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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 He had passed a wonderful night, and it seemed to have made an older boy of him.
all
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From this reading Cal Evans, sitting by the fire and toasting his bacon in the camp of the Apaches, knew nothing of what was to happen that day in all those other places.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was ignorant of what had already occurred, except to himself.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had passed a wonderful night, and it seemed to have made an older boy of him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cal Evans, sitting by the fire and toasting his bacon in the camp of the Apaches, knew nothing of what was to happen that day in all those other places.
anxiety
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From this reading His strongest feeling, at that moment, was grief for what he knew must be the anxiety of his father, and for what he feared that his mother would suffer when his father should get home without him.
Apaches
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From this reading Cal Evans, sitting by the fire and toasting his bacon in the camp of the Apaches, knew nothing of what was to happen that day in all those other places.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His strongest feeling, at that moment, was grief for what he knew must be the anxiety of his father, and for what he feared that his mother would suffer when his father should get home without him.
bacon
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From this reading Cal Evans, sitting by the fire and toasting his bacon in the camp of the Apaches, knew nothing of what was to happen that day in all those other places.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His strongest feeling, at that moment, was grief for what he knew must be the anxiety of his father, and for what he feared that his mother would suffer when his father should get home without him.
boy
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From this reading He had passed a wonderful night, and it seemed to have made an older boy of him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Cal Evans, sitting by the fire and toasting his bacon in the camp of the Apaches, knew nothing of what was to happen that day in all those other places.
Cal
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From this reading Cal Evans, sitting by the fire and toasting his bacon in the camp of the Apaches, knew nothing of what was to happen that day in all those other places.
camp
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From this reading Cal Evans, sitting by the fire and toasting his bacon in the camp of the Apaches, knew nothing of what was to happen that day in all those other places.
day
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From this reading Cal Evans, sitting by the fire and toasting his bacon in the camp of the Apaches, knew nothing of what was to happen that day in all those other places.
Evans
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From this reading Cal Evans, sitting by the fire and toasting his bacon in the camp of the Apaches, knew nothing of what was to happen that day in all those other places.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading He was ignorant of what had already occurred, except to himself.
father
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From this reading His strongest feeling, at that moment, was grief for what he knew must be the anxiety of his father, and for what he feared that his mother would suffer when his father should get home without him.
feared
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From this reading His strongest feeling, at that moment, was grief for what he knew must be the anxiety of his father, and for what he feared that his mother would suffer when his father should get home without him.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His strongest feeling, at that moment, was grief for what he knew must be the anxiety of his father, and for what he feared that his mother would suffer when his father should get home without him.
fire
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From this reading Cal Evans, sitting by the fire and toasting his bacon in the camp of the Apaches, knew nothing of what was to happen that day in all those other places.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His strongest feeling, at that moment, was grief for what he knew must be the anxiety of his father, and for what he feared that his mother would suffer when his father should get home without him.
get
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From this reading His strongest feeling, at that moment, was grief for what he knew must be the anxiety of his father, and for what he feared that his mother would suffer when his father should get home without him.
grief
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From this reading His strongest feeling, at that moment, was grief for what he knew must be the anxiety of his father, and for what he feared that his mother would suffer when his father should get home without him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was ignorant of what had already occurred, except to himself.
happen
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From this reading Cal Evans, sitting by the fire and toasting his bacon in the camp of the Apaches, knew nothing of what was to happen that day in all those other places.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had passed a wonderful night, and it seemed to have made an older boy of him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was ignorant of what had already occurred, except to himself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His strongest feeling, at that moment, was grief for what he knew must be the anxiety of his father, and for what he feared that his mother would suffer when his father should get home without him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was ignorant of what had already occurred, except to himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cal Evans, sitting by the fire and toasting his bacon in the camp of the Apaches, knew nothing of what was to happen that day in all those other places.
home
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From this reading His strongest feeling, at that moment, was grief for what he knew must be the anxiety of his father, and for what he feared that his mother would suffer when his father should get home without him.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was ignorant of what had already occurred, except to himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cal Evans, sitting by the fire and toasting his bacon in the camp of the Apaches, knew nothing of what was to happen that day in all those other places.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had passed a wonderful night, and it seemed to have made an older boy of him.
knew
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From this reading Cal Evans, sitting by the fire and toasting his bacon in the camp of the Apaches, knew nothing of what was to happen that day in all those other places.
made
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From this reading He had passed a wonderful night, and it seemed to have made an older boy of him.
moment
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From this reading His strongest feeling, at that moment, was grief for what he knew must be the anxiety of his father, and for what he feared that his mother would suffer when his father should get home without him.
mother
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From this reading His strongest feeling, at that moment, was grief for what he knew must be the anxiety of his father, and for what he feared that his mother would suffer when his father should get home without him.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading His strongest feeling, at that moment, was grief for what he knew must be the anxiety of his father, and for what he feared that his mother would suffer when his father should get home without him.
MYSTERY
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE STICKS.
night
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From this reading He had passed a wonderful night, and it seemed to have made an older boy of him.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Cal Evans, sitting by the fire and toasting his bacon in the camp of the Apaches, knew nothing of what was to happen that day in all those other places.
occurred
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From this reading He was ignorant of what had already occurred, except to himself.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE STICKS.
older
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From this reading He had passed a wonderful night, and it seemed to have made an older boy of him.
other
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From this reading Cal Evans, sitting by the fire and toasting his bacon in the camp of the Apaches, knew nothing of what was to happen that day in all those other places.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had passed a wonderful night, and it seemed to have made an older boy of him.
places
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From this reading Cal Evans, sitting by the fire and toasting his bacon in the camp of the Apaches, knew nothing of what was to happen that day in all those other places.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had passed a wonderful night, and it seemed to have made an older boy of him.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading His strongest feeling, at that moment, was grief for what he knew must be the anxiety of his father, and for what he feared that his mother would suffer when his father should get home without him.
sitting
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From this reading Cal Evans, sitting by the fire and toasting his bacon in the camp of the Apaches, knew nothing of what was to happen that day in all those other places.
STICKS
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE STICKS.
strongest
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From this reading His strongest feeling, at that moment, was grief for what he knew must be the anxiety of his father, and for what he feared that his mother would suffer when his father should get home without him.
suffer
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From this reading His strongest feeling, at that moment, was grief for what he knew must be the anxiety of his father, and for what he feared that his mother would suffer when his father should get home without him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Cal Evans, sitting by the fire and toasting his bacon in the camp of the Apaches, knew nothing of what was to happen that day in all those other places.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE STICKS.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Cal Evans, sitting by the fire and toasting his bacon in the camp of the Apaches, knew nothing of what was to happen that day in all those other places.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cal Evans, sitting by the fire and toasting his bacon in the camp of the Apaches, knew nothing of what was to happen that day in all those other places.
toasting
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From this reading Cal Evans, sitting by the fire and toasting his bacon in the camp of the Apaches, knew nothing of what was to happen that day in all those other places.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cal Evans, sitting by the fire and toasting his bacon in the camp of the Apaches, knew nothing of what was to happen that day in all those other places.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Cal Evans, sitting by the fire and toasting his bacon in the camp of the Apaches, knew nothing of what was to happen that day in all those other places.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading His strongest feeling, at that moment, was grief for what he knew must be the anxiety of his father, and for what he feared that his mother would suffer when his father should get home without him.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading His strongest feeling, at that moment, was grief for what he knew must be the anxiety of his father, and for what he feared that his mother would suffer when his father should get home without him.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had passed a wonderful night, and it seemed to have made an older boy of him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His strongest feeling, at that moment, was grief for what he knew must be the anxiety of his father, and for what he feared that his mother would suffer when his father should get home without him.
