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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 With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
able
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From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Whenever Kit Carson returned to St. Louis, although there were occasions when he was highly honoured by people of the highest standing, he did not forget the man who had been with him as a boy on his trapping expeditions in the Far West.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The friendship between the two deepened with the years, and among those who were loudest in their praises of the scout when he had become most famous was Reuben Benton of St. Louis.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The friendship between the two deepened with the years, and among those who were loudest in their praises of the scout when he had become most famous was Reuben Benton of St. Louis.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In this way he had been able to maintain a home of his own, in which his father remained a member as long as he lived.
become
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From this reading The friendship between the two deepened with the years, and among those who were loudest in their praises of the scout when he had become most famous was Reuben Benton of St. Louis.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
Benton
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From this reading Meanwhile Reuben Benton was highly prosperous in St. Louis.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The friendship between the two deepened with the years, and among those who were loudest in their praises of the scout when he had become most famous was Reuben Benton of St. Louis.
boy
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From this reading Whenever Kit Carson returned to St. Louis, although there were occasions when he was highly honoured by people of the highest standing, he did not forget the man who had been with him as a boy on his trapping expeditions in the Far West.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
business
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From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
buying
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From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
Carson
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From this reading Whenever Kit Carson returned to St. Louis, although there were occasions when he was highly honoured by people of the highest standing, he did not forget the man who had been with him as a boy on his trapping expeditions in the Far West.
deepened
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From this reading The friendship between the two deepened with the years, and among those who were loudest in their praises of the scout when he had become most famous was Reuben Benton of St. Louis.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Whenever Kit Carson returned to St. Louis, although there were occasions when he was highly honoured by people of the highest standing, he did not forget the man who had been with him as a boy on his trapping expeditions in the Far West.
expeditions
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From this reading Whenever Kit Carson returned to St. Louis, although there were occasions when he was highly honoured by people of the highest standing, he did not forget the man who had been with him as a boy on his trapping expeditions in the Far West.
famous
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From this reading The friendship between the two deepened with the years, and among those who were loudest in their praises of the scout when he had become most famous was Reuben Benton of St. Louis.
Far
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From this reading Whenever Kit Carson returned to St. Louis, although there were occasions when he was highly honoured by people of the highest standing, he did not forget the man who had been with him as a boy on his trapping expeditions in the Far West.
father
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From this reading In this way he had been able to maintain a home of his own, in which his father remained a member as long as he lived.
forget
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From this reading Whenever Kit Carson returned to St. Louis, although there were occasions when he was highly honoured by people of the highest standing, he did not forget the man who had been with him as a boy on his trapping expeditions in the Far West.
friendship
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From this reading The friendship between the two deepened with the years, and among those who were loudest in their praises of the scout when he had become most famous was Reuben Benton of St. Louis.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
furs
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From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
go
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From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
highest
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From this reading Whenever Kit Carson returned to St. Louis, although there were occasions when he was highly honoured by people of the highest standing, he did not forget the man who had been with him as a boy on his trapping expeditions in the Far West.
highly
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From this reading Meanwhile Reuben Benton was highly prosperous in St. Louis.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whenever Kit Carson returned to St. Louis, although there were occasions when he was highly honoured by people of the highest standing, he did not forget the man who had been with him as a boy on his trapping expeditions in the Far West.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
home
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From this reading In this way he had been able to maintain a home of his own, in which his father remained a member as long as he lived.
honoured
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From this reading Whenever Kit Carson returned to St. Louis, although there were occasions when he was highly honoured by people of the highest standing, he did not forget the man who had been with him as a boy on his trapping expeditions in the Far West.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meanwhile Reuben Benton was highly prosperous in St. Louis.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
Kit
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From this reading Whenever Kit Carson returned to St. Louis, although there were occasions when he was highly honoured by people of the highest standing, he did not forget the man who had been with him as a boy on his trapping expeditions in the Far West.
lived
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From this reading In this way he had been able to maintain a home of his own, in which his father remained a member as long as he lived.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this way he had been able to maintain a home of his own, in which his father remained a member as long as he lived.
loudest
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From this reading The friendship between the two deepened with the years, and among those who were loudest in their praises of the scout when he had become most famous was Reuben Benton of St. Louis.
Louis
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From this reading Meanwhile Reuben Benton was highly prosperous in St. Louis.
maintain
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From this reading In this way he had been able to maintain a home of his own, in which his father remained a member as long as he lived.
man
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From this reading Whenever Kit Carson returned to St. Louis, although there were occasions when he was highly honoured by people of the highest standing, he did not forget the man who had been with him as a boy on his trapping expeditions in the Far West.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile Reuben Benton was highly prosperous in St. Louis.
member
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From this reading In this way he had been able to maintain a home of his own, in which his father remained a member as long as he lived.
modest
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From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
money
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From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
most
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From this reading The friendship between the two deepened with the years, and among those who were loudest in their praises of the scout when he had become most famous was Reuben Benton of St. Louis.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Whenever Kit Carson returned to St. Louis, although there were occasions when he was highly honoured by people of the highest standing, he did not forget the man who had been with him as a boy on his trapping expeditions in the Far West.
occasions
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From this reading Whenever Kit Carson returned to St. Louis, although there were occasions when he was highly honoured by people of the highest standing, he did not forget the man who had been with him as a boy on his trapping expeditions in the Far West.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Whenever Kit Carson returned to St. Louis, although there were occasions when he was highly honoured by people of the highest standing, he did not forget the man who had been with him as a boy on his trapping expeditions in the Far West.
own
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From this reading In this way he had been able to maintain a home of his own, in which his father remained a member as long as he lived.
people
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From this reading Whenever Kit Carson returned to St. Louis, although there were occasions when he was highly honoured by people of the highest standing, he did not forget the man who had been with him as a boy on his trapping expeditions in the Far West.
praises
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From this reading The friendship between the two deepened with the years, and among those who were loudest in their praises of the scout when he had become most famous was Reuben Benton of St. Louis.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑspərəs/
successful and without serious problems
From this reading Meanwhile Reuben Benton was highly prosperous in St. Louis.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In this way he had been able to maintain a home of his own, in which his father remained a member as long as he lived.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Whenever Kit Carson returned to St. Louis, although there were occasions when he was highly honoured by people of the highest standing, he did not forget the man who had been with him as a boy on his trapping expeditions in the Far West.
Reuben
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From this reading Meanwhile Reuben Benton was highly prosperous in St. Louis.
sale
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From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
scout
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From this reading The friendship between the two deepened with the years, and among those who were loudest in their praises of the scout when he had become most famous was Reuben Benton of St. Louis.
skins
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From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
St
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From this reading Meanwhile Reuben Benton was highly prosperous in St. Louis.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Whenever Kit Carson returned to St. Louis, although there were occasions when he was highly honoured by people of the highest standing, he did not forget the man who had been with him as a boy on his trapping expeditions in the Far West.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The friendship between the two deepened with the years, and among those who were loudest in their praises of the scout when he had become most famous was Reuben Benton of St. Louis.
there
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From this reading Whenever Kit Carson returned to St. Louis, although there were occasions when he was highly honoured by people of the highest standing, he did not forget the man who had been with him as a boy on his trapping expeditions in the Far West.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this way he had been able to maintain a home of his own, in which his father remained a member as long as he lived.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The friendship between the two deepened with the years, and among those who were loudest in their praises of the scout when he had become most famous was Reuben Benton of St. Louis.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
trading-post
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From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
trappers
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From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
trapping
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From this reading Whenever Kit Carson returned to St. Louis, although there were occasions when he was highly honoured by people of the highest standing, he did not forget the man who had been with him as a boy on his trapping expeditions in the Far West.
two
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From this reading The friendship between the two deepened with the years, and among those who were loudest in their praises of the scout when he had become most famous was Reuben Benton of St. Louis.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meanwhile Reuben Benton was highly prosperous in St. Louis.
way
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From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
West
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From this reading Whenever Kit Carson returned to St. Louis, although there were occasions when he was highly honoured by people of the highest standing, he did not forget the man who had been with him as a boy on his trapping expeditions in the Far West.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
WheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever Kit Carson returned to St. Louis, although there were occasions when he was highly honoured by people of the highest standing, he did not forget the man who had been with him as a boy on his trapping expeditions in the Far West.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Whenever Kit Carson returned to St. Louis, although there were occasions when he was highly honoured by people of the highest standing, he did not forget the man who had been with him as a boy on his trapping expeditions in the Far West.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the money which he had saved from the sale of his skins he had been able in a modest way to go into the business of buying furs when they were brought to the trading-post by the trappers.
years
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From this reading The friendship between the two deepened with the years, and among those who were loudest in their praises of the scout when he had become most famous was Reuben Benton of St. Louis.
