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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 Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I guess we are more or less tenderfoots yet.”
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And then he went over to the clump of dwarfed trees and gathered some wood for the coffee fire, coffee being the only thing they had to cook.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.
calling
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From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
camped
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From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.
castaways
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From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
chill
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From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
clump
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From this reading And then he went over to the clump of dwarfed trees and gathered some wood for the coffee fire, coffee being the only thing they had to cook.
coffee
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From this reading And then he went over to the clump of dwarfed trees and gathered some wood for the coffee fire, coffee being the only thing they had to cook.
cold
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From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
comfort
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From this reading “More spilt milk,” Dick lamented when he saw how they had missed what little comfort they might have had.
cook
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From this reading And then he went over to the clump of dwarfed trees and gathered some wood for the coffee fire, coffee being the only thing they had to cook.
dawn
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From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
daylight
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From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.
Dick
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From this reading “More spilt milk,” Dick lamented when he saw how they had missed what little comfort they might have had.
dwarfed
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From this reading And then he went over to the clump of dwarfed trees and gathered some wood for the coffee fire, coffee being the only thing they had to cook.
farther
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From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.
fire
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From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
forced
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From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
gathered
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From this reading And then he went over to the clump of dwarfed trees and gathered some wood for the coffee fire, coffee being the only thing they had to cook.
going
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From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.
guess
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From this reading “I guess we are more or less tenderfoots yet.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “More spilt milk,” Dick lamented when he saw how they had missed what little comfort they might have had.
how
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From this reading “More spilt milk,” Dick lamented when he saw how they had missed what little comfort they might have had.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I guess we are more or less tenderfoots yet.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.
lamentedverbUS /ləˈmentɪd/
expressed great sadness or disappointment
From this reading “More spilt milk,” Dick lamented when he saw how they had missed what little comfort they might have had.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.
less
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From this reading “I guess we are more or less tenderfoots yet.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.
march
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From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.
milk
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From this reading “More spilt milk,” Dick lamented when he saw how they had missed what little comfort they might have had.
missed
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From this reading “More spilt milk,” Dick lamented when he saw how they had missed what little comfort they might have had.
More
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From this reading “More spilt milk,” Dick lamented when he saw how they had missed what little comfort they might have had.
mountain
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From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
night
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From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
now
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From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
only
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From this reading And then he went over to the clump of dwarfed trees and gathered some wood for the coffee fire, coffee being the only thing they had to cook.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I guess we are more or less tenderfoots yet.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And then he went over to the clump of dwarfed trees and gathered some wood for the coffee fire, coffee being the only thing they had to cook.
PEACHES
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From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
Pretty
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From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
saw
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From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.
show
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From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
some
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From this reading And then he went over to the clump of dwarfed trees and gathered some wood for the coffee fire, coffee being the only thing they had to cook.
spent
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From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
spilt
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From this reading “More spilt milk,” Dick lamented when he saw how they had missed what little comfort they might have had.
stiff
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From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
surroundings
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From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.
tenderfoots
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From this reading “I guess we are more or less tenderfoots yet.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
then
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From this reading And then he went over to the clump of dwarfed trees and gathered some wood for the coffee fire, coffee being the only thing they had to cook.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then he went over to the clump of dwarfed trees and gathered some wood for the coffee fire, coffee being the only thing they had to cook.
three
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From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
timber
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From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.
TOMATOES
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From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
top
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From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
trees
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From this reading And then he went over to the clump of dwarfed trees and gathered some wood for the coffee fire, coffee being the only thing they had to cook.
up
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From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I guess we are more or less tenderfoots yet.”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then he went over to the clump of dwarfed trees and gathered some wood for the coffee fire, coffee being the only thing they had to cook.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “More spilt milk,” Dick lamented when he saw how they had missed what little comfort they might have had.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “More spilt milk,” Dick lamented when he saw how they had missed what little comfort they might have had.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading TOMATOES AND PEACHES Pretty stiff from their forced march and the chill of the night spent on the cold mountain top without fire, the three castaways――for so they were now calling themselves――were up with the dawn.
wood
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From this reading Now that they had daylight to show them their surroundings, they saw that by going a little farther along the mountain to the left they might have camped in timber and had wood for a fire.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “I guess we are more or less tenderfoots yet.”
