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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 When the opportunity offered, we made a goat-survey of a new place.
all
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From this reading Finally, as time grew short, we realized that we must concentrate our energies in one effort if we were to get specimens of this most desirable of all American big game.
American
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From this reading Finally, as time grew short, we realized that we must concentrate our energies in one effort if we were to get specimens of this most desirable of all American big game.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We journeyed up an unknown canon eighteen miles long, heavily wooded in the bottoms, with great mountains overhanging, and with a beautiful clear trout stream singing down its bed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OTHER CLIMBS For ten days we hunted and fished.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Finally, as time grew short, we realized that we must concentrate our energies in one effort if we were to get specimens of this most desirable of all American big game.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Therefore Fisher, Frank, Harry, and I, leaving our other two companions and the majority of the horses at the base camp, packed a few days' provisions and started in for the highest peaks of all.
base
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beautiful
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From this reading We journeyed up an unknown canon eighteen miles long, heavily wooded in the bottoms, with great mountains overhanging, and with a beautiful clear trout stream singing down its bed.
bed
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big
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bottoms
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From this reading We journeyed up an unknown canon eighteen miles long, heavily wooded in the bottoms, with great mountains overhanging, and with a beautiful clear trout stream singing down its bed.
camp
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canon
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From this reading We journeyed up an unknown canon eighteen miles long, heavily wooded in the bottoms, with great mountains overhanging, and with a beautiful clear trout stream singing down its bed.
clear
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From this reading We journeyed up an unknown canon eighteen miles long, heavily wooded in the bottoms, with great mountains overhanging, and with a beautiful clear trout stream singing down its bed.
CLIMBS
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companions
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concentrate
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days
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desirable
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down
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From this reading We journeyed up an unknown canon eighteen miles long, heavily wooded in the bottoms, with great mountains overhanging, and with a beautiful clear trout stream singing down its bed.
effort
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From this reading Finally, as time grew short, we realized that we must concentrate our energies in one effort if we were to get specimens of this most desirable of all American big game.
eighteen
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energies
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From this reading Finally, as time grew short, we realized that we must concentrate our energies in one effort if we were to get specimens of this most desirable of all American big game.
few
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From this reading Therefore Fisher, Frank, Harry, and I, leaving our other two companions and the majority of the horses at the base camp, packed a few days' provisions and started in for the highest peaks of all.
Finally
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From this reading Finally, as time grew short, we realized that we must concentrate our energies in one effort if we were to get specimens of this most desirable of all American big game.
fished
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From this reading OTHER CLIMBS For ten days we hunted and fished.
Fisher
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From this reading Therefore Fisher, Frank, Harry, and I, leaving our other two companions and the majority of the horses at the base camp, packed a few days' provisions and started in for the highest peaks of all.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OTHER CLIMBS For ten days we hunted and fished.
Frank
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From this reading Therefore Fisher, Frank, Harry, and I, leaving our other two companions and the majority of the horses at the base camp, packed a few days' provisions and started in for the highest peaks of all.
game
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From this reading Finally, as time grew short, we realized that we must concentrate our energies in one effort if we were to get specimens of this most desirable of all American big game.
get
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From this reading Finally, as time grew short, we realized that we must concentrate our energies in one effort if we were to get specimens of this most desirable of all American big game.
goat-survey
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From this reading When the opportunity offered, we made a goat-survey of a new place.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We journeyed up an unknown canon eighteen miles long, heavily wooded in the bottoms, with great mountains overhanging, and with a beautiful clear trout stream singing down its bed.
grew
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From this reading Finally, as time grew short, we realized that we must concentrate our energies in one effort if we were to get specimens of this most desirable of all American big game.
Harry
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From this reading Therefore Fisher, Frank, Harry, and I, leaving our other two companions and the majority of the horses at the base camp, packed a few days' provisions and started in for the highest peaks of all.
heavily
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From this reading We journeyed up an unknown canon eighteen miles long, heavily wooded in the bottoms, with great mountains overhanging, and with a beautiful clear trout stream singing down its bed.
highest
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From this reading Therefore Fisher, Frank, Harry, and I, leaving our other two companions and the majority of the horses at the base camp, packed a few days' provisions and started in for the highest peaks of all.
horses
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From this reading Therefore Fisher, Frank, Harry, and I, leaving our other two companions and the majority of the horses at the base camp, packed a few days' provisions and started in for the highest peaks of all.
hunted
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From this reading OTHER CLIMBS For ten days we hunted and fished.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Therefore Fisher, Frank, Harry, and I, leaving our other two companions and the majority of the horses at the base camp, packed a few days' provisions and started in for the highest peaks of all.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Finally, as time grew short, we realized that we must concentrate our energies in one effort if we were to get specimens of this most desirable of all American big game.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Finally, as time grew short, we realized that we must concentrate our energies in one effort if we were to get specimens of this most desirable of all American big game.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading We journeyed up an unknown canon eighteen miles long, heavily wooded in the bottoms, with great mountains overhanging, and with a beautiful clear trout stream singing down its bed.
journeyed
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From this reading We journeyed up an unknown canon eighteen miles long, heavily wooded in the bottoms, with great mountains overhanging, and with a beautiful clear trout stream singing down its bed.
leaving
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From this reading Therefore Fisher, Frank, Harry, and I, leaving our other two companions and the majority of the horses at the base camp, packed a few days' provisions and started in for the highest peaks of all.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We journeyed up an unknown canon eighteen miles long, heavily wooded in the bottoms, with great mountains overhanging, and with a beautiful clear trout stream singing down its bed.
made
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From this reading When the opportunity offered, we made a goat-survey of a new place.
majority
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From this reading Therefore Fisher, Frank, Harry, and I, leaving our other two companions and the majority of the horses at the base camp, packed a few days' provisions and started in for the highest peaks of all.
miles
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From this reading We journeyed up an unknown canon eighteen miles long, heavily wooded in the bottoms, with great mountains overhanging, and with a beautiful clear trout stream singing down its bed.
most
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From this reading Finally, as time grew short, we realized that we must concentrate our energies in one effort if we were to get specimens of this most desirable of all American big game.
mountains
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From this reading We journeyed up an unknown canon eighteen miles long, heavily wooded in the bottoms, with great mountains overhanging, and with a beautiful clear trout stream singing down its bed.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Finally, as time grew short, we realized that we must concentrate our energies in one effort if we were to get specimens of this most desirable of all American big game.
new
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From this reading When the opportunity offered, we made a goat-survey of a new place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the opportunity offered, we made a goat-survey of a new place.
offered
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From this reading When the opportunity offered, we made a goat-survey of a new place.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Finally, as time grew short, we realized that we must concentrate our energies in one effort if we were to get specimens of this most desirable of all American big game.
opportunity
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From this reading When the opportunity offered, we made a goat-survey of a new place.
OTHER
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From this reading OTHER CLIMBS For ten days we hunted and fished.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Finally, as time grew short, we realized that we must concentrate our energies in one effort if we were to get specimens of this most desirable of all American big game.
overhanging
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From this reading We journeyed up an unknown canon eighteen miles long, heavily wooded in the bottoms, with great mountains overhanging, and with a beautiful clear trout stream singing down its bed.
packed
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peaks
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place
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From this reading When the opportunity offered, we made a goat-survey of a new place.
provisions
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From this reading Therefore Fisher, Frank, Harry, and I, leaving our other two companions and the majority of the horses at the base camp, packed a few days' provisions and started in for the highest peaks of all.
realized
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From this reading Finally, as time grew short, we realized that we must concentrate our energies in one effort if we were to get specimens of this most desirable of all American big game.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Finally, as time grew short, we realized that we must concentrate our energies in one effort if we were to get specimens of this most desirable of all American big game.
singing
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From this reading We journeyed up an unknown canon eighteen miles long, heavily wooded in the bottoms, with great mountains overhanging, and with a beautiful clear trout stream singing down its bed.
specimens
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From this reading Finally, as time grew short, we realized that we must concentrate our energies in one effort if we were to get specimens of this most desirable of all American big game.
started
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From this reading Therefore Fisher, Frank, Harry, and I, leaving our other two companions and the majority of the horses at the base camp, packed a few days' provisions and started in for the highest peaks of all.
stream
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From this reading We journeyed up an unknown canon eighteen miles long, heavily wooded in the bottoms, with great mountains overhanging, and with a beautiful clear trout stream singing down its bed.
ten
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From this reading OTHER CLIMBS For ten days we hunted and fished.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Finally, as time grew short, we realized that we must concentrate our energies in one effort if we were to get specimens of this most desirable of all American big game.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the opportunity offered, we made a goat-survey of a new place.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore Fisher, Frank, Harry, and I, leaving our other two companions and the majority of the horses at the base camp, packed a few days' provisions and started in for the highest peaks of all.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Finally, as time grew short, we realized that we must concentrate our energies in one effort if we were to get specimens of this most desirable of all American big game.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Finally, as time grew short, we realized that we must concentrate our energies in one effort if we were to get specimens of this most desirable of all American big game.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Finally, as time grew short, we realized that we must concentrate our energies in one effort if we were to get specimens of this most desirable of all American big game.
trout
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From this reading We journeyed up an unknown canon eighteen miles long, heavily wooded in the bottoms, with great mountains overhanging, and with a beautiful clear trout stream singing down its bed.
two
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From this reading Therefore Fisher, Frank, Harry, and I, leaving our other two companions and the majority of the horses at the base camp, packed a few days' provisions and started in for the highest peaks of all.
unknown
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From this reading We journeyed up an unknown canon eighteen miles long, heavily wooded in the bottoms, with great mountains overhanging, and with a beautiful clear trout stream singing down its bed.
up
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From this reading We journeyed up an unknown canon eighteen miles long, heavily wooded in the bottoms, with great mountains overhanging, and with a beautiful clear trout stream singing down its bed.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading OTHER CLIMBS For ten days we hunted and fished.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Finally, as time grew short, we realized that we must concentrate our energies in one effort if we were to get specimens of this most desirable of all American big game.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the opportunity offered, we made a goat-survey of a new place.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We journeyed up an unknown canon eighteen miles long, heavily wooded in the bottoms, with great mountains overhanging, and with a beautiful clear trout stream singing down its bed.
wooded
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From this reading We journeyed up an unknown canon eighteen miles long, heavily wooded in the bottoms, with great mountains overhanging, and with a beautiful clear trout stream singing down its bed.
