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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 During the fore part of the day the young Scotchman with his charge easily kept up with his companions, and some of the time might be seen a little in advance of them.
advance
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From this reading During the fore part of the day the young Scotchman with his charge easily kept up with his companions, and some of the time might be seen a little in advance of them.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning when the caravan started, Colin again had the care of the young black.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He did not always have to carry him, as part of the time the boy trotted along by his side.
always
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From this reading He did not always have to carry him, as part of the time the boy trotted along by his side.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During the fore part of the day the young Scotchman with his charge easily kept up with his companions, and some of the time might be seen a little in advance of them.
appeared
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From this reading Towards noon, Colin appeared to become fatigued with the toil of the journey, and then fell back to the rear, as he had done the evening before.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He did not always have to carry him, as part of the time the boy trotted along by his side.
attentions
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From this reading His kind attentions to the boy were observed by Golah, who showed some sign of human feeling, by exhibiting a contortion of his features intended for a smile.
back
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From this reading Towards noon, Colin appeared to become fatigued with the toil of the journey, and then fell back to the rear, as he had done the evening before.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading During the fore part of the day the young Scotchman with his charge easily kept up with his companions, and some of the time might be seen a little in advance of them.
become
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From this reading Towards noon, Colin appeared to become fatigued with the toil of the journey, and then fell back to the rear, as he had done the evening before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Towards noon, Colin appeared to become fatigued with the toil of the journey, and then fell back to the rear, as he had done the evening before.
black
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From this reading The next morning when the caravan started, Colin again had the care of the young black.
boy
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From this reading He did not always have to carry him, as part of the time the boy trotted along by his side.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He did not always have to carry him, as part of the time the boy trotted along by his side.
caravan
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From this reading The next morning when the caravan started, Colin again had the care of the young black.
care
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From this reading The next morning when the caravan started, Colin again had the care of the young black.
carry
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From this reading He did not always have to carry him, as part of the time the boy trotted along by his side.
charge
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From this reading During the fore part of the day the young Scotchman with his charge easily kept up with his companions, and some of the time might be seen a little in advance of them.
Colin
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From this reading The next morning when the caravan started, Colin again had the care of the young black.
companions
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From this reading During the fore part of the day the young Scotchman with his charge easily kept up with his companions, and some of the time might be seen a little in advance of them.
contortion
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From this reading His kind attentions to the boy were observed by Golah, who showed some sign of human feeling, by exhibiting a contortion of his features intended for a smile.
day
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From this reading During the fore part of the day the young Scotchman with his charge easily kept up with his companions, and some of the time might be seen a little in advance of them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not always have to carry him, as part of the time the boy trotted along by his side.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Towards noon, Colin appeared to become fatigued with the toil of the journey, and then fell back to the rear, as he had done the evening before.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the fore part of the day the young Scotchman with his charge easily kept up with his companions, and some of the time might be seen a little in advance of them.
easily
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From this reading During the fore part of the day the young Scotchman with his charge easily kept up with his companions, and some of the time might be seen a little in advance of them.
evening
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From this reading Towards noon, Colin appeared to become fatigued with the toil of the journey, and then fell back to the rear, as he had done the evening before.
exhibiting
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From this reading His kind attentions to the boy were observed by Golah, who showed some sign of human feeling, by exhibiting a contortion of his features intended for a smile.
fatigued
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From this reading Towards noon, Colin appeared to become fatigued with the toil of the journey, and then fell back to the rear, as he had done the evening before.
features
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From this reading His kind attentions to the boy were observed by Golah, who showed some sign of human feeling, by exhibiting a contortion of his features intended for a smile.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His kind attentions to the boy were observed by Golah, who showed some sign of human feeling, by exhibiting a contortion of his features intended for a smile.
fell
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From this reading Towards noon, Colin appeared to become fatigued with the toil of the journey, and then fell back to the rear, as he had done the evening before.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His kind attentions to the boy were observed by Golah, who showed some sign of human feeling, by exhibiting a contortion of his features intended for a smile.
fore
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From this reading During the fore part of the day the young Scotchman with his charge easily kept up with his companions, and some of the time might be seen a little in advance of them.
Golah
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From this reading His kind attentions to the boy were observed by Golah, who showed some sign of human feeling, by exhibiting a contortion of his features intended for a smile.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next morning when the caravan started, Colin again had the care of the young black.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He did not always have to carry him, as part of the time the boy trotted along by his side.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not always have to carry him, as part of the time the boy trotted along by his side.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He did not always have to carry him, as part of the time the boy trotted along by his side.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He did not always have to carry him, as part of the time the boy trotted along by his side.
human
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From this reading His kind attentions to the boy were observed by Golah, who showed some sign of human feeling, by exhibiting a contortion of his features intended for a smile.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During the fore part of the day the young Scotchman with his charge easily kept up with his companions, and some of the time might be seen a little in advance of them.
intended
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From this reading His kind attentions to the boy were observed by Golah, who showed some sign of human feeling, by exhibiting a contortion of his features intended for a smile.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Towards noon, Colin appeared to become fatigued with the toil of the journey, and then fell back to the rear, as he had done the evening before.
kept
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From this reading During the fore part of the day the young Scotchman with his charge easily kept up with his companions, and some of the time might be seen a little in advance of them.
kind
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From this reading His kind attentions to the boy were observed by Golah, who showed some sign of human feeling, by exhibiting a contortion of his features intended for a smile.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the fore part of the day the young Scotchman with his charge easily kept up with his companions, and some of the time might be seen a little in advance of them.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading During the fore part of the day the young Scotchman with his charge easily kept up with his companions, and some of the time might be seen a little in advance of them.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning when the caravan started, Colin again had the care of the young black.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning when the caravan started, Colin again had the care of the young black.
noon
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From this reading Towards noon, Colin appeared to become fatigued with the toil of the journey, and then fell back to the rear, as he had done the evening before.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not always have to carry him, as part of the time the boy trotted along by his side.
observed
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From this reading His kind attentions to the boy were observed by Golah, who showed some sign of human feeling, by exhibiting a contortion of his features intended for a smile.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next morning when the caravan started, Colin again had the care of the young black.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not always have to carry him, as part of the time the boy trotted along by his side.
rear
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From this reading Towards noon, Colin appeared to become fatigued with the toil of the journey, and then fell back to the rear, as he had done the evening before.
Scotchman
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From this reading During the fore part of the day the young Scotchman with his charge easily kept up with his companions, and some of the time might be seen a little in advance of them.
seen
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From this reading During the fore part of the day the young Scotchman with his charge easily kept up with his companions, and some of the time might be seen a little in advance of them.
showed
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From this reading His kind attentions to the boy were observed by Golah, who showed some sign of human feeling, by exhibiting a contortion of his features intended for a smile.
side
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From this reading He did not always have to carry him, as part of the time the boy trotted along by his side.
sign
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From this reading His kind attentions to the boy were observed by Golah, who showed some sign of human feeling, by exhibiting a contortion of his features intended for a smile.
smile
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From this reading His kind attentions to the boy were observed by Golah, who showed some sign of human feeling, by exhibiting a contortion of his features intended for a smile.
some
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From this reading During the fore part of the day the young Scotchman with his charge easily kept up with his companions, and some of the time might be seen a little in advance of them.
started
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From this reading The next morning when the caravan started, Colin again had the care of the young black.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning when the caravan started, Colin again had the care of the young black.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading During the fore part of the day the young Scotchman with his charge easily kept up with his companions, and some of the time might be seen a little in advance of them.
then
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From this reading Towards noon, Colin appeared to become fatigued with the toil of the journey, and then fell back to the rear, as he had done the evening before.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not always have to carry him, as part of the time the boy trotted along by his side.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He did not always have to carry him, as part of the time the boy trotted along by his side.
toil
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From this reading Towards noon, Colin appeared to become fatigued with the toil of the journey, and then fell back to the rear, as he had done the evening before.
TowardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Towards noon, Colin appeared to become fatigued with the toil of the journey, and then fell back to the rear, as he had done the evening before.
trotted
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From this reading He did not always have to carry him, as part of the time the boy trotted along by his side.
up
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From this reading During the fore part of the day the young Scotchman with his charge easily kept up with his companions, and some of the time might be seen a little in advance of them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His kind attentions to the boy were observed by Golah, who showed some sign of human feeling, by exhibiting a contortion of his features intended for a smile.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The next morning when the caravan started, Colin again had the care of the young black.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading His kind attentions to the boy were observed by Golah, who showed some sign of human feeling, by exhibiting a contortion of his features intended for a smile.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading During the fore part of the day the young Scotchman with his charge easily kept up with his companions, and some of the time might be seen a little in advance of them.
young
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From this reading The next morning when the caravan started, Colin again had the care of the young black.
