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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 When I woke, it was in the midst of a grave silence.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That may scarce mean sense, yet to the full it expresses the feeling that came upon me when I opened my eyes and looked about me.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I was sitting against the cave wall, Ruth at my side, and Grim, his great honest dog's eyes full of pain, crouching and looking up at me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That may scarce mean sense, yet to the full it expresses the feeling that came upon me when I opened my eyes and looked about me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was sitting against the cave wall, Ruth at my side, and Grim, his great honest dog's eyes full of pain, crouching and looking up at me.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Now the little cave was full of light and men--Uchichak and other chiefs of the Crees, who were standing silent before me, while the light smoke from the dry wood drove past us in the draught.
came
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From this reading That may scarce mean sense, yet to the full it expresses the feeling that came upon me when I opened my eyes and looked about me.
cave
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From this reading I was sitting against the cave wall, Ruth at my side, and Grim, his great honest dog's eyes full of pain, crouching and looking up at me.
chiefs
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From this reading Now the little cave was full of light and men--Uchichak and other chiefs of the Crees, who were standing silent before me, while the light smoke from the dry wood drove past us in the draught.
Crees
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From this reading Now the little cave was full of light and men--Uchichak and other chiefs of the Crees, who were standing silent before me, while the light smoke from the dry wood drove past us in the draught.
crouching
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From this reading I was sitting against the cave wall, Ruth at my side, and Grim, his great honest dog's eyes full of pain, crouching and looking up at me.
dog's
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From this reading I was sitting against the cave wall, Ruth at my side, and Grim, his great honest dog's eyes full of pain, crouching and looking up at me.
draught
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From this reading Now the little cave was full of light and men--Uchichak and other chiefs of the Crees, who were standing silent before me, while the light smoke from the dry wood drove past us in the draught.
drove
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From this reading Now the little cave was full of light and men--Uchichak and other chiefs of the Crees, who were standing silent before me, while the light smoke from the dry wood drove past us in the draught.
dry
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From this reading Now the little cave was full of light and men--Uchichak and other chiefs of the Crees, who were standing silent before me, while the light smoke from the dry wood drove past us in the draught.
expresses
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From this reading That may scarce mean sense, yet to the full it expresses the feeling that came upon me when I opened my eyes and looked about me.
eyes
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From this reading That may scarce mean sense, yet to the full it expresses the feeling that came upon me when I opened my eyes and looked about me.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That may scarce mean sense, yet to the full it expresses the feeling that came upon me when I opened my eyes and looked about me.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now the little cave was full of light and men--Uchichak and other chiefs of the Crees, who were standing silent before me, while the light smoke from the dry wood drove past us in the draught.
full
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From this reading That may scarce mean sense, yet to the full it expresses the feeling that came upon me when I opened my eyes and looked about me.
grave
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From this reading When I woke, it was in the midst of a grave silence.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was sitting against the cave wall, Ruth at my side, and Grim, his great honest dog's eyes full of pain, crouching and looking up at me.
Grim
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From this reading I was sitting against the cave wall, Ruth at my side, and Grim, his great honest dog's eyes full of pain, crouching and looking up at me.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was sitting against the cave wall, Ruth at my side, and Grim, his great honest dog's eyes full of pain, crouching and looking up at me.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading I was sitting against the cave wall, Ruth at my side, and Grim, his great honest dog's eyes full of pain, crouching and looking up at me.
HOW
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From this reading HOW PIERRE RADISSON SLEPT.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I woke, it was in the midst of a grave silence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I woke, it was in the midst of a grave silence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When I woke, it was in the midst of a grave silence.
light
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From this reading Now the little cave was full of light and men--Uchichak and other chiefs of the Crees, who were standing silent before me, while the light smoke from the dry wood drove past us in the draught.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now the little cave was full of light and men--Uchichak and other chiefs of the Crees, who were standing silent before me, while the light smoke from the dry wood drove past us in the draught.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That may scarce mean sense, yet to the full it expresses the feeling that came upon me when I opened my eyes and looked about me.
looking
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From this reading I was sitting against the cave wall, Ruth at my side, and Grim, his great honest dog's eyes full of pain, crouching and looking up at me.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading That may scarce mean sense, yet to the full it expresses the feeling that came upon me when I opened my eyes and looked about me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That may scarce mean sense, yet to the full it expresses the feeling that came upon me when I opened my eyes and looked about me.
mean
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From this reading That may scarce mean sense, yet to the full it expresses the feeling that came upon me when I opened my eyes and looked about me.
men
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From this reading Now the little cave was full of light and men--Uchichak and other chiefs of the Crees, who were standing silent before me, while the light smoke from the dry wood drove past us in the draught.
midst
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From this reading When I woke, it was in the midst of a grave silence.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That may scarce mean sense, yet to the full it expresses the feeling that came upon me when I opened my eyes and looked about me.
Now
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From this reading Now the little cave was full of light and men--Uchichak and other chiefs of the Crees, who were standing silent before me, while the light smoke from the dry wood drove past us in the draught.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I woke, it was in the midst of a grave silence.
opened
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From this reading That may scarce mean sense, yet to the full it expresses the feeling that came upon me when I opened my eyes and looked about me.
other
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From this reading Now the little cave was full of light and men--Uchichak and other chiefs of the Crees, who were standing silent before me, while the light smoke from the dry wood drove past us in the draught.
pain
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From this reading I was sitting against the cave wall, Ruth at my side, and Grim, his great honest dog's eyes full of pain, crouching and looking up at me.
past
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From this reading Now the little cave was full of light and men--Uchichak and other chiefs of the Crees, who were standing silent before me, while the light smoke from the dry wood drove past us in the draught.
PIERRE
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From this reading HOW PIERRE RADISSON SLEPT.
RADISSON
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From this reading HOW PIERRE RADISSON SLEPT.
Ruth
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From this reading I was sitting against the cave wall, Ruth at my side, and Grim, his great honest dog's eyes full of pain, crouching and looking up at me.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading That may scarce mean sense, yet to the full it expresses the feeling that came upon me when I opened my eyes and looked about me.
sense
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From this reading That may scarce mean sense, yet to the full it expresses the feeling that came upon me when I opened my eyes and looked about me.
side
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From this reading I was sitting against the cave wall, Ruth at my side, and Grim, his great honest dog's eyes full of pain, crouching and looking up at me.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading When I woke, it was in the midst of a grave silence.
silent
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From this reading Now the little cave was full of light and men--Uchichak and other chiefs of the Crees, who were standing silent before me, while the light smoke from the dry wood drove past us in the draught.
sitting
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From this reading I was sitting against the cave wall, Ruth at my side, and Grim, his great honest dog's eyes full of pain, crouching and looking up at me.
SLEPT
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From this reading HOW PIERRE RADISSON SLEPT.
smoke
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From this reading Now the little cave was full of light and men--Uchichak and other chiefs of the Crees, who were standing silent before me, while the light smoke from the dry wood drove past us in the draught.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now the little cave was full of light and men--Uchichak and other chiefs of the Crees, who were standing silent before me, while the light smoke from the dry wood drove past us in the draught.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That may scarce mean sense, yet to the full it expresses the feeling that came upon me when I opened my eyes and looked about me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I woke, it was in the midst of a grave silence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That may scarce mean sense, yet to the full it expresses the feeling that came upon me when I opened my eyes and looked about me.
Uchichak
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From this reading Now the little cave was full of light and men--Uchichak and other chiefs of the Crees, who were standing silent before me, while the light smoke from the dry wood drove past us in the draught.
up
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From this reading I was sitting against the cave wall, Ruth at my side, and Grim, his great honest dog's eyes full of pain, crouching and looking up at me.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading That may scarce mean sense, yet to the full it expresses the feeling that came upon me when I opened my eyes and looked about me.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now the little cave was full of light and men--Uchichak and other chiefs of the Crees, who were standing silent before me, while the light smoke from the dry wood drove past us in the draught.
wall
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From this reading I was sitting against the cave wall, Ruth at my side, and Grim, his great honest dog's eyes full of pain, crouching and looking up at me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I woke, it was in the midst of a grave silence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now the little cave was full of light and men--Uchichak and other chiefs of the Crees, who were standing silent before me, while the light smoke from the dry wood drove past us in the draught.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I woke, it was in the midst of a grave silence.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Now the little cave was full of light and men--Uchichak and other chiefs of the Crees, who were standing silent before me, while the light smoke from the dry wood drove past us in the draught.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Now the little cave was full of light and men--Uchichak and other chiefs of the Crees, who were standing silent before me, while the light smoke from the dry wood drove past us in the draught.
woke
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From this reading When I woke, it was in the midst of a grave silence.
wood
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From this reading Now the little cave was full of light and men--Uchichak and other chiefs of the Crees, who were standing silent before me, while the light smoke from the dry wood drove past us in the draught.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading That may scarce mean sense, yet to the full it expresses the feeling that came upon me when I opened my eyes and looked about me.
