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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 was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, they didn't dicker very long, but when the Strange One headed south again, it was in the rear of a spanking dog team.
also
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From this reading There was also at Pastilik an old Shylock of a Russian trader, who had dogs to kill.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was also at Pastilik an old Shylock of a Russian trader, who had dogs to kill.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Ulysses knew too much to start on without animals, and fretted around for several days.
animals
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From this reading Mr. Ulysses knew too much to start on without animals, and fretted around for several days.
anxious
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From this reading 'He was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
any
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From this reading 'He was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Mr. Ulysses knew too much to start on without animals, and fretted around for several days.
arrival
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From this reading 'He was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was also at Pastilik an old Shylock of a Russian trader, who had dogs to kill.
beautifully
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From this reading He had on his sled a bunch of beautifully cured otter skins, sea otters, you know, worth their weight in gold.
bunch
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From this reading He had on his sled a bunch of beautifully cured otter skins, sea otters, you know, worth their weight in gold.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'He was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
couldn't
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From this reading 'He was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
cured
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From this reading He had on his sled a bunch of beautifully cured otter skins, sea otters, you know, worth their weight in gold.
days
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From this reading Mr. Ulysses knew too much to start on without animals, and fretted around for several days.
dicker
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From this reading Well, they didn't dicker very long, but when the Strange One headed south again, it was in the rear of a spanking dog team.
didn't
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From this reading Well, they didn't dicker very long, but when the Strange One headed south again, it was in the rear of a spanking dog team.
dog
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From this reading Well, they didn't dicker very long, but when the Strange One headed south again, it was in the rear of a spanking dog team.
dogs
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From this reading 'He was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
Father
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From this reading 'He was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading 'He was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'He was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
fretted
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From this reading Mr. Ulysses knew too much to start on without animals, and fretted around for several days.
go
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From this reading 'He was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
gold
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From this reading He had on his sled a bunch of beautifully cured otter skins, sea otters, you know, worth their weight in gold.
grub
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From this reading 'He was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had on his sled a bunch of beautifully cured otter skins, sea otters, you know, worth their weight in gold.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'He was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'He was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
headed
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From this reading Well, they didn't dicker very long, but when the Strange One headed south again, it was in the rear of a spanking dog team.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'He was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading 'He was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had on his sled a bunch of beautifully cured otter skins, sea otters, you know, worth their weight in gold.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had on his sled a bunch of beautifully cured otter skins, sea otters, you know, worth their weight in gold.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, they didn't dicker very long, but when the Strange One headed south again, it was in the rear of a spanking dog team.
kill
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From this reading There was also at Pastilik an old Shylock of a Russian trader, who had dogs to kill.
knew
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From this reading Mr. Ulysses knew too much to start on without animals, and fretted around for several days.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had on his sled a bunch of beautifully cured otter skins, sea otters, you know, worth their weight in gold.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading 'He was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, they didn't dicker very long, but when the Strange One headed south again, it was in the rear of a spanking dog team.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Ulysses knew too much to start on without animals, and fretted around for several days.
much
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From this reading Mr. Ulysses knew too much to start on without animals, and fretted around for several days.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'He was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had on his sled a bunch of beautifully cured otter skins, sea otters, you know, worth their weight in gold.
old
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From this reading There was also at Pastilik an old Shylock of a Russian trader, who had dogs to kill.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'He was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Well, they didn't dicker very long, but when the Strange One headed south again, it was in the rear of a spanking dog team.
only
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From this reading 'He was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
otter
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From this reading He had on his sled a bunch of beautifully cured otter skins, sea otters, you know, worth their weight in gold.
otters
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From this reading He had on his sled a bunch of beautifully cured otter skins, sea otters, you know, worth their weight in gold.
out
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From this reading 'He was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
Pastilik
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From this reading There was also at Pastilik an old Shylock of a Russian trader, who had dogs to kill.
rear
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From this reading Well, they didn't dicker very long, but when the Strange One headed south again, it was in the rear of a spanking dog team.
Roubeau
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From this reading 'He was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
Russian
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From this reading There was also at Pastilik an old Shylock of a Russian trader, who had dogs to kill.
sea
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From this reading He had on his sled a bunch of beautifully cured otter skins, sea otters, you know, worth their weight in gold.
several
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From this reading Mr. Ulysses knew too much to start on without animals, and fretted around for several days.
Shylock
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From this reading There was also at Pastilik an old Shylock of a Russian trader, who had dogs to kill.
skins
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From this reading He had on his sled a bunch of beautifully cured otter skins, sea otters, you know, worth their weight in gold.
sled
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From this reading He had on his sled a bunch of beautifully cured otter skins, sea otters, you know, worth their weight in gold.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'He was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
south
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From this reading Well, they didn't dicker very long, but when the Strange One headed south again, it was in the rear of a spanking dog team.
spanking
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From this reading Well, they didn't dicker very long, but when the Strange One headed south again, it was in the rear of a spanking dog team.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Ulysses knew too much to start on without animals, and fretted around for several days.
Strange
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From this reading Well, they didn't dicker very long, but when the Strange One headed south again, it was in the rear of a spanking dog team.
team
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From this reading Well, they didn't dicker very long, but when the Strange One headed south again, it was in the rear of a spanking dog team.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'He was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, they didn't dicker very long, but when the Strange One headed south again, it was in the rear of a spanking dog team.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had on his sled a bunch of beautifully cured otter skins, sea otters, you know, worth their weight in gold.
There
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From this reading There was also at Pastilik an old Shylock of a Russian trader, who had dogs to kill.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, they didn't dicker very long, but when the Strange One headed south again, it was in the rear of a spanking dog team.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'He was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
too
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From this reading Mr. Ulysses knew too much to start on without animals, and fretted around for several days.
trader
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From this reading There was also at Pastilik an old Shylock of a Russian trader, who had dogs to kill.
trip
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From this reading 'He was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
Ulysses
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From this reading Mr. Ulysses knew too much to start on without animals, and fretted around for several days.
very
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From this reading Well, they didn't dicker very long, but when the Strange One headed south again, it was in the rear of a spanking dog team.
waiting
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From this reading 'He was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'He was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
weight
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From this reading He had on his sled a bunch of beautifully cured otter skins, sea otters, you know, worth their weight in gold.
Well
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From this reading Well, they didn't dicker very long, but when the Strange One headed south again, it was in the rear of a spanking dog team.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Well, they didn't dicker very long, but when the Strange One headed south again, it was in the rear of a spanking dog team.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was also at Pastilik an old Shylock of a Russian trader, who had dogs to kill.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'He was so anxious to go on that Father Roubeau fitted him out with grub; but he couldn't let him have any dogs, for he was only waiting my arrival, to go on a trip himself.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Mr. Ulysses knew too much to start on without animals, and fretted around for several days.
worth
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From this reading He had on his sled a bunch of beautifully cured otter skins, sea otters, you know, worth their weight in gold.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He had on his sled a bunch of beautifully cured otter skins, sea otters, you know, worth their weight in gold.
