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able
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From this reading Yet other companies from Far West came up before the main body of the Saints with which Susannah had travelled was able to cross.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the intervening weeks, while they lay encamped on the banks, the last enemy to be vanquished in that region, the malarial fever, grappled with the sect and dealt deadly wounds.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another company which had gone out from Far West some weeks before was still encamped on the Missouri banks of the river.
banks
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From this reading Another company which had gone out from Far West some weeks before was still encamped on the Missouri banks of the river.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the intervening weeks, while they lay encamped on the banks, the last enemy to be vanquished in that region, the malarial fever, grappled with the sect and dealt deadly wounds.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Another company which had gone out from Far West some weeks before was still encamped on the Missouri banks of the river.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet other companies from Far West came up before the main body of the Saints with which Susannah had travelled was able to cross.
cakes
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From this reading The Mississippi was filled with large cakes of floating ice.
came
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From this reading Yet other companies from Far West came up before the main body of the Saints with which Susannah had travelled was able to cross.
companies
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From this reading Yet other companies from Far West came up before the main body of the Saints with which Susannah had travelled was able to cross.
company
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From this reading Another company which had gone out from Far West some weeks before was still encamped on the Missouri banks of the river.
country
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From this reading The surrounding woods were cut down to make shanties; the surrounding country was scoured for food.
cross
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From this reading Yet other companies from Far West came up before the main body of the Saints with which Susannah had travelled was able to cross.
cut
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From this reading The surrounding woods were cut down to make shanties; the surrounding country was scoured for food.
deadly
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From this reading In the intervening weeks, while they lay encamped on the banks, the last enemy to be vanquished in that region, the malarial fever, grappled with the sect and dealt deadly wounds.
dealt
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From this reading In the intervening weeks, while they lay encamped on the banks, the last enemy to be vanquished in that region, the malarial fever, grappled with the sect and dealt deadly wounds.
down
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From this reading The surrounding woods were cut down to make shanties; the surrounding country was scoured for food.
encamped
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From this reading Another company which had gone out from Far West some weeks before was still encamped on the Missouri banks of the river.
enemy
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From this reading In the intervening weeks, while they lay encamped on the banks, the last enemy to be vanquished in that region, the malarial fever, grappled with the sect and dealt deadly wounds.
Far
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From this reading Another company which had gone out from Far West some weeks before was still encamped on the Missouri banks of the river.
fever
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From this reading In the intervening weeks, while they lay encamped on the banks, the last enemy to be vanquished in that region, the malarial fever, grappled with the sect and dealt deadly wounds.
filled
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From this reading The Mississippi was filled with large cakes of floating ice.
floating
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From this reading The Mississippi was filled with large cakes of floating ice.
food
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From this reading The surrounding woods were cut down to make shanties; the surrounding country was scoured for food.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The surrounding woods were cut down to make shanties; the surrounding country was scoured for food.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Another company which had gone out from Far West some weeks before was still encamped on the Missouri banks of the river.
gone
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From this reading Another company which had gone out from Far West some weeks before was still encamped on the Missouri banks of the river.
grappled
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From this reading In the intervening weeks, while they lay encamped on the banks, the last enemy to be vanquished in that region, the malarial fever, grappled with the sect and dealt deadly wounds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Another company which had gone out from Far West some weeks before was still encamped on the Missouri banks of the river.
ice
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From this reading The Mississippi was filled with large cakes of floating ice.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the intervening weeks, while they lay encamped on the banks, the last enemy to be vanquished in that region, the malarial fever, grappled with the sect and dealt deadly wounds.
intervening
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From this reading In the intervening weeks, while they lay encamped on the banks, the last enemy to be vanquished in that region, the malarial fever, grappled with the sect and dealt deadly wounds.
large
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From this reading The Mississippi was filled with large cakes of floating ice.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the intervening weeks, while they lay encamped on the banks, the last enemy to be vanquished in that region, the malarial fever, grappled with the sect and dealt deadly wounds.
lay
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From this reading In the intervening weeks, while they lay encamped on the banks, the last enemy to be vanquished in that region, the malarial fever, grappled with the sect and dealt deadly wounds.
main
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From this reading Yet other companies from Far West came up before the main body of the Saints with which Susannah had travelled was able to cross.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The surrounding woods were cut down to make shanties; the surrounding country was scoured for food.
malarial
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From this reading In the intervening weeks, while they lay encamped on the banks, the last enemy to be vanquished in that region, the malarial fever, grappled with the sect and dealt deadly wounds.
Mississippi
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From this reading The Mississippi was filled with large cakes of floating ice.
Missouri
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From this reading Another company which had gone out from Far West some weeks before was still encamped on the Missouri banks of the river.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Mississippi was filled with large cakes of floating ice.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Another company which had gone out from Far West some weeks before was still encamped on the Missouri banks of the river.
other
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From this reading Yet other companies from Far West came up before the main body of the Saints with which Susannah had travelled was able to cross.
out
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From this reading Another company which had gone out from Far West some weeks before was still encamped on the Missouri banks of the river.
region
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From this reading In the intervening weeks, while they lay encamped on the banks, the last enemy to be vanquished in that region, the malarial fever, grappled with the sect and dealt deadly wounds.
river
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From this reading Another company which had gone out from Far West some weeks before was still encamped on the Missouri banks of the river.
Saints
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From this reading Yet other companies from Far West came up before the main body of the Saints with which Susannah had travelled was able to cross.
scoured
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From this reading The surrounding woods were cut down to make shanties; the surrounding country was scoured for food.
sect
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From this reading In the intervening weeks, while they lay encamped on the banks, the last enemy to be vanquished in that region, the malarial fever, grappled with the sect and dealt deadly wounds.
shanties
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From this reading The surrounding woods were cut down to make shanties; the surrounding country was scoured for food.
some
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From this reading Another company which had gone out from Far West some weeks before was still encamped on the Missouri banks of the river.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another company which had gone out from Far West some weeks before was still encamped on the Missouri banks of the river.
surrounding
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From this reading The surrounding woods were cut down to make shanties; the surrounding country was scoured for food.
Susannah
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From this reading Yet other companies from Far West came up before the main body of the Saints with which Susannah had travelled was able to cross.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the intervening weeks, while they lay encamped on the banks, the last enemy to be vanquished in that region, the malarial fever, grappled with the sect and dealt deadly wounds.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Mississippi was filled with large cakes of floating ice.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the intervening weeks, while they lay encamped on the banks, the last enemy to be vanquished in that region, the malarial fever, grappled with the sect and dealt deadly wounds.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet other companies from Far West came up before the main body of the Saints with which Susannah had travelled was able to cross.
travelled
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From this reading Yet other companies from Far West came up before the main body of the Saints with which Susannah had travelled was able to cross.
up
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From this reading Yet other companies from Far West came up before the main body of the Saints with which Susannah had travelled was able to cross.
vanquished
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From this reading In the intervening weeks, while they lay encamped on the banks, the last enemy to be vanquished in that region, the malarial fever, grappled with the sect and dealt deadly wounds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Mississippi was filled with large cakes of floating ice.
weeks
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From this reading Another company which had gone out from Far West some weeks before was still encamped on the Missouri banks of the river.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The surrounding woods were cut down to make shanties; the surrounding country was scoured for food.
West
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From this reading Another company which had gone out from Far West some weeks before was still encamped on the Missouri banks of the river.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Another company which had gone out from Far West some weeks before was still encamped on the Missouri banks of the river.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In the intervening weeks, while they lay encamped on the banks, the last enemy to be vanquished in that region, the malarial fever, grappled with the sect and dealt deadly wounds.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Mississippi was filled with large cakes of floating ice.
woods
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From this reading The surrounding woods were cut down to make shanties; the surrounding country was scoured for food.
wounds
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From this reading In the intervening weeks, while they lay encamped on the banks, the last enemy to be vanquished in that region, the malarial fever, grappled with the sect and dealt deadly wounds.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet other companies from Far West came up before the main body of the Saints with which Susannah had travelled was able to cross.
