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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 “Just see here!” said Dick, picking up the mineralogy book which was lying open and face down at some distance from the general wreck, with a lot of the leaves partly torn out.
absence
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From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
astoundment
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From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Purdick, in his capacity of camp cook, knelt to gather up what he could of the scattered flour and corn meal, but there wasn’t very much of either that could be salvaged.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
book
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From this reading “Just see here!” said Dick, picking up the mineralogy book which was lying open and face down at some distance from the general wreck, with a lot of the leaves partly torn out.
breadth
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From this reading While Purdick was trying to save some of the eatables, Larry and Dick reassembled the scattered dunnage and camp equipment, endeavoring to make some estimate of the length and breadth of the disaster.
burst
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From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Purdick, in his capacity of camp cook, knelt to gather up what he could of the scattered flour and corn meal, but there wasn’t very much of either that could be salvaged.
camp
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From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
capacity
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From this reading Purdick, in his capacity of camp cook, knelt to gather up what he could of the scattered flour and corn meal, but there wasn’t very much of either that could be salvaged.
cook
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From this reading Purdick, in his capacity of camp cook, knelt to gather up what he could of the scattered flour and corn meal, but there wasn’t very much of either that could be salvaged.
corn
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From this reading Purdick, in his capacity of camp cook, knelt to gather up what he could of the scattered flour and corn meal, but there wasn’t very much of either that could be salvaged.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Purdick, in his capacity of camp cook, knelt to gather up what he could of the scattered flour and corn meal, but there wasn’t very much of either that could be salvaged.
count
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From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the food losses, of course, that were the most serious.
Dick
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From this reading While Purdick was trying to save some of the eatables, Larry and Dick reassembled the scattered dunnage and camp equipment, endeavoring to make some estimate of the length and breadth of the disaster.
disaster
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From this reading While Purdick was trying to save some of the eatables, Larry and Dick reassembled the scattered dunnage and camp equipment, endeavoring to make some estimate of the length and breadth of the disaster.
distance
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From this reading “Just see here!” said Dick, picking up the mineralogy book which was lying open and face down at some distance from the general wreck, with a lot of the leaves partly torn out.
down
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From this reading “Just see here!” said Dick, picking up the mineralogy book which was lying open and face down at some distance from the general wreck, with a lot of the leaves partly torn out.
dunnage
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From this reading While Purdick was trying to save some of the eatables, Larry and Dick reassembled the scattered dunnage and camp equipment, endeavoring to make some estimate of the length and breadth of the disaster.
eatables
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From this reading While Purdick was trying to save some of the eatables, Larry and Dick reassembled the scattered dunnage and camp equipment, endeavoring to make some estimate of the length and breadth of the disaster.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Purdick, in his capacity of camp cook, knelt to gather up what he could of the scattered flour and corn meal, but there wasn’t very much of either that could be salvaged.
endeavoring
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From this reading While Purdick was trying to save some of the eatables, Larry and Dick reassembled the scattered dunnage and camp equipment, endeavoring to make some estimate of the length and breadth of the disaster.
equipment
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From this reading While Purdick was trying to save some of the eatables, Larry and Dick reassembled the scattered dunnage and camp equipment, endeavoring to make some estimate of the length and breadth of the disaster.
estimate
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From this reading While Purdick was trying to save some of the eatables, Larry and Dick reassembled the scattered dunnage and camp equipment, endeavoring to make some estimate of the length and breadth of the disaster.
face
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From this reading “Just see here!” said Dick, picking up the mineralogy book which was lying open and face down at some distance from the general wreck, with a lot of the leaves partly torn out.
finding
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From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
flour
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From this reading Purdick, in his capacity of camp cook, knelt to gather up what he could of the scattered flour and corn meal, but there wasn’t very much of either that could be salvaged.
food
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From this reading It was the food losses, of course, that were the most serious.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Just see here!” said Dick, picking up the mineralogy book which was lying open and face down at some distance from the general wreck, with a lot of the leaves partly torn out.
fury
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From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
gather
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From this reading Purdick, in his capacity of camp cook, knelt to gather up what he could of the scattered flour and corn meal, but there wasn’t very much of either that could be salvaged.
general
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From this reading “Just see here!” said Dick, picking up the mineralogy book which was lying open and face down at some distance from the general wreck, with a lot of the leaves partly torn out.
gorge
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From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Purdick, in his capacity of camp cook, knelt to gather up what he could of the scattered flour and corn meal, but there wasn’t very much of either that could be salvaged.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Just see here!” said Dick, picking up the mineralogy book which was lying open and face down at some distance from the general wreck, with a lot of the leaves partly torn out.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Purdick, in his capacity of camp cook, knelt to gather up what he could of the scattered flour and corn meal, but there wasn’t very much of either that could be salvaged.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
Just
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From this reading “Just see here!” said Dick, picking up the mineralogy book which was lying open and face down at some distance from the general wreck, with a lot of the leaves partly torn out.
knelt
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From this reading Purdick, in his capacity of camp cook, knelt to gather up what he could of the scattered flour and corn meal, but there wasn’t very much of either that could be salvaged.
Larry
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From this reading While Purdick was trying to save some of the eatables, Larry and Dick reassembled the scattered dunnage and camp equipment, endeavoring to make some estimate of the length and breadth of the disaster.
leaves
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From this reading “Just see here!” said Dick, picking up the mineralogy book which was lying open and face down at some distance from the general wreck, with a lot of the leaves partly torn out.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading While Purdick was trying to save some of the eatables, Larry and Dick reassembled the scattered dunnage and camp equipment, endeavoring to make some estimate of the length and breadth of the disaster.
looted
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From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
losses
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From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
lot
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From this reading “Just see here!” said Dick, picking up the mineralogy book which was lying open and face down at some distance from the general wreck, with a lot of the leaves partly torn out.
lying
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From this reading “Just see here!” said Dick, picking up the mineralogy book which was lying open and face down at some distance from the general wreck, with a lot of the leaves partly torn out.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Purdick was trying to save some of the eatables, Larry and Dick reassembled the scattered dunnage and camp equipment, endeavoring to make some estimate of the length and breadth of the disaster.
meal
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From this reading Purdick, in his capacity of camp cook, knelt to gather up what he could of the scattered flour and corn meal, but there wasn’t very much of either that could be salvaged.
mineralogy
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From this reading “Just see here!” said Dick, picking up the mineralogy book which was lying open and face down at some distance from the general wreck, with a lot of the leaves partly torn out.
most
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From this reading It was the food losses, of course, that were the most serious.
much
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From this reading Purdick, in his capacity of camp cook, knelt to gather up what he could of the scattered flour and corn meal, but there wasn’t very much of either that could be salvaged.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Just see here!” said Dick, picking up the mineralogy book which was lying open and face down at some distance from the general wreck, with a lot of the leaves partly torn out.
out
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From this reading “Just see here!” said Dick, picking up the mineralogy book which was lying open and face down at some distance from the general wreck, with a lot of the leaves partly torn out.
partly
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From this reading “Just see here!” said Dick, picking up the mineralogy book which was lying open and face down at some distance from the general wreck, with a lot of the leaves partly torn out.
picking
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From this reading “Just see here!” said Dick, picking up the mineralogy book which was lying open and face down at some distance from the general wreck, with a lot of the leaves partly torn out.
Purdick
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From this reading Purdick, in his capacity of camp cook, knelt to gather up what he could of the scattered flour and corn meal, but there wasn’t very much of either that could be salvaged.
RATIONS
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From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
reassembled
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From this reading While Purdick was trying to save some of the eatables, Larry and Dick reassembled the scattered dunnage and camp equipment, endeavoring to make some estimate of the length and breadth of the disaster.
said
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From this reading “Just see here!” said Dick, picking up the mineralogy book which was lying open and face down at some distance from the general wreck, with a lot of the leaves partly torn out.
salvaged
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From this reading Purdick, in his capacity of camp cook, knelt to gather up what he could of the scattered flour and corn meal, but there wasn’t very much of either that could be salvaged.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading While Purdick was trying to save some of the eatables, Larry and Dick reassembled the scattered dunnage and camp equipment, endeavoring to make some estimate of the length and breadth of the disaster.
scattered
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From this reading Purdick, in his capacity of camp cook, knelt to gather up what he could of the scattered flour and corn meal, but there wasn’t very much of either that could be salvaged.
see
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From this reading “Just see here!” said Dick, picking up the mineralogy book which was lying open and face down at some distance from the general wreck, with a lot of the leaves partly torn out.
serious
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From this reading It was the food losses, of course, that were the most serious.
SHORTadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
some
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From this reading While Purdick was trying to save some of the eatables, Larry and Dick reassembled the scattered dunnage and camp equipment, endeavoring to make some estimate of the length and breadth of the disaster.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
there
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From this reading Purdick, in his capacity of camp cook, knelt to gather up what he could of the scattered flour and corn meal, but there wasn’t very much of either that could be salvaged.
three
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From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
torn
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From this reading “Just see here!” said Dick, picking up the mineralogy book which was lying open and face down at some distance from the general wreck, with a lot of the leaves partly torn out.
trying
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From this reading While Purdick was trying to save some of the eatables, Larry and Dick reassembled the scattered dunnage and camp equipment, endeavoring to make some estimate of the length and breadth of the disaster.
up
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From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
very
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From this reading Purdick, in his capacity of camp cook, knelt to gather up what he could of the scattered flour and corn meal, but there wasn’t very much of either that could be salvaged.
victims
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From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
visited
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From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
wasn't
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From this reading Purdick, in his capacity of camp cook, knelt to gather up what he could of the scattered flour and corn meal, but there wasn’t very much of either that could be salvaged.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was the food losses, of course, that were the most serious.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Purdick, in his capacity of camp cook, knelt to gather up what he could of the scattered flour and corn meal, but there wasn’t very much of either that could be salvaged.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Just see here!” said Dick, picking up the mineralogy book which was lying open and face down at some distance from the general wreck, with a lot of the leaves partly torn out.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Purdick was trying to save some of the eatables, Larry and Dick reassembled the scattered dunnage and camp equipment, endeavoring to make some estimate of the length and breadth of the disaster.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Just see here!” said Dick, picking up the mineralogy book which was lying open and face down at some distance from the general wreck, with a lot of the leaves partly torn out.
wrathful
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From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
wreck
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From this reading “Just see here!” said Dick, picking up the mineralogy book which was lying open and face down at some distance from the general wreck, with a lot of the leaves partly torn out.
wreckedadjectiveUS /rɛkt/
destroyed or damaged by shipwreck
From this reading SHORT RATIONS After the first burst of wrathful astoundment at finding their camp wrecked and looted, the three victims of whatever fury it was that had visited the gorge in their absence began to count up their losses.
