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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 The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
all
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From this reading After all, these Greenland dogs are kind beasts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After all, these Greenland dogs are kind beasts.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At dawn the next day Hatteras gave the signal for departure.
averse
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From this reading Hence they were not averse to being put into harness.
beasts
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From this reading After all, these Greenland dogs are kind beasts.
become
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From this reading Their wildness was partly gone; they had lost their likeness to the wolf, and had become more like Duke, the finished model of the canine race,--in a word, they were becoming civilized.
becoming
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From this reading Their wildness was partly gone; they had lost their likeness to the wolf, and had become more like Duke, the finished model of the canine race,--in a word, they were becoming civilized.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
canine
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From this reading Their wildness was partly gone; they had lost their likeness to the wolf, and had become more like Duke, the finished model of the canine race,--in a word, they were becoming civilized.
civilized
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From this reading Their wildness was partly gone; they had lost their likeness to the wolf, and had become more like Duke, the finished model of the canine race,--in a word, they were becoming civilized.
comfortable
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From this reading The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
dawn
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From this reading At dawn the next day Hatteras gave the signal for departure.
day
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From this reading At dawn the next day Hatteras gave the signal for departure.
departure
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From this reading At dawn the next day Hatteras gave the signal for departure.
dogs
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From this reading The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
Duke
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From this reading Their wildness was partly gone; they had lost their likeness to the wolf, and had become more like Duke, the finished model of the canine race,--in a word, they were becoming civilized.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
fed
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From this reading The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
finished
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From this reading Their wildness was partly gone; they had lost their likeness to the wolf, and had become more like Duke, the finished model of the canine race,--in a word, they were becoming civilized.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At dawn the next day Hatteras gave the signal for departure.
gave
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From this reading At dawn the next day Hatteras gave the signal for departure.
gone
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From this reading Their wildness was partly gone; they had lost their likeness to the wolf, and had become more like Duke, the finished model of the canine race,--in a word, they were becoming civilized.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
Greenland
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From this reading After all, these Greenland dogs are kind beasts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
harness
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From this reading Hence they were not averse to being put into harness.
harnessed
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From this reading The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
Hatteras
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From this reading At dawn the next day Hatteras gave the signal for departure.
HenceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading Hence they were not averse to being put into harness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Their wildness was partly gone; they had lost their likeness to the wolf, and had become more like Duke, the finished model of the canine race,--in a word, they were becoming civilized.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Hence they were not averse to being put into harness.
kind
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From this reading After all, these Greenland dogs are kind beasts.
like
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From this reading Their wildness was partly gone; they had lost their likeness to the wolf, and had become more like Duke, the finished model of the canine race,--in a word, they were becoming civilized.
likeness
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From this reading Their wildness was partly gone; they had lost their likeness to the wolf, and had become more like Duke, the finished model of the canine race,--in a word, they were becoming civilized.
lost
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From this reading Their wildness was partly gone; they had lost their likeness to the wolf, and had become more like Duke, the finished model of the canine race,--in a word, they were becoming civilized.
model
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From this reading Their wildness was partly gone; they had lost their likeness to the wolf, and had become more like Duke, the finished model of the canine race,--in a word, they were becoming civilized.
more
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From this reading Their wildness was partly gone; they had lost their likeness to the wolf, and had become more like Duke, the finished model of the canine race,--in a word, they were becoming civilized.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At dawn the next day Hatteras gave the signal for departure.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
partly
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From this reading Their wildness was partly gone; they had lost their likeness to the wolf, and had become more like Duke, the finished model of the canine race,--in a word, they were becoming civilized.
put
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From this reading Hence they were not averse to being put into harness.
race
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From this reading Their wildness was partly gone; they had lost their likeness to the wolf, and had become more like Duke, the finished model of the canine race,--in a word, they were becoming civilized.
reason
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From this reading The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
rested
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From this reading The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
service
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From this reading The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
signal
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From this reading At dawn the next day Hatteras gave the signal for departure.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
sledge
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From this reading The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
summer
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From this reading The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At dawn the next day Hatteras gave the signal for departure.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
there
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From this reading The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading After all, these Greenland dogs are kind beasts.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
thoroughly
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From this reading The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
well
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From this reading The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
wildness
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From this reading Their wildness was partly gone; they had lost their likeness to the wolf, and had become more like Duke, the finished model of the canine race,--in a word, they were becoming civilized.
winter
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From this reading The dogs were harnessed to the sledge; since they were well fed and had thoroughly rested, after a comfortable winter there was no reason for their not being of great service during the summer.
wolf
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From this reading Their wildness was partly gone; they had lost their likeness to the wolf, and had become more like Duke, the finished model of the canine race,--in a word, they were becoming civilized.
word
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From this reading Their wildness was partly gone; they had lost their likeness to the wolf, and had become more like Duke, the finished model of the canine race,--in a word, they were becoming civilized.
