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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 So I sat there alone, my head upon my arms, until the thudding of the arrows had ceased and a single yell from the Chippewas told me that it was finished.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading That speech of The Keeper had staggered him, and I caught him more than once, in the hours that followed, gazing steadfastly at the track of the Mighty One across the snows.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I do not think that this triumph of The Pike was greatly to his liking, after all.
all
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From this reading I do not think that this triumph of The Pike was greatly to his liking, after all.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I sat there alone, my head upon my arms, until the thudding of the arrows had ceased and a single yell from the Chippewas told me that it was finished.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That speech of The Keeper had staggered him, and I caught him more than once, in the hours that followed, gazing steadfastly at the track of the Mighty One across the snows.
arms
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From this reading So I sat there alone, my head upon my arms, until the thudding of the arrows had ceased and a single yell from the Chippewas told me that it was finished.
arrows
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From this reading So I sat there alone, my head upon my arms, until the thudding of the arrows had ceased and a single yell from the Chippewas told me that it was finished.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That speech of The Keeper had staggered him, and I caught him more than once, in the hours that followed, gazing steadfastly at the track of the Mighty One across the snows.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading How that track came there I know not; the moose must have passed from the forest to the ridge during the night without being seen or heard, which was like enough.
came
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From this reading How that track came there I know not; the moose must have passed from the forest to the ridge during the night without being seen or heard, which was like enough.
caught
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From this reading That speech of The Keeper had staggered him, and I caught him more than once, in the hours that followed, gazing steadfastly at the track of the Mighty One across the snows.
ceased
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From this reading So I sat there alone, my head upon my arms, until the thudding of the arrows had ceased and a single yell from the Chippewas told me that it was finished.
Chippewas
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From this reading So I sat there alone, my head upon my arms, until the thudding of the arrows had ceased and a single yell from the Chippewas told me that it was finished.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not think that this triumph of The Pike was greatly to his liking, after all.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading How that track came there I know not; the moose must have passed from the forest to the ridge during the night without being seen or heard, which was like enough.
END
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From this reading HUDSON'S END.
enough
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From this reading How that track came there I know not; the moose must have passed from the forest to the ridge during the night without being seen or heard, which was like enough.
finished
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From this reading So I sat there alone, my head upon my arms, until the thudding of the arrows had ceased and a single yell from the Chippewas told me that it was finished.
followed
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From this reading That speech of The Keeper had staggered him, and I caught him more than once, in the hours that followed, gazing steadfastly at the track of the Mighty One across the snows.
forest
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From this reading How that track came there I know not; the moose must have passed from the forest to the ridge during the night without being seen or heard, which was like enough.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading How that track came there I know not; the moose must have passed from the forest to the ridge during the night without being seen or heard, which was like enough.
gazing
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From this reading That speech of The Keeper had staggered him, and I caught him more than once, in the hours that followed, gazing steadfastly at the track of the Mighty One across the snows.
greatly
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From this reading I do not think that this triumph of The Pike was greatly to his liking, after all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That speech of The Keeper had staggered him, and I caught him more than once, in the hours that followed, gazing steadfastly at the track of the Mighty One across the snows.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How that track came there I know not; the moose must have passed from the forest to the ridge during the night without being seen or heard, which was like enough.
head
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From this reading So I sat there alone, my head upon my arms, until the thudding of the arrows had ceased and a single yell from the Chippewas told me that it was finished.
heard
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From this reading How that track came there I know not; the moose must have passed from the forest to the ridge during the night without being seen or heard, which was like enough.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That speech of The Keeper had staggered him, and I caught him more than once, in the hours that followed, gazing steadfastly at the track of the Mighty One across the snows.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I do not think that this triumph of The Pike was greatly to his liking, after all.
hours
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From this reading That speech of The Keeper had staggered him, and I caught him more than once, in the hours that followed, gazing steadfastly at the track of the Mighty One across the snows.
How
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From this reading How that track came there I know not; the moose must have passed from the forest to the ridge during the night without being seen or heard, which was like enough.
HUDSON'S
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From this reading HUDSON'S END.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not think that this triumph of The Pike was greatly to his liking, after all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That speech of The Keeper had staggered him, and I caught him more than once, in the hours that followed, gazing steadfastly at the track of the Mighty One across the snows.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So I sat there alone, my head upon my arms, until the thudding of the arrows had ceased and a single yell from the Chippewas told me that it was finished.
Keeper
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From this reading That speech of The Keeper had staggered him, and I caught him more than once, in the hours that followed, gazing steadfastly at the track of the Mighty One across the snows.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How that track came there I know not; the moose must have passed from the forest to the ridge during the night without being seen or heard, which was like enough.
like
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From this reading How that track came there I know not; the moose must have passed from the forest to the ridge during the night without being seen or heard, which was like enough.
liking
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From this reading I do not think that this triumph of The Pike was greatly to his liking, after all.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So I sat there alone, my head upon my arms, until the thudding of the arrows had ceased and a single yell from the Chippewas told me that it was finished.
Mighty
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From this reading That speech of The Keeper had staggered him, and I caught him more than once, in the hours that followed, gazing steadfastly at the track of the Mighty One across the snows.
moose
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From this reading How that track came there I know not; the moose must have passed from the forest to the ridge during the night without being seen or heard, which was like enough.
more
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From this reading That speech of The Keeper had staggered him, and I caught him more than once, in the hours that followed, gazing steadfastly at the track of the Mighty One across the snows.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading How that track came there I know not; the moose must have passed from the forest to the ridge during the night without being seen or heard, which was like enough.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So I sat there alone, my head upon my arms, until the thudding of the arrows had ceased and a single yell from the Chippewas told me that it was finished.
night
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From this reading How that track came there I know not; the moose must have passed from the forest to the ridge during the night without being seen or heard, which was like enough.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not think that this triumph of The Pike was greatly to his liking, after all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I do not think that this triumph of The Pike was greatly to his liking, after all.
once
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From this reading That speech of The Keeper had staggered him, and I caught him more than once, in the hours that followed, gazing steadfastly at the track of the Mighty One across the snows.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That speech of The Keeper had staggered him, and I caught him more than once, in the hours that followed, gazing steadfastly at the track of the Mighty One across the snows.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How that track came there I know not; the moose must have passed from the forest to the ridge during the night without being seen or heard, which was like enough.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How that track came there I know not; the moose must have passed from the forest to the ridge during the night without being seen or heard, which was like enough.
Pike
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From this reading I do not think that this triumph of The Pike was greatly to his liking, after all.
ridge
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From this reading How that track came there I know not; the moose must have passed from the forest to the ridge during the night without being seen or heard, which was like enough.
sat
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From this reading So I sat there alone, my head upon my arms, until the thudding of the arrows had ceased and a single yell from the Chippewas told me that it was finished.
seen
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From this reading How that track came there I know not; the moose must have passed from the forest to the ridge during the night without being seen or heard, which was like enough.
single
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From this reading So I sat there alone, my head upon my arms, until the thudding of the arrows had ceased and a single yell from the Chippewas told me that it was finished.
snows
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From this reading That speech of The Keeper had staggered him, and I caught him more than once, in the hours that followed, gazing steadfastly at the track of the Mighty One across the snows.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I sat there alone, my head upon my arms, until the thudding of the arrows had ceased and a single yell from the Chippewas told me that it was finished.
speech
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From this reading That speech of The Keeper had staggered him, and I caught him more than once, in the hours that followed, gazing steadfastly at the track of the Mighty One across the snows.
staggered
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From this reading That speech of The Keeper had staggered him, and I caught him more than once, in the hours that followed, gazing steadfastly at the track of the Mighty One across the snows.
steadfastly
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From this reading That speech of The Keeper had staggered him, and I caught him more than once, in the hours that followed, gazing steadfastly at the track of the Mighty One across the snows.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That speech of The Keeper had staggered him, and I caught him more than once, in the hours that followed, gazing steadfastly at the track of the Mighty One across the snows.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I do not think that this triumph of The Pike was greatly to his liking, after all.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I do not think that this triumph of The Pike was greatly to his liking, after all.
there
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From this reading How that track came there I know not; the moose must have passed from the forest to the ridge during the night without being seen or heard, which was like enough.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not think that this triumph of The Pike was greatly to his liking, after all.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I do not think that this triumph of The Pike was greatly to his liking, after all.
thudding
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From this reading So I sat there alone, my head upon my arms, until the thudding of the arrows had ceased and a single yell from the Chippewas told me that it was finished.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I do not think that this triumph of The Pike was greatly to his liking, after all.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I sat there alone, my head upon my arms, until the thudding of the arrows had ceased and a single yell from the Chippewas told me that it was finished.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading That speech of The Keeper had staggered him, and I caught him more than once, in the hours that followed, gazing steadfastly at the track of the Mighty One across the snows.
triumph
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From this reading I do not think that this triumph of The Pike was greatly to his liking, after all.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading So I sat there alone, my head upon my arms, until the thudding of the arrows had ceased and a single yell from the Chippewas told me that it was finished.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So I sat there alone, my head upon my arms, until the thudding of the arrows had ceased and a single yell from the Chippewas told me that it was finished.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I do not think that this triumph of The Pike was greatly to his liking, after all.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading How that track came there I know not; the moose must have passed from the forest to the ridge during the night without being seen or heard, which was like enough.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading How that track came there I know not; the moose must have passed from the forest to the ridge during the night without being seen or heard, which was like enough.
yell
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From this reading So I sat there alone, my head upon my arms, until the thudding of the arrows had ceased and a single yell from the Chippewas told me that it was finished.
