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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 There was a woman, low-browed, uncombed, harsh of voice and speech and nature, who drove the four oxen forward over lava rock and rough prairie and the scanty sage.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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begin
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From this reading Four trail-worn oxen, their necks bowed to the yoke of patient servitude, should really begin this story.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They were the pioneers whose lurching wagon first forded the singing Wolverine stream just where it greens the tiny valley and then slips between huge lava-rock ledges to join the larger stream.
Blackfoot
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bodies
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bowed
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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call
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called
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canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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certainly
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chapters
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deal
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desert
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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drove
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fairly
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filled
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were the pioneers whose lurching wagon first forded the singing Wolverine stream just where it greens the tiny valley and then slips between huge lava-rock ledges to join the larger stream.
fit
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follow
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food
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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forded
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forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a woman, low-browed, uncombed, harsh of voice and speech and nature, who drove the four oxen forward over lava rock and rough prairie and the scanty sage.
fought
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Four
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From this reading Four trail-worn oxen, their necks bowed to the yoke of patient servitude, should really begin this story.
fray
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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greens
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hard-muscled
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harsh
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From this reading There was a woman, low-browed, uncombed, harsh of voice and speech and nature, who drove the four oxen forward over lava rock and rough prairie and the scanty sage.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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hills
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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history
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how
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huge
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husband
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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Jase
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join
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just
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keep
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larger
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lava
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lava-rock
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ledges
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like
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low-browed
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low-lying
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lurching
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made
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Marthy
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mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
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nature
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necks
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Four trail-worn oxen, their necks bowed to the yoke of patient servitude, should really begin this story.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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oxen
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patient
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pioneers
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plodded
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prairie
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really
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rock
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rough
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sage
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scantyadjectiveUS /ˈskænti/
small or barely sufficient in amount
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servitude
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several
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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shiftless
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
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singing
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skip
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slips
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speech
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stern
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stolidly
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stomachs
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story
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stream
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takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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tale
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tamed
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taming
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tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Four trail-worn oxen, their necks bowed to the yoke of patient servitude, should really begin this story.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Four trail-worn oxen, their necks bowed to the yoke of patient servitude, should really begin this story.
then
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There
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Four trail-worn oxen, their necks bowed to the yoke of patient servitude, should really begin this story.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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thrill
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From this reading But to follow the trail they made would take several chapters which you certainly would skip--unless you like to hear the tale of how the wilderness was tamed and can thrill at the stern history of those who did the taming while they fought to keep their stomachs fairly well filled with food and their hard-muscled bodies fit for the fray.
tiny
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From this reading They were the pioneers whose lurching wagon first forded the singing Wolverine stream just where it greens the tiny valley and then slips between huge lava-rock ledges to join the larger stream.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Four trail-worn oxen, their necks bowed to the yoke of patient servitude, should really begin this story.
trail
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From this reading But to follow the trail they made would take several chapters which you certainly would skip--unless you like to hear the tale of how the wilderness was tamed and can thrill at the stern history of those who did the taming while they fought to keep their stomachs fairly well filled with food and their hard-muscled bodies fit for the fray.
trail-worn
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From this reading Four trail-worn oxen, their necks bowed to the yoke of patient servitude, should really begin this story.
uncombed
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From this reading There was a woman, low-browed, uncombed, harsh of voice and speech and nature, who drove the four oxen forward over lava rock and rough prairie and the scanty sage.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading But to follow the trail they made would take several chapters which you certainly would skip--unless you like to hear the tale of how the wilderness was tamed and can thrill at the stern history of those who did the taming while they fought to keep their stomachs fairly well filled with food and their hard-muscled bodies fit for the fray.
valley
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From this reading They were the pioneers whose lurching wagon first forded the singing Wolverine stream just where it greens the tiny valley and then slips between huge lava-rock ledges to join the larger stream.
voice
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From this reading There was a woman, low-browed, uncombed, harsh of voice and speech and nature, who drove the four oxen forward over lava rock and rough prairie and the scanty sage.
wagon
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From this reading They were the pioneers whose lurching wagon first forded the singing Wolverine stream just where it greens the tiny valley and then slips between huge lava-rock ledges to join the larger stream.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But to follow the trail they made would take several chapters which you certainly would skip--unless you like to hear the tale of how the wilderness was tamed and can thrill at the stern history of those who did the taming while they fought to keep their stomachs fairly well filled with food and their hard-muscled bodies fit for the fray.
weak-souled
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From this reading I might tell you a great deal about Marthy, who plodded stolidly across the desert and the low-lying hills along the Blackfoot; and of her weak-souled, shiftless husband whom she called Jase, when she did not call him worse.
well
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From this reading But to follow the trail they made would take several chapters which you certainly would skip--unless you like to hear the tale of how the wilderness was tamed and can thrill at the stern history of those who did the taming while they fought to keep their stomachs fairly well filled with food and their hard-muscled bodies fit for the fray.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were the pioneers whose lurching wagon first forded the singing Wolverine stream just where it greens the tiny valley and then slips between huge lava-rock ledges to join the larger stream.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I might tell you a great deal about Marthy, who plodded stolidly across the desert and the low-lying hills along the Blackfoot; and of her weak-souled, shiftless husband whom she called Jase, when she did not call him worse.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They were the pioneers whose lurching wagon first forded the singing Wolverine stream just where it greens the tiny valley and then slips between huge lava-rock ledges to join the larger stream.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But to follow the trail they made would take several chapters which you certainly would skip--unless you like to hear the tale of how the wilderness was tamed and can thrill at the stern history of those who did the taming while they fought to keep their stomachs fairly well filled with food and their hard-muscled bodies fit for the fray.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But to follow the trail they made would take several chapters which you certainly would skip--unless you like to hear the tale of how the wilderness was tamed and can thrill at the stern history of those who did the taming while they fought to keep their stomachs fairly well filled with food and their hard-muscled bodies fit for the fray.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But to follow the trail they made would take several chapters which you certainly would skip--unless you like to hear the tale of how the wilderness was tamed and can thrill at the stern history of those who did the taming while they fought to keep their stomachs fairly well filled with food and their hard-muscled bodies fit for the fray.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I might tell you a great deal about Marthy, who plodded stolidly across the desert and the low-lying hills along the Blackfoot; and of her weak-souled, shiftless husband whom she called Jase, when she did not call him worse.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading They were the pioneers whose lurching wagon first forded the singing Wolverine stream just where it greens the tiny valley and then slips between huge lava-rock ledges to join the larger stream.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading But to follow the trail they made would take several chapters which you certainly would skip--unless you like to hear the tale of how the wilderness was tamed and can thrill at the stern history of those who did the taming while they fought to keep their stomachs fairly well filled with food and their hard-muscled bodies fit for the fray.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But to follow the trail they made would take several chapters which you certainly would skip--unless you like to hear the tale of how the wilderness was tamed and can thrill at the stern history of those who did the taming while they fought to keep their stomachs fairly well filled with food and their hard-muscled bodies fit for the fray.
Wolverine
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From this reading They were the pioneers whose lurching wagon first forded the singing Wolverine stream just where it greens the tiny valley and then slips between huge lava-rock ledges to join the larger stream.
woman
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From this reading There was a woman, low-browed, uncombed, harsh of voice and speech and nature, who drove the four oxen forward over lava rock and rough prairie and the scanty sage.
worse
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From this reading I might tell you a great deal about Marthy, who plodded stolidly across the desert and the low-lying hills along the Blackfoot; and of her weak-souled, shiftless husband whom she called Jase, when she did not call him worse.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But to follow the trail they made would take several chapters which you certainly would skip--unless you like to hear the tale of how the wilderness was tamed and can thrill at the stern history of those who did the taming while they fought to keep their stomachs fairly well filled with food and their hard-muscled bodies fit for the fray.
yoke
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From this reading Four trail-worn oxen, their necks bowed to the yoke of patient servitude, should really begin this story.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But to follow the trail they made would take several chapters which you certainly would skip--unless you like to hear the tale of how the wilderness was tamed and can thrill at the stern history of those who did the taming while they fought to keep their stomachs fairly well filled with food and their hard-muscled bodies fit for the fray.
