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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 A STARTLING DISCOVERY It was getting light the next morning when the reinforced party entered a belt of thicker timber where they first clearly realized the fury of the storm.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "About as fierce a blizzard as I remember," Sergeant Lane remarked.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The trees were small and sprang from a frozen muskeg, so that they could not be uprooted, but the gale had snapped the trunks and laid them low in swaths.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "About as fierce a blizzard as I remember," Sergeant Lane remarked.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The trees were small and sprang from a frozen muskeg, so that they could not be uprooted, but the gale had snapped the trunks and laid them low in swaths.
belt
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From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY It was getting light the next morning when the reinforced party entered a belt of thicker timber where they first clearly realized the fury of the storm.
billowy
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From this reading Even in the spots where some had withstood its force the ground was strewn with split and broken branches, and to lee of them the snow had gathered in billowy drifts.
blizzard
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From this reading "About as fierce a blizzard as I remember," Sergeant Lane remarked.
branches
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From this reading Even in the spots where some had withstood its force the ground was strewn with split and broken branches, and to lee of them the snow had gathered in billowy drifts.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in the spots where some had withstood its force the ground was strewn with split and broken branches, and to lee of them the snow had gathered in billowy drifts.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The trees were small and sprang from a frozen muskeg, so that they could not be uprooted, but the gale had snapped the trunks and laid them low in swaths.
clearly
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From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY It was getting light the next morning when the reinforced party entered a belt of thicker timber where they first clearly realized the fury of the storm.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The trees were small and sprang from a frozen muskeg, so that they could not be uprooted, but the gale had snapped the trunks and laid them low in swaths.
DISCOVERY
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From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY It was getting light the next morning when the reinforced party entered a belt of thicker timber where they first clearly realized the fury of the storm.
drifts
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From this reading Even in the spots where some had withstood its force the ground was strewn with split and broken branches, and to lee of them the snow had gathered in billowy drifts.
entered
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From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY It was getting light the next morning when the reinforced party entered a belt of thicker timber where they first clearly realized the fury of the storm.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in the spots where some had withstood its force the ground was strewn with split and broken branches, and to lee of them the snow had gathered in billowy drifts.
fierce
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From this reading "About as fierce a blizzard as I remember," Sergeant Lane remarked.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY It was getting light the next morning when the reinforced party entered a belt of thicker timber where they first clearly realized the fury of the storm.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The scene of ruin impressed the men, who were forced to make long rounds in search of a passage for the sled.
force
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From this reading Even in the spots where some had withstood its force the ground was strewn with split and broken branches, and to lee of them the snow had gathered in billowy drifts.
forced
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From this reading The scene of ruin impressed the men, who were forced to make long rounds in search of a passage for the sled.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The trees were small and sprang from a frozen muskeg, so that they could not be uprooted, but the gale had snapped the trunks and laid them low in swaths.
frozen
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From this reading The trees were small and sprang from a frozen muskeg, so that they could not be uprooted, but the gale had snapped the trunks and laid them low in swaths.
fury
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From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY It was getting light the next morning when the reinforced party entered a belt of thicker timber where they first clearly realized the fury of the storm.
gale
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From this reading The trees were small and sprang from a frozen muskeg, so that they could not be uprooted, but the gale had snapped the trunks and laid them low in swaths.
gathered
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From this reading Even in the spots where some had withstood its force the ground was strewn with split and broken branches, and to lee of them the snow had gathered in billowy drifts.
getting
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From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY It was getting light the next morning when the reinforced party entered a belt of thicker timber where they first clearly realized the fury of the storm.
ground
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From this reading Even in the spots where some had withstood its force the ground was strewn with split and broken branches, and to lee of them the snow had gathered in billowy drifts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The trees were small and sprang from a frozen muskeg, so that they could not be uprooted, but the gale had snapped the trunks and laid them low in swaths.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "About as fierce a blizzard as I remember," Sergeant Lane remarked.
impressed
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From this reading The scene of ruin impressed the men, who were forced to make long rounds in search of a passage for the sled.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The trees were small and sprang from a frozen muskeg, so that they could not be uprooted, but the gale had snapped the trunks and laid them low in swaths.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY It was getting light the next morning when the reinforced party entered a belt of thicker timber where they first clearly realized the fury of the storm.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Even in the spots where some had withstood its force the ground was strewn with split and broken branches, and to lee of them the snow had gathered in billowy drifts.
laid
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From this reading The trees were small and sprang from a frozen muskeg, so that they could not be uprooted, but the gale had snapped the trunks and laid them low in swaths.
Lane
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From this reading "About as fierce a blizzard as I remember," Sergeant Lane remarked.
lee
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From this reading Even in the spots where some had withstood its force the ground was strewn with split and broken branches, and to lee of them the snow had gathered in billowy drifts.
light
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From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY It was getting light the next morning when the reinforced party entered a belt of thicker timber where they first clearly realized the fury of the storm.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The scene of ruin impressed the men, who were forced to make long rounds in search of a passage for the sled.
low
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From this reading The trees were small and sprang from a frozen muskeg, so that they could not be uprooted, but the gale had snapped the trunks and laid them low in swaths.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The scene of ruin impressed the men, who were forced to make long rounds in search of a passage for the sled.
men
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From this reading The scene of ruin impressed the men, who were forced to make long rounds in search of a passage for the sled.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY It was getting light the next morning when the reinforced party entered a belt of thicker timber where they first clearly realized the fury of the storm.
muskeg
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From this reading The trees were small and sprang from a frozen muskeg, so that they could not be uprooted, but the gale had snapped the trunks and laid them low in swaths.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY It was getting light the next morning when the reinforced party entered a belt of thicker timber where they first clearly realized the fury of the storm.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The trees were small and sprang from a frozen muskeg, so that they could not be uprooted, but the gale had snapped the trunks and laid them low in swaths.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY It was getting light the next morning when the reinforced party entered a belt of thicker timber where they first clearly realized the fury of the storm.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY It was getting light the next morning when the reinforced party entered a belt of thicker timber where they first clearly realized the fury of the storm.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The scene of ruin impressed the men, who were forced to make long rounds in search of a passage for the sled.
realized
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From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY It was getting light the next morning when the reinforced party entered a belt of thicker timber where they first clearly realized the fury of the storm.
reinforced
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From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY It was getting light the next morning when the reinforced party entered a belt of thicker timber where they first clearly realized the fury of the storm.
remarked
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From this reading "About as fierce a blizzard as I remember," Sergeant Lane remarked.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading "About as fierce a blizzard as I remember," Sergeant Lane remarked.
rounds
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From this reading The scene of ruin impressed the men, who were forced to make long rounds in search of a passage for the sled.
ruin
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From this reading The scene of ruin impressed the men, who were forced to make long rounds in search of a passage for the sled.
scene
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From this reading The scene of ruin impressed the men, who were forced to make long rounds in search of a passage for the sled.
search
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From this reading The scene of ruin impressed the men, who were forced to make long rounds in search of a passage for the sled.
Sergeant
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From this reading "About as fierce a blizzard as I remember," Sergeant Lane remarked.
sled
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From this reading The scene of ruin impressed the men, who were forced to make long rounds in search of a passage for the sled.
small
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From this reading The trees were small and sprang from a frozen muskeg, so that they could not be uprooted, but the gale had snapped the trunks and laid them low in swaths.
snapped
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From this reading The trees were small and sprang from a frozen muskeg, so that they could not be uprooted, but the gale had snapped the trunks and laid them low in swaths.
snow
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From this reading Even in the spots where some had withstood its force the ground was strewn with split and broken branches, and to lee of them the snow had gathered in billowy drifts.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The trees were small and sprang from a frozen muskeg, so that they could not be uprooted, but the gale had snapped the trunks and laid them low in swaths.
some
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From this reading Even in the spots where some had withstood its force the ground was strewn with split and broken branches, and to lee of them the snow had gathered in billowy drifts.
split
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From this reading Even in the spots where some had withstood its force the ground was strewn with split and broken branches, and to lee of them the snow had gathered in billowy drifts.
spots
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From this reading Even in the spots where some had withstood its force the ground was strewn with split and broken branches, and to lee of them the snow had gathered in billowy drifts.
sprang
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From this reading The trees were small and sprang from a frozen muskeg, so that they could not be uprooted, but the gale had snapped the trunks and laid them low in swaths.
STARTLING
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From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY It was getting light the next morning when the reinforced party entered a belt of thicker timber where they first clearly realized the fury of the storm.
storm
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From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY It was getting light the next morning when the reinforced party entered a belt of thicker timber where they first clearly realized the fury of the storm.
strewn
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From this reading Even in the spots where some had withstood its force the ground was strewn with split and broken branches, and to lee of them the snow had gathered in billowy drifts.
swaths
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From this reading The trees were small and sprang from a frozen muskeg, so that they could not be uprooted, but the gale had snapped the trunks and laid them low in swaths.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The trees were small and sprang from a frozen muskeg, so that they could not be uprooted, but the gale had snapped the trunks and laid them low in swaths.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY It was getting light the next morning when the reinforced party entered a belt of thicker timber where they first clearly realized the fury of the storm.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The trees were small and sprang from a frozen muskeg, so that they could not be uprooted, but the gale had snapped the trunks and laid them low in swaths.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY It was getting light the next morning when the reinforced party entered a belt of thicker timber where they first clearly realized the fury of the storm.
thicker
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From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY It was getting light the next morning when the reinforced party entered a belt of thicker timber where they first clearly realized the fury of the storm.
timber
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From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY It was getting light the next morning when the reinforced party entered a belt of thicker timber where they first clearly realized the fury of the storm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even in the spots where some had withstood its force the ground was strewn with split and broken branches, and to lee of them the snow had gathered in billowy drifts.
trees
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From this reading The trees were small and sprang from a frozen muskeg, so that they could not be uprooted, but the gale had snapped the trunks and laid them low in swaths.
trunks
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From this reading The trees were small and sprang from a frozen muskeg, so that they could not be uprooted, but the gale had snapped the trunks and laid them low in swaths.
uprooted
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From this reading The trees were small and sprang from a frozen muskeg, so that they could not be uprooted, but the gale had snapped the trunks and laid them low in swaths.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY It was getting light the next morning when the reinforced party entered a belt of thicker timber where they first clearly realized the fury of the storm.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The trees were small and sprang from a frozen muskeg, so that they could not be uprooted, but the gale had snapped the trunks and laid them low in swaths.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY It was getting light the next morning when the reinforced party entered a belt of thicker timber where they first clearly realized the fury of the storm.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY It was getting light the next morning when the reinforced party entered a belt of thicker timber where they first clearly realized the fury of the storm.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The scene of ruin impressed the men, who were forced to make long rounds in search of a passage for the sled.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even in the spots where some had withstood its force the ground was strewn with split and broken branches, and to lee of them the snow had gathered in billowy drifts.
withstood
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From this reading Even in the spots where some had withstood its force the ground was strewn with split and broken branches, and to lee of them the snow had gathered in billowy drifts.
