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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 One of the few mercies of this country is the number of dead trees and the bushes from which one can always scrape the materials for a fire.
Adams
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From this reading Adams, with his hunting knife and a small hatchet which was all steel and so had been uninjured in the catastrophe, cut wood enough for the fire.
all
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From this reading Adams, with his hunting knife and a small hatchet which was all steel and so had been uninjured in the catastrophe, cut wood enough for the fire.
always
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From this reading One of the few mercies of this country is the number of dead trees and the bushes from which one can always scrape the materials for a fire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of the few mercies of this country is the number of dead trees and the bushes from which one can always scrape the materials for a fire.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The tent was practicable, for the pole, so well had it been spliced, was as good as new.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Adams, with his hunting knife and a small hatchet which was all steel and so had been uninjured in the catastrophe, cut wood enough for the fire.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE FADING MIST They camped two hours before sundown.
bushes
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From this reading One of the few mercies of this country is the number of dead trees and the bushes from which one can always scrape the materials for a fire.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had nothing to cook with, but fortunately the food they had with them did not require cooking.
camped
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From this reading THE FADING MIST They camped two hours before sundown.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading One of the few mercies of this country is the number of dead trees and the bushes from which one can always scrape the materials for a fire.
catastrophe
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From this reading Adams, with his hunting knife and a small hatchet which was all steel and so had been uninjured in the catastrophe, cut wood enough for the fire.
cook
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From this reading They had nothing to cook with, but fortunately the food they had with them did not require cooking.
cooking
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From this reading They had nothing to cook with, but fortunately the food they had with them did not require cooking.
country
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From this reading One of the few mercies of this country is the number of dead trees and the bushes from which one can always scrape the materials for a fire.
cut
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From this reading Adams, with his hunting knife and a small hatchet which was all steel and so had been uninjured in the catastrophe, cut wood enough for the fire.
dead
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From this reading One of the few mercies of this country is the number of dead trees and the bushes from which one can always scrape the materials for a fire.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They had nothing to cook with, but fortunately the food they had with them did not require cooking.
enough
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From this reading Adams, with his hunting knife and a small hatchet which was all steel and so had been uninjured in the catastrophe, cut wood enough for the fire.
FADING
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From this reading THE FADING MIST They camped two hours before sundown.
few
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From this reading One of the few mercies of this country is the number of dead trees and the bushes from which one can always scrape the materials for a fire.
fire
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From this reading One of the few mercies of this country is the number of dead trees and the bushes from which one can always scrape the materials for a fire.
food
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From this reading They had nothing to cook with, but fortunately the food they had with them did not require cooking.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One of the few mercies of this country is the number of dead trees and the bushes from which one can always scrape the materials for a fire.
fortunately
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From this reading They had nothing to cook with, but fortunately the food they had with them did not require cooking.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One of the few mercies of this country is the number of dead trees and the bushes from which one can always scrape the materials for a fire.
good
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From this reading The tent was practicable, for the pole, so well had it been spliced, was as good as new.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Adams, with his hunting knife and a small hatchet which was all steel and so had been uninjured in the catastrophe, cut wood enough for the fire.
hatchet
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From this reading Adams, with his hunting knife and a small hatchet which was all steel and so had been uninjured in the catastrophe, cut wood enough for the fire.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Adams, with his hunting knife and a small hatchet which was all steel and so had been uninjured in the catastrophe, cut wood enough for the fire.
hours
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From this reading THE FADING MIST They camped two hours before sundown.
hunting
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From this reading Adams, with his hunting knife and a small hatchet which was all steel and so had been uninjured in the catastrophe, cut wood enough for the fire.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Adams, with his hunting knife and a small hatchet which was all steel and so had been uninjured in the catastrophe, cut wood enough for the fire.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of the few mercies of this country is the number of dead trees and the bushes from which one can always scrape the materials for a fire.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The tent was practicable, for the pole, so well had it been spliced, was as good as new.
knife
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From this reading Adams, with his hunting knife and a small hatchet which was all steel and so had been uninjured in the catastrophe, cut wood enough for the fire.
materials
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From this reading One of the few mercies of this country is the number of dead trees and the bushes from which one can always scrape the materials for a fire.
mercies
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From this reading One of the few mercies of this country is the number of dead trees and the bushes from which one can always scrape the materials for a fire.
MIST
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From this reading THE FADING MIST They camped two hours before sundown.
new
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From this reading The tent was practicable, for the pole, so well had it been spliced, was as good as new.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had nothing to cook with, but fortunately the food they had with them did not require cooking.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They had nothing to cook with, but fortunately the food they had with them did not require cooking.
number
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From this reading One of the few mercies of this country is the number of dead trees and the bushes from which one can always scrape the materials for a fire.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the few mercies of this country is the number of dead trees and the bushes from which one can always scrape the materials for a fire.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the few mercies of this country is the number of dead trees and the bushes from which one can always scrape the materials for a fire.
pole
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From this reading The tent was practicable, for the pole, so well had it been spliced, was as good as new.
practicable
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From this reading The tent was practicable, for the pole, so well had it been spliced, was as good as new.
require
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From this reading They had nothing to cook with, but fortunately the food they had with them did not require cooking.
scrape
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From this reading One of the few mercies of this country is the number of dead trees and the bushes from which one can always scrape the materials for a fire.
small
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From this reading Adams, with his hunting knife and a small hatchet which was all steel and so had been uninjured in the catastrophe, cut wood enough for the fire.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Adams, with his hunting knife and a small hatchet which was all steel and so had been uninjured in the catastrophe, cut wood enough for the fire.
spliced
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From this reading The tent was practicable, for the pole, so well had it been spliced, was as good as new.
steel
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From this reading Adams, with his hunting knife and a small hatchet which was all steel and so had been uninjured in the catastrophe, cut wood enough for the fire.
sundown
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From this reading THE FADING MIST They camped two hours before sundown.
tent
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From this reading The tent was practicable, for the pole, so well had it been spliced, was as good as new.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FADING MIST They camped two hours before sundown.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had nothing to cook with, but fortunately the food they had with them did not require cooking.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FADING MIST They camped two hours before sundown.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading One of the few mercies of this country is the number of dead trees and the bushes from which one can always scrape the materials for a fire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had nothing to cook with, but fortunately the food they had with them did not require cooking.
trees
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From this reading One of the few mercies of this country is the number of dead trees and the bushes from which one can always scrape the materials for a fire.
two
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From this reading THE FADING MIST They camped two hours before sundown.
uninjured
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From this reading Adams, with his hunting knife and a small hatchet which was all steel and so had been uninjured in the catastrophe, cut wood enough for the fire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Adams, with his hunting knife and a small hatchet which was all steel and so had been uninjured in the catastrophe, cut wood enough for the fire.
well
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From this reading The tent was practicable, for the pole, so well had it been spliced, was as good as new.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One of the few mercies of this country is the number of dead trees and the bushes from which one can always scrape the materials for a fire.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Adams, with his hunting knife and a small hatchet which was all steel and so had been uninjured in the catastrophe, cut wood enough for the fire.
wood
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From this reading Adams, with his hunting knife and a small hatchet which was all steel and so had been uninjured in the catastrophe, cut wood enough for the fire.
