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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
all
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From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
away
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From this reading At length she finished and turned away.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading They were our friends, were these Crees, because we were the friends of Radisson, and they would do all for us that friends might.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
courtesy
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From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
Crees
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From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
darkness
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From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
dim
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From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They were our friends, were these Crees, because we were the friends of Radisson, and they would do all for us that friends might.
eyes
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From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
faces
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From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
finished
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From this reading At length she finished and turned away.
fire
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From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
flashing
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From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were our friends, were these Crees, because we were the friends of Radisson, and they would do all for us that friends might.
forth
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From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
friends
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From this reading They were our friends, were these Crees, because we were the friends of Radisson, and they would do all for us that friends might.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
give
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From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
given
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From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
hair
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From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
hearing
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From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
hood
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From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
language
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From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length she finished and turned away.
light
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From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
made
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From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
MOOSE
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From this reading THE MOOSE OF MYSTERY.
MYSTERY
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From this reading THE MOOSE OF MYSTERY.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MOOSE OF MYSTERY.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They were our friends, were these Crees, because we were the friends of Radisson, and they would do all for us that friends might.
out
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From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
pierce
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From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
Radisson
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From this reading They were our friends, were these Crees, because we were the friends of Radisson, and they would do all for us that friends might.
Ruth
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From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
saw
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From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
speak
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From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
speech
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From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
stolid
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From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
striving
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From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
tendrils
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From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOOSE OF MYSTERY.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
there
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From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading They were our friends, were these Crees, because we were the friends of Radisson, and they would do all for us that friends might.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were our friends, were these Crees, because we were the friends of Radisson, and they would do all for us that friends might.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
turned
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From this reading At length she finished and turned away.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They were our friends, were these Crees, because we were the friends of Radisson, and they would do all for us that friends might.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They were our friends, were these Crees, because we were the friends of Radisson, and they would do all for us that friends might.
well
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From this reading She did not speak their language at all well, and I saw plainly that the hearing had been given her out of courtesy alone.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were our friends, were these Crees, because we were the friends of Radisson, and they would do all for us that friends might.
wolf-fur
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From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
yellow
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From this reading I would that I might give here the speech that Ruth made to those Crees, there by the dim light of the little fire, her yellow hair flashing forth from the wolf-fur hood in long tendrils, her eyes striving to pierce through the darkness to those stolid faces about her.
