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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 SECRET OF THE HILL It was the morning following the great storm, a perfect day of cloudless sunshine, and the Padre and Buck were on their way from the fur fort to the camp.
abandonment
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From this reading Their mission was to learn the decision of its inhabitants as to their abandonment of the valley; and in the Padre's pocket was a large amount of money for distribution.
account
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From this reading But the Padre's moods, even to his friends, were difficult to account for.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading Their mission was to learn the decision of its inhabitants as to their abandonment of the valley; and in the Padre's pocket was a large amount of money for distribution.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE HILL It was the morning following the great storm, a perfect day of cloudless sunshine, and the Padre and Buck were on their way from the fur fort to the camp.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Their mission was to learn the decision of its inhabitants as to their abandonment of the valley; and in the Padre's pocket was a large amount of money for distribution.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nor did there seem to be much reason why they should be.
Buck
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From this reading THE SECRET OF THE HILL It was the morning following the great storm, a perfect day of cloudless sunshine, and the Padre and Buck were on their way from the fur fort to the camp.
buoyant
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From this reading The elder man's spirits were quietly buoyant.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the Padre's moods, even to his friends, were difficult to account for.
camp
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From this reading THE SECRET OF THE HILL It was the morning following the great storm, a perfect day of cloudless sunshine, and the Padre and Buck were on their way from the fur fort to the camp.
cloudless
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From this reading THE SECRET OF THE HILL It was the morning following the great storm, a perfect day of cloudless sunshine, and the Padre and Buck were on their way from the fur fort to the camp.
day
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From this reading THE SECRET OF THE HILL It was the morning following the great storm, a perfect day of cloudless sunshine, and the Padre and Buck were on their way from the fur fort to the camp.
decision
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From this reading Their mission was to learn the decision of its inhabitants as to their abandonment of the valley; and in the Padre's pocket was a large amount of money for distribution.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nor did there seem to be much reason why they should be.
difficult
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From this reading But the Padre's moods, even to his friends, were difficult to account for.
distribution
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From this reading Their mission was to learn the decision of its inhabitants as to their abandonment of the valley; and in the Padre's pocket was a large amount of money for distribution.
elder
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From this reading The elder man's spirits were quietly buoyant.
even
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From this reading But the Padre's moods, even to his friends, were difficult to account for.
following
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From this reading THE SECRET OF THE HILL It was the morning following the great storm, a perfect day of cloudless sunshine, and the Padre and Buck were on their way from the fur fort to the camp.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Their mission was to learn the decision of its inhabitants as to their abandonment of the valley; and in the Padre's pocket was a large amount of money for distribution.
fort
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From this reading THE SECRET OF THE HILL It was the morning following the great storm, a perfect day of cloudless sunshine, and the Padre and Buck were on their way from the fur fort to the camp.
friends
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From this reading But the Padre's moods, even to his friends, were difficult to account for.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE HILL It was the morning following the great storm, a perfect day of cloudless sunshine, and the Padre and Buck were on their way from the fur fort to the camp.
fur
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From this reading THE SECRET OF THE HILL It was the morning following the great storm, a perfect day of cloudless sunshine, and the Padre and Buck were on their way from the fur fort to the camp.
great
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From this reading THE SECRET OF THE HILL It was the morning following the great storm, a perfect day of cloudless sunshine, and the Padre and Buck were on their way from the fur fort to the camp.
HILL
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From this reading THE SECRET OF THE HILL It was the morning following the great storm, a perfect day of cloudless sunshine, and the Padre and Buck were on their way from the fur fort to the camp.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the Padre's moods, even to his friends, were difficult to account for.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Their mission was to learn the decision of its inhabitants as to their abandonment of the valley; and in the Padre's pocket was a large amount of money for distribution.
inhabitants
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From this reading Their mission was to learn the decision of its inhabitants as to their abandonment of the valley; and in the Padre's pocket was a large amount of money for distribution.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE HILL It was the morning following the great storm, a perfect day of cloudless sunshine, and the Padre and Buck were on their way from the fur fort to the camp.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Their mission was to learn the decision of its inhabitants as to their abandonment of the valley; and in the Padre's pocket was a large amount of money for distribution.
large
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From this reading Their mission was to learn the decision of its inhabitants as to their abandonment of the valley; and in the Padre's pocket was a large amount of money for distribution.
learn
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From this reading Their mission was to learn the decision of its inhabitants as to their abandonment of the valley; and in the Padre's pocket was a large amount of money for distribution.
man's
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From this reading The elder man's spirits were quietly buoyant.
mission
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From this reading Their mission was to learn the decision of its inhabitants as to their abandonment of the valley; and in the Padre's pocket was a large amount of money for distribution.
money
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From this reading Their mission was to learn the decision of its inhabitants as to their abandonment of the valley; and in the Padre's pocket was a large amount of money for distribution.
moods
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From this reading But the Padre's moods, even to his friends, were difficult to account for.
morning
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From this reading THE SECRET OF THE HILL It was the morning following the great storm, a perfect day of cloudless sunshine, and the Padre and Buck were on their way from the fur fort to the camp.
much
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From this reading Nor did there seem to be much reason why they should be.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor did there seem to be much reason why they should be.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE HILL It was the morning following the great storm, a perfect day of cloudless sunshine, and the Padre and Buck were on their way from the fur fort to the camp.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE HILL It was the morning following the great storm, a perfect day of cloudless sunshine, and the Padre and Buck were on their way from the fur fort to the camp.
Padre
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From this reading THE SECRET OF THE HILL It was the morning following the great storm, a perfect day of cloudless sunshine, and the Padre and Buck were on their way from the fur fort to the camp.
Padre's
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From this reading Their mission was to learn the decision of its inhabitants as to their abandonment of the valley; and in the Padre's pocket was a large amount of money for distribution.
perfect
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From this reading THE SECRET OF THE HILL It was the morning following the great storm, a perfect day of cloudless sunshine, and the Padre and Buck were on their way from the fur fort to the camp.
pocket
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From this reading Their mission was to learn the decision of its inhabitants as to their abandonment of the valley; and in the Padre's pocket was a large amount of money for distribution.
quietly
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From this reading The elder man's spirits were quietly buoyant.
reason
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From this reading Nor did there seem to be much reason why they should be.
SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE HILL It was the morning following the great storm, a perfect day of cloudless sunshine, and the Padre and Buck were on their way from the fur fort to the camp.
seem
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From this reading Nor did there seem to be much reason why they should be.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Nor did there seem to be much reason why they should be.
spirits
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From this reading The elder man's spirits were quietly buoyant.
storm
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From this reading THE SECRET OF THE HILL It was the morning following the great storm, a perfect day of cloudless sunshine, and the Padre and Buck were on their way from the fur fort to the camp.
sunshine
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From this reading THE SECRET OF THE HILL It was the morning following the great storm, a perfect day of cloudless sunshine, and the Padre and Buck were on their way from the fur fort to the camp.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE HILL It was the morning following the great storm, a perfect day of cloudless sunshine, and the Padre and Buck were on their way from the fur fort to the camp.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE HILL It was the morning following the great storm, a perfect day of cloudless sunshine, and the Padre and Buck were on their way from the fur fort to the camp.
there
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From this reading Nor did there seem to be much reason why they should be.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nor did there seem to be much reason why they should be.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE HILL It was the morning following the great storm, a perfect day of cloudless sunshine, and the Padre and Buck were on their way from the fur fort to the camp.
valley
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From this reading Their mission was to learn the decision of its inhabitants as to their abandonment of the valley; and in the Padre's pocket was a large amount of money for distribution.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE HILL It was the morning following the great storm, a perfect day of cloudless sunshine, and the Padre and Buck were on their way from the fur fort to the camp.
way
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From this reading THE SECRET OF THE HILL It was the morning following the great storm, a perfect day of cloudless sunshine, and the Padre and Buck were on their way from the fur fort to the camp.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE HILL It was the morning following the great storm, a perfect day of cloudless sunshine, and the Padre and Buck were on their way from the fur fort to the camp.
why
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From this reading Nor did there seem to be much reason why they should be.
