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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 The sleds, from runner to runner, measured sixteen inches, the trail eighteen; but the trail, packed down fully a foot by the traffic, was like a gutter.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
also
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From this reading Louis Savoy, aware of his rival's greater wisdom in the matter of dog-driving, had followed his lead and also waited.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack Harrington had anticipated this crush and waited by his sled until it untangled.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was little noise, and less chance of one passing another at that stage.
anticipated
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From this reading Jack Harrington had anticipated this crush and waited by his sled until it untangled.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was little noise, and less chance of one passing another at that stage.
aware
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From this reading Louis Savoy, aware of his rival's greater wisdom in the matter of dog-driving, had followed his lead and also waited.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
Bonanza
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From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
bunched
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From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Jack Harrington had anticipated this crush and waited by his sled until it untangled.
came
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From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
chance
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From this reading There was little noise, and less chance of one passing another at that stage.
crush
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From this reading Jack Harrington had anticipated this crush and waited by his sled until it untangled.
dog-driving
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From this reading Louis Savoy, aware of his rival's greater wisdom in the matter of dog-driving, had followed his lead and also waited.
down
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From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
earshotnounUS /ˈɪərʃɒt/
range within which sound can be heard
From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
eighteen
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From this reading The sleds, from runner to runner, measured sixteen inches, the trail eighteen; but the trail, packed down fully a foot by the traffic, was like a gutter.
file
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From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
followed
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From this reading Louis Savoy, aware of his rival's greater wisdom in the matter of dog-driving, had followed his lead and also waited.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sleds, from runner to runner, measured sixteen inches, the trail eighteen; but the trail, packed down fully a foot by the traffic, was like a gutter.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sleds, from runner to runner, measured sixteen inches, the trail eighteen; but the trail, packed down fully a foot by the traffic, was like a gutter.
fully
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From this reading The sleds, from runner to runner, measured sixteen inches, the trail eighteen; but the trail, packed down fully a foot by the traffic, was like a gutter.
greater
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From this reading Louis Savoy, aware of his rival's greater wisdom in the matter of dog-driving, had followed his lead and also waited.
gutter
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From this reading The sleds, from runner to runner, measured sixteen inches, the trail eighteen; but the trail, packed down fully a foot by the traffic, was like a gutter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jack Harrington had anticipated this crush and waited by his sled until it untangled.
Harrington
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From this reading Jack Harrington had anticipated this crush and waited by his sled until it untangled.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jack Harrington had anticipated this crush and waited by his sled until it untangled.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Louis Savoy, aware of his rival's greater wisdom in the matter of dog-driving, had followed his lead and also waited.
inches
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From this reading The sleds, from runner to runner, measured sixteen inches, the trail eighteen; but the trail, packed down fully a foot by the traffic, was like a gutter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jack Harrington had anticipated this crush and waited by his sled until it untangled.
Jack
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From this reading Jack Harrington had anticipated this crush and waited by his sled until it untangled.
lead
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From this reading Louis Savoy, aware of his rival's greater wisdom in the matter of dog-driving, had followed his lead and also waited.
less
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From this reading There was little noise, and less chance of one passing another at that stage.
like
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From this reading The sleds, from runner to runner, measured sixteen inches, the trail eighteen; but the trail, packed down fully a foot by the traffic, was like a gutter.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was little noise, and less chance of one passing another at that stage.
Louis
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From this reading Louis Savoy, aware of his rival's greater wisdom in the matter of dog-driving, had followed his lead and also waited.
matter
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From this reading Louis Savoy, aware of his rival's greater wisdom in the matter of dog-driving, had followed his lead and also waited.
measured
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From this reading The sleds, from runner to runner, measured sixteen inches, the trail eighteen; but the trail, packed down fully a foot by the traffic, was like a gutter.
miles
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From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
noise
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From this reading There was little noise, and less chance of one passing another at that stage.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Louis Savoy, aware of his rival's greater wisdom in the matter of dog-driving, had followed his lead and also waited.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was little noise, and less chance of one passing another at that stage.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
packed
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From this reading The sleds, from runner to runner, measured sixteen inches, the trail eighteen; but the trail, packed down fully a foot by the traffic, was like a gutter.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
passing
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From this reading There was little noise, and less chance of one passing another at that stage.
rival's
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From this reading Louis Savoy, aware of his rival's greater wisdom in the matter of dog-driving, had followed his lead and also waited.
rout
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From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
runner
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From this reading The sleds, from runner to runner, measured sixteen inches, the trail eighteen; but the trail, packed down fully a foot by the traffic, was like a gutter.
Savoy
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From this reading Louis Savoy, aware of his rival's greater wisdom in the matter of dog-driving, had followed his lead and also waited.
single
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From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
sixteen
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From this reading The sleds, from runner to runner, measured sixteen inches, the trail eighteen; but the trail, packed down fully a foot by the traffic, was like a gutter.
sled
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From this reading Jack Harrington had anticipated this crush and waited by his sled until it untangled.
sleds
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From this reading The sleds, from runner to runner, measured sixteen inches, the trail eighteen; but the trail, packed down fully a foot by the traffic, was like a gutter.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
speeding
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From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
stage
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From this reading There was little noise, and less chance of one passing another at that stage.
ten
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From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Louis Savoy, aware of his rival's greater wisdom in the matter of dog-driving, had followed his lead and also waited.
There
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From this reading There was little noise, and less chance of one passing another at that stage.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Jack Harrington had anticipated this crush and waited by his sled until it untangled.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
traffic
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From this reading The sleds, from runner to runner, measured sixteen inches, the trail eighteen; but the trail, packed down fully a foot by the traffic, was like a gutter.
trail
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From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
travelled
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From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
untangled
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From this reading Jack Harrington had anticipated this crush and waited by his sled until it untangled.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Jack Harrington had anticipated this crush and waited by his sled until it untangled.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
waited
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From this reading Jack Harrington had anticipated this crush and waited by his sled until it untangled.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
well
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From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The rout had passed beyond earshot when they took the trail, and it was not till they had travelled the ten miles or so down to Bonanza that they came upon it, speeding along in single file, but well bunched.
wisdom
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From this reading Louis Savoy, aware of his rival's greater wisdom in the matter of dog-driving, had followed his lead and also waited.
