increasing facility with which the white Shawnee, as the young brave preferred to call himself, was using the language of the whites.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his broken English he related many things concerning the life which he had lived in the wigwam of his foster father.
increasing
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From this reading Peleg was impressed by the increasing facility with which the white Shawnee, as the young brave preferred to call himself, was using the language of the whites.
Indian
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE HIDDEN CANOE While Sam Oliver had been gone to the fort to secure a few of his comrades to accompany him, the young Indian, or white, or white Indian--Peleg was uncertain to which class his visitor really belonged--entered with apparent confidence into conversation with the young scout.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may have been that the words he now heard recalled to his mind expressions which had almost faded from his memory.
language
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From this reading Peleg was impressed by the increasing facility with which the white Shawnee, as the young brave preferred to call himself, was using the language of the whites.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his broken English he related many things concerning the life which he had lived in the wigwam of his foster father.
lived
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From this reading In his broken English he related many things concerning the life which he had lived in the wigwam of his foster father.
many
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From this reading In his broken English he related many things concerning the life which he had lived in the wigwam of his foster father.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may have been that the words he now heard recalled to his mind expressions which had almost faded from his memory.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading It may have been that the words he now heard recalled to his mind expressions which had almost faded from his memory.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It may have been that the words he now heard recalled to his mind expressions which had almost faded from his memory.
more
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From this reading At all events he talked more freely and with an increasing ability to express himself.
now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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Oliver
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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Peleg
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preferred
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From this reading Peleg was impressed by the increasing facility with which the white Shawnee, as the young brave preferred to call himself, was using the language of the whites.
really
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recalled
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related
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Sam
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scout
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secure
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Shawnee
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From this reading Peleg was impressed by the increasing facility with which the white Shawnee, as the young brave preferred to call himself, was using the language of the whites.
talked
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From this reading At all events he talked more freely and with an increasing ability to express himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It may have been that the words he now heard recalled to his mind expressions which had almost faded from his memory.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HIDDEN CANOE While Sam Oliver had been gone to the fort to secure a few of his comrades to accompany him, the young Indian, or white, or white Indian--Peleg was uncertain to which class his visitor really belonged--entered with apparent confidence into conversation with the young scout.
things
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From this reading In his broken English he related many things concerning the life which he had lived in the wigwam of his foster father.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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uncertain
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using
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From this reading Peleg was impressed by the increasing facility with which the white Shawnee, as the young brave preferred to call himself, was using the language of the whites.
visitor
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HIDDEN CANOE While Sam Oliver had been gone to the fort to secure a few of his comrades to accompany him, the young Indian, or white, or white Indian--Peleg was uncertain to which class his visitor really belonged--entered with apparent confidence into conversation with the young scout.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE HIDDEN CANOE While Sam Oliver had been gone to the fort to secure a few of his comrades to accompany him, the young Indian, or white, or white Indian--Peleg was uncertain to which class his visitor really belonged--entered with apparent confidence into conversation with the young scout.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE HIDDEN CANOE While Sam Oliver had been gone to the fort to secure a few of his comrades to accompany him, the young Indian, or white, or white Indian--Peleg was uncertain to which class his visitor really belonged--entered with apparent confidence into conversation with the young scout.
white
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whites
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From this reading Peleg was impressed by the increasing facility with which the white Shawnee, as the young brave preferred to call himself, was using the language of the whites.
wigwam
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE HIDDEN CANOE While Sam Oliver had been gone to the fort to secure a few of his comrades to accompany him, the young Indian, or white, or white Indian--Peleg was uncertain to which class his visitor really belonged--entered with apparent confidence into conversation with the young scout.
words
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From this reading It may have been that the words he now heard recalled to his mind expressions which had almost faded from his memory.
young
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