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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 “Why, they offered him a chance to go back with them, and be their hunter, so he joined the new party.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Why, they offered him a chance to go back with them, and be their hunter, so he joined the new party.
any
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From this reading He told me, though, that he didn’t find any fun in his work.
appeared
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From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
back
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From this reading “Why, they offered him a chance to go back with them, and be their hunter, so he joined the new party.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
become
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From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
buffaloes
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From this reading “I suppose he wanted to shoot buffaloes and hunt Indians?”
chance
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From this reading “Why, they offered him a chance to go back with them, and be their hunter, so he joined the new party.
deal
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From this reading A good deal of the time he was driving a team, and that was the last thing in the world he wanted to do.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
didn't
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From this reading He told me, though, that he didn’t find any fun in his work.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
driving
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From this reading A good deal of the time he was driving a team, and that was the last thing in the world he wanted to do.”
famous
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From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
find
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From this reading He told me, though, that he didn’t find any fun in his work.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
fun
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From this reading He told me, though, that he didn’t find any fun in his work.
go
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From this reading “Why, they offered him a chance to go back with them, and be their hunter, so he joined the new party.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A good deal of the time he was driving a team, and that was the last thing in the world he wanted to do.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Why, they offered him a chance to go back with them, and be their hunter, so he joined the new party.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He told me, though, that he didn’t find any fun in his work.
hunt
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From this reading “I suppose he wanted to shoot buffaloes and hunt Indians?”
hunter
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From this reading “Why, they offered him a chance to go back with them, and be their hunter, so he joined the new party.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I suppose he wanted to shoot buffaloes and hunt Indians?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
Indians
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From this reading “I suppose he wanted to shoot buffaloes and hunt Indians?”
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
intensely
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From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
interested
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From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
joined
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From this reading “Why, they offered him a chance to go back with them, and be their hunter, so he joined the new party.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A good deal of the time he was driving a team, and that was the last thing in the world he wanted to do.”
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He told me, though, that he didn’t find any fun in his work.
new
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From this reading “Why, they offered him a chance to go back with them, and be their hunter, so he joined the new party.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
offered
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From this reading “Why, they offered him a chance to go back with them, and be their hunter, so he joined the new party.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, they offered him a chance to go back with them, and be their hunter, so he joined the new party.
Rat
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From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
reason
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From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
Reuben
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From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
scout
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From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
shoot
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From this reading “I suppose he wanted to shoot buffaloes and hunt Indians?”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Why, they offered him a chance to go back with them, and be their hunter, so he joined the new party.
some
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From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I suppose he wanted to shoot buffaloes and hunt Indians?”
team
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From this reading A good deal of the time he was driving a team, and that was the last thing in the world he wanted to do.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He told me, though, that he didn’t find any fun in his work.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Why, they offered him a chance to go back with them, and be their hunter, so he joined the new party.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Why, they offered him a chance to go back with them, and be their hunter, so he joined the new party.
then
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From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, they offered him a chance to go back with them, and be their hunter, so he joined the new party.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A good deal of the time he was driving a team, and that was the last thing in the world he wanted to do.”
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He told me, though, that he didn’t find any fun in his work.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A good deal of the time he was driving a team, and that was the last thing in the world he wanted to do.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told me, though, that he didn’t find any fun in his work.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
wanted
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From this reading A good deal of the time he was driving a team, and that was the last thing in the world he wanted to do.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A good deal of the time he was driving a team, and that was the last thing in the world he wanted to do.”
West
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From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “What did he do then?” inquired Rat, who, for some reason which Reuben did not understand, appeared to be intensely interested in the life of the scout who had already become famous throughout the West.
Why
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From this reading “Why, they offered him a chance to go back with them, and be their hunter, so he joined the new party.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Why, they offered him a chance to go back with them, and be their hunter, so he joined the new party.
work
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From this reading He told me, though, that he didn’t find any fun in his work.
world
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From this reading A good deal of the time he was driving a team, and that was the last thing in the world he wanted to do.”
