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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 A MARTYR OF THE SNOWS.
according
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From this reading I remembered the little buckskin bag of paint which always hung at his girdle, and knew that he must have prepared himself according to his own custom.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Ruth who woke me from my stupid amazement, pushing me to my feet as The Keeper whispered again.
always
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amazement
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From this reading It was Ruth who woke me from my stupid amazement, pushing me to my feet as The Keeper whispered again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I remembered the little buckskin bag of paint which always hung at his girdle, and knew that he must have prepared himself according to his own custom.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Ruth who woke me from my stupid amazement, pushing me to my feet as The Keeper whispered again.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I remembered the little buckskin bag of paint which always hung at his girdle, and knew that he must have prepared himself according to his own custom.
back
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From this reading But my wits came back to me quickly enough, and I pushed Ruth forward to the opening, first stamping out the embers lest they betray us.
bag
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From this reading I remembered the little buckskin bag of paint which always hung at his girdle, and knew that he must have prepared himself according to his own custom.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading How that crafty Mohawk had pierced the ring of Chippewas, I never knew, but his forest skill must have been far beyond theirs.
betray
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From this reading But my wits came back to me quickly enough, and I pushed Ruth forward to the opening, first stamping out the embers lest they betray us.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading How that crafty Mohawk had pierced the ring of Chippewas, I never knew, but his forest skill must have been far beyond theirs.
buckskin
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From this reading I remembered the little buckskin bag of paint which always hung at his girdle, and knew that he must have prepared himself according to his own custom.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How that crafty Mohawk had pierced the ring of Chippewas, I never knew, but his forest skill must have been far beyond theirs.
came
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Chippewas
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From this reading How that crafty Mohawk had pierced the ring of Chippewas, I never knew, but his forest skill must have been far beyond theirs.
crafty
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From this reading How that crafty Mohawk had pierced the ring of Chippewas, I never knew, but his forest skill must have been far beyond theirs.
custom
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From this reading I remembered the little buckskin bag of paint which always hung at his girdle, and knew that he must have prepared himself according to his own custom.
embers
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enough
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far
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From this reading How that crafty Mohawk had pierced the ring of Chippewas, I never knew, but his forest skill must have been far beyond theirs.
feet
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From this reading It was Ruth who woke me from my stupid amazement, pushing me to my feet as The Keeper whispered again.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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forest
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From this reading How that crafty Mohawk had pierced the ring of Chippewas, I never knew, but his forest skill must have been far beyond theirs.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But my wits came back to me quickly enough, and I pushed Ruth forward to the opening, first stamping out the embers lest they betray us.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was Ruth who woke me from my stupid amazement, pushing me to my feet as The Keeper whispered again.
girdle
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From this reading I remembered the little buckskin bag of paint which always hung at his girdle, and knew that he must have prepared himself according to his own custom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How that crafty Mohawk had pierced the ring of Chippewas, I never knew, but his forest skill must have been far beyond theirs.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How that crafty Mohawk had pierced the ring of Chippewas, I never knew, but his forest skill must have been far beyond theirs.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I remembered the little buckskin bag of paint which always hung at his girdle, and knew that he must have prepared himself according to his own custom.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I remembered the little buckskin bag of paint which always hung at his girdle, and knew that he must have prepared himself according to his own custom.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How that crafty Mohawk had pierced the ring of Chippewas, I never knew, but his forest skill must have been far beyond theirs.
How
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From this reading How that crafty Mohawk had pierced the ring of Chippewas, I never knew, but his forest skill must have been far beyond theirs.
hung
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From this reading I remembered the little buckskin bag of paint which always hung at his girdle, and knew that he must have prepared himself according to his own custom.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How that crafty Mohawk had pierced the ring of Chippewas, I never knew, but his forest skill must have been far beyond theirs.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Ruth who woke me from my stupid amazement, pushing me to my feet as The Keeper whispered again.
Keeper
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From this reading It was Ruth who woke me from my stupid amazement, pushing me to my feet as The Keeper whispered again.
knew
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From this reading How that crafty Mohawk had pierced the ring of Chippewas, I never knew, but his forest skill must have been far beyond theirs.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading But my wits came back to me quickly enough, and I pushed Ruth forward to the opening, first stamping out the embers lest they betray us.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I remembered the little buckskin bag of paint which always hung at his girdle, and knew that he must have prepared himself according to his own custom.
MARTYR
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From this reading A MARTYR OF THE SNOWS.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was Ruth who woke me from my stupid amazement, pushing me to my feet as The Keeper whispered again.
Mohawk
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From this reading How that crafty Mohawk had pierced the ring of Chippewas, I never knew, but his forest skill must have been far beyond theirs.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading How that crafty Mohawk had pierced the ring of Chippewas, I never knew, but his forest skill must have been far beyond theirs.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was Ruth who woke me from my stupid amazement, pushing me to my feet as The Keeper whispered again.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How that crafty Mohawk had pierced the ring of Chippewas, I never knew, but his forest skill must have been far beyond theirs.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MARTYR OF THE SNOWS.
opening
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out
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own
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From this reading I remembered the little buckskin bag of paint which always hung at his girdle, and knew that he must have prepared himself according to his own custom.
paint
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From this reading I remembered the little buckskin bag of paint which always hung at his girdle, and knew that he must have prepared himself according to his own custom.
pierced
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From this reading How that crafty Mohawk had pierced the ring of Chippewas, I never knew, but his forest skill must have been far beyond theirs.
prepared
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From this reading I remembered the little buckskin bag of paint which always hung at his girdle, and knew that he must have prepared himself according to his own custom.
pushed
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From this reading But my wits came back to me quickly enough, and I pushed Ruth forward to the opening, first stamping out the embers lest they betray us.
pushing
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From this reading It was Ruth who woke me from my stupid amazement, pushing me to my feet as The Keeper whispered again.
quickly
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From this reading But my wits came back to me quickly enough, and I pushed Ruth forward to the opening, first stamping out the embers lest they betray us.
remembered
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ring
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From this reading How that crafty Mohawk had pierced the ring of Chippewas, I never knew, but his forest skill must have been far beyond theirs.
Ruth
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From this reading It was Ruth who woke me from my stupid amazement, pushing me to my feet as The Keeper whispered again.
skill
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From this reading How that crafty Mohawk had pierced the ring of Chippewas, I never knew, but his forest skill must have been far beyond theirs.
SNOWS
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From this reading A MARTYR OF THE SNOWS.
stamping
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From this reading But my wits came back to me quickly enough, and I pushed Ruth forward to the opening, first stamping out the embers lest they betray us.
stupid
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From this reading It was Ruth who woke me from my stupid amazement, pushing me to my feet as The Keeper whispered again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How that crafty Mohawk had pierced the ring of Chippewas, I never knew, but his forest skill must have been far beyond theirs.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MARTYR OF THE SNOWS.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading How that crafty Mohawk had pierced the ring of Chippewas, I never knew, but his forest skill must have been far beyond theirs.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But my wits came back to me quickly enough, and I pushed Ruth forward to the opening, first stamping out the embers lest they betray us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Ruth who woke me from my stupid amazement, pushing me to my feet as The Keeper whispered again.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But my wits came back to me quickly enough, and I pushed Ruth forward to the opening, first stamping out the embers lest they betray us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Ruth who woke me from my stupid amazement, pushing me to my feet as The Keeper whispered again.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I remembered the little buckskin bag of paint which always hung at his girdle, and knew that he must have prepared himself according to his own custom.
whispered
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From this reading It was Ruth who woke me from my stupid amazement, pushing me to my feet as The Keeper whispered again.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Ruth who woke me from my stupid amazement, pushing me to my feet as The Keeper whispered again.
wits
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From this reading But my wits came back to me quickly enough, and I pushed Ruth forward to the opening, first stamping out the embers lest they betray us.
woke
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From this reading It was Ruth who woke me from my stupid amazement, pushing me to my feet as The Keeper whispered again.
