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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 IN THE RANGES A month had passed when Weston stood one morning outside the tent he scarcely expected that he or his comrade would sleep in again.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The smoke of the cooking-fire hung in heavy blue wreaths about the tent, and a thick rain beat into the faces of the men.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE RANGES A month had passed when Weston stood one morning outside the tent he scarcely expected that he or his comrade would sleep in again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
beat
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From this reading The smoke of the cooking-fire hung in heavy blue wreaths about the tent, and a thick rain beat into the faces of the men.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
blue
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From this reading The smoke of the cooking-fire hung in heavy blue wreaths about the tent, and a thick rain beat into the faces of the men.
boggy
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From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
branch
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From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
change
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From this reading The few weeks they had spent in the wilderness had made a change in them.
clearer
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From this reading Grenfell had clearer eyes and skin, and was steadier on his legs, for he had slaked his thirst with river-water for some time now.
climbing
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From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
comrade
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From this reading IN THE RANGES A month had passed when Weston stood one morning outside the tent he scarcely expected that he or his comrade would sleep in again.
cooking-fire
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From this reading The smoke of the cooking-fire hung in heavy blue wreaths about the tent, and a thick rain beat into the faces of the men.
diminutive
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From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
expected
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From this reading IN THE RANGES A month had passed when Weston stood one morning outside the tent he scarcely expected that he or his comrade would sleep in again.
eyes
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From this reading Grenfell had clearer eyes and skin, and was steadier on his legs, for he had slaked his thirst with river-water for some time now.
faces
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From this reading The smoke of the cooking-fire hung in heavy blue wreaths about the tent, and a thick rain beat into the faces of the men.
few
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From this reading The few weeks they had spent in the wilderness had made a change in them.
firs
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From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Grenfell had clearer eyes and skin, and was steadier on his legs, for he had slaked his thirst with river-water for some time now.
Grenfell
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From this reading Grenfell had clearer eyes and skin, and was steadier on his legs, for he had slaked his thirst with river-water for some time now.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN THE RANGES A month had passed when Weston stood one morning outside the tent he scarcely expected that he or his comrade would sleep in again.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN THE RANGES A month had passed when Weston stood one morning outside the tent he scarcely expected that he or his comrade would sleep in again.
heavy
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From this reading The smoke of the cooking-fire hung in heavy blue wreaths about the tent, and a thick rain beat into the faces of the men.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN THE RANGES A month had passed when Weston stood one morning outside the tent he scarcely expected that he or his comrade would sleep in again.
hung
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From this reading The smoke of the cooking-fire hung in heavy blue wreaths about the tent, and a thick rain beat into the faces of the men.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE RANGES A month had passed when Weston stood one morning outside the tent he scarcely expected that he or his comrade would sleep in again.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The smoke of the cooking-fire hung in heavy blue wreaths about the tent, and a thick rain beat into the faces of the men.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
latter
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From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
legs
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From this reading Grenfell had clearer eyes and skin, and was steadier on his legs, for he had slaked his thirst with river-water for some time now.
made
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From this reading The few weeks they had spent in the wilderness had made a change in them.
men
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From this reading The smoke of the cooking-fire hung in heavy blue wreaths about the tent, and a thick rain beat into the faces of the men.
mist
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From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
month
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From this reading IN THE RANGES A month had passed when Weston stood one morning outside the tent he scarcely expected that he or his comrade would sleep in again.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE RANGES A month had passed when Weston stood one morning outside the tent he scarcely expected that he or his comrade would sleep in again.
natural
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From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
now
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From this reading Grenfell had clearer eyes and skin, and was steadier on his legs, for he had slaked his thirst with river-water for some time now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Grenfell had clearer eyes and skin, and was steadier on his legs, for he had slaked his thirst with river-water for some time now.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading IN THE RANGES A month had passed when Weston stood one morning outside the tent he scarcely expected that he or his comrade would sleep in again.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading IN THE RANGES A month had passed when Weston stood one morning outside the tent he scarcely expected that he or his comrade would sleep in again.
out
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From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN THE RANGES A month had passed when Weston stood one morning outside the tent he scarcely expected that he or his comrade would sleep in again.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE RANGES A month had passed when Weston stood one morning outside the tent he scarcely expected that he or his comrade would sleep in again.
pitchednounUS /pitched/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
prairie
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From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
ragged
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From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
rain
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From this reading The smoke of the cooking-fire hung in heavy blue wreaths about the tent, and a thick rain beat into the faces of the men.
raised
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From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
range
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From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
RANGES
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From this reading IN THE RANGES A month had passed when Weston stood one morning outside the tent he scarcely expected that he or his comrade would sleep in again.
river-water
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From this reading Grenfell had clearer eyes and skin, and was steadier on his legs, for he had slaked his thirst with river-water for some time now.
scarcely
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From this reading IN THE RANGES A month had passed when Weston stood one morning outside the tent he scarcely expected that he or his comrade would sleep in again.
shrouded
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From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
skin
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From this reading Grenfell had clearer eyes and skin, and was steadier on his legs, for he had slaked his thirst with river-water for some time now.
slaked
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From this reading Grenfell had clearer eyes and skin, and was steadier on his legs, for he had slaked his thirst with river-water for some time now.
sleep
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From this reading IN THE RANGES A month had passed when Weston stood one morning outside the tent he scarcely expected that he or his comrade would sleep in again.
sliding
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From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
smoke
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From this reading The smoke of the cooking-fire hung in heavy blue wreaths about the tent, and a thick rain beat into the faces of the men.
somber
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From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
some
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From this reading Grenfell had clearer eyes and skin, and was steadier on his legs, for he had slaked his thirst with river-water for some time now.
spent
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From this reading The few weeks they had spent in the wilderness had made a change in them.
spire
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From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
steadier
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From this reading Grenfell had clearer eyes and skin, and was steadier on his legs, for he had slaked his thirst with river-water for some time now.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE RANGES A month had passed when Weston stood one morning outside the tent he scarcely expected that he or his comrade would sleep in again.
strip
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From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
tent
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From this reading IN THE RANGES A month had passed when Weston stood one morning outside the tent he scarcely expected that he or his comrade would sleep in again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN THE RANGES A month had passed when Weston stood one morning outside the tent he scarcely expected that he or his comrade would sleep in again.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE RANGES A month had passed when Weston stood one morning outside the tent he scarcely expected that he or his comrade would sleep in again.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The few weeks they had spent in the wilderness had made a change in them.
then
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From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
there
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From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The few weeks they had spent in the wilderness had made a change in them.
thick
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From this reading The smoke of the cooking-fire hung in heavy blue wreaths about the tent, and a thick rain beat into the faces of the men.
thirst
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From this reading Grenfell had clearer eyes and skin, and was steadier on his legs, for he had slaked his thirst with river-water for some time now.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Grenfell had clearer eyes and skin, and was steadier on his legs, for he had slaked his thirst with river-water for some time now.
towering
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From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
weeks
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From this reading The few weeks they had spent in the wilderness had made a change in them.
Weston
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From this reading IN THE RANGES A month had passed when Weston stood one morning outside the tent he scarcely expected that he or his comrade would sleep in again.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading IN THE RANGES A month had passed when Weston stood one morning outside the tent he scarcely expected that he or his comrade would sleep in again.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was pitched beside a diminutive strip of boggy natural prairie under the towering range, though the latter was then shrouded in sliding mist out of which the climbing firs raised here and there a ragged spire or somber branch.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading The few weeks they had spent in the wilderness had made a change in them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Grenfell had clearer eyes and skin, and was steadier on his legs, for he had slaked his thirst with river-water for some time now.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading IN THE RANGES A month had passed when Weston stood one morning outside the tent he scarcely expected that he or his comrade would sleep in again.
wreaths
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From this reading The smoke of the cooking-fire hung in heavy blue wreaths about the tent, and a thick rain beat into the faces of the men.
