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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 BRIDGING OF YEARS It was nearly a week later that Joan paid her visit to the fur fort.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Padre moved about the room a little uncertainly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Both he and Buck had spent over two hours, earlier in the day, setting the place to rights and preparing for their visitor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He shook his head as he viewed the primitive condition of the furniture.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both he and Buck had spent over two hours, earlier in the day, setting the place to rights and preparing for their visitor.
BRIDGING
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From this reading THE BRIDGING OF YEARS It was nearly a week later that Joan paid her visit to the fur fort.
Buck
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From this reading Both he and Buck had spent over two hours, earlier in the day, setting the place to rights and preparing for their visitor.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Its plainness troubled him, but its cleanliness was unquestionable.
cleanliness
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From this reading Its plainness troubled him, but its cleanliness was unquestionable.
condition
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From this reading He shook his head as he viewed the primitive condition of the furniture.
day
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From this reading Both he and Buck had spent over two hours, earlier in the day, setting the place to rights and preparing for their visitor.
earlier
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From this reading Both he and Buck had spent over two hours, earlier in the day, setting the place to rights and preparing for their visitor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Both he and Buck had spent over two hours, earlier in the day, setting the place to rights and preparing for their visitor.
fort
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From this reading THE BRIDGING OF YEARS It was nearly a week later that Joan paid her visit to the fur fort.
fur
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From this reading THE BRIDGING OF YEARS It was nearly a week later that Joan paid her visit to the fur fort.
furniture
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From this reading He shook his head as he viewed the primitive condition of the furniture.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Both he and Buck had spent over two hours, earlier in the day, setting the place to rights and preparing for their visitor.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Both he and Buck had spent over two hours, earlier in the day, setting the place to rights and preparing for their visitor.
head
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From this reading He shook his head as he viewed the primitive condition of the furniture.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BRIDGING OF YEARS It was nearly a week later that Joan paid her visit to the fur fort.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Its plainness troubled him, but its cleanliness was unquestionable.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He shook his head as he viewed the primitive condition of the furniture.
hours
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From this reading Both he and Buck had spent over two hours, earlier in the day, setting the place to rights and preparing for their visitor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Both he and Buck had spent over two hours, earlier in the day, setting the place to rights and preparing for their visitor.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE BRIDGING OF YEARS It was nearly a week later that Joan paid her visit to the fur fort.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its plainness troubled him, but its cleanliness was unquestionable.
Joan
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From this reading THE BRIDGING OF YEARS It was nearly a week later that Joan paid her visit to the fur fort.
later
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From this reading THE BRIDGING OF YEARS It was nearly a week later that Joan paid her visit to the fur fort.
little
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From this reading The Padre moved about the room a little uncertainly.
moved
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From this reading The Padre moved about the room a little uncertainly.
nearly
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From this reading THE BRIDGING OF YEARS It was nearly a week later that Joan paid her visit to the fur fort.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BRIDGING OF YEARS It was nearly a week later that Joan paid her visit to the fur fort.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Both he and Buck had spent over two hours, earlier in the day, setting the place to rights and preparing for their visitor.
Padre
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From this reading The Padre moved about the room a little uncertainly.
paid
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From this reading THE BRIDGING OF YEARS It was nearly a week later that Joan paid her visit to the fur fort.
place
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From this reading Both he and Buck had spent over two hours, earlier in the day, setting the place to rights and preparing for their visitor.
plainness
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From this reading Its plainness troubled him, but its cleanliness was unquestionable.
preparing
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From this reading Both he and Buck had spent over two hours, earlier in the day, setting the place to rights and preparing for their visitor.
primitive
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From this reading He shook his head as he viewed the primitive condition of the furniture.
rights
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From this reading Both he and Buck had spent over two hours, earlier in the day, setting the place to rights and preparing for their visitor.
room
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From this reading The Padre moved about the room a little uncertainly.
setting
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From this reading Both he and Buck had spent over two hours, earlier in the day, setting the place to rights and preparing for their visitor.
shook
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From this reading He shook his head as he viewed the primitive condition of the furniture.
spent
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From this reading Both he and Buck had spent over two hours, earlier in the day, setting the place to rights and preparing for their visitor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE BRIDGING OF YEARS It was nearly a week later that Joan paid her visit to the fur fort.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BRIDGING OF YEARS It was nearly a week later that Joan paid her visit to the fur fort.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Both he and Buck had spent over two hours, earlier in the day, setting the place to rights and preparing for their visitor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BRIDGING OF YEARS It was nearly a week later that Joan paid her visit to the fur fort.
troubled
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From this reading Its plainness troubled him, but its cleanliness was unquestionable.
two
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From this reading Both he and Buck had spent over two hours, earlier in the day, setting the place to rights and preparing for their visitor.
uncertainly
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From this reading The Padre moved about the room a little uncertainly.
unquestionable
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From this reading Its plainness troubled him, but its cleanliness was unquestionable.
viewed
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From this reading He shook his head as he viewed the primitive condition of the furniture.
visit
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From this reading THE BRIDGING OF YEARS It was nearly a week later that Joan paid her visit to the fur fort.
visitor
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From this reading Both he and Buck had spent over two hours, earlier in the day, setting the place to rights and preparing for their visitor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BRIDGING OF YEARS It was nearly a week later that Joan paid her visit to the fur fort.
week
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From this reading THE BRIDGING OF YEARS It was nearly a week later that Joan paid her visit to the fur fort.
YEARS
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From this reading THE BRIDGING OF YEARS It was nearly a week later that Joan paid her visit to the fur fort.
