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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "How is the patient getting along?" he inquired.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am somewhat sorry to hear that," said he, still smiling in his own way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I replied, somewhat surlily, I fear, that I was doing very well, and thenceforth intended to ride horseback and to comport myself as though nothing had happened.
assisting
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From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Orme had crossed the river some time earlier, and now he joined me at the edge of our disordered camp.
bank
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From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
bars
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From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
boats
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From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
box
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From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
buckskin
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From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
camp
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From this reading Orme had crossed the river some time earlier, and now he joined me at the edge of our disordered camp.
clothing
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From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
comport
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From this reading I replied, somewhat surlily, I fear, that I was doing very well, and thenceforth intended to ride horseback and to comport myself as though nothing had happened.
crossed
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From this reading Orme had crossed the river some time earlier, and now he joined me at the edge of our disordered camp.
difficult
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From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
disordered
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From this reading Orme had crossed the river some time earlier, and now he joined me at the edge of our disordered camp.
doing
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From this reading I replied, somewhat surlily, I fear, that I was doing very well, and thenceforth intended to ride horseback and to comport myself as though nothing had happened.
drying
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From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
earlier
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From this reading Orme had crossed the river some time earlier, and now he joined me at the edge of our disordered camp.
edge
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From this reading Orme had crossed the river some time earlier, and now he joined me at the edge of our disordered camp.
evening
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From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
fear
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From this reading I replied, somewhat surlily, I fear, that I was doing very well, and thenceforth intended to ride horseback and to comport myself as though nothing had happened.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
getting
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From this reading "How is the patient getting along?" he inquired.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Orme had crossed the river some time earlier, and now he joined me at the edge of our disordered camp.
happened
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From this reading I replied, somewhat surlily, I fear, that I was doing very well, and thenceforth intended to ride horseback and to comport myself as though nothing had happened.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Orme had crossed the river some time earlier, and now he joined me at the edge of our disordered camp.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am somewhat sorry to hear that," said he, still smiling in his own way.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I am somewhat sorry to hear that," said he, still smiling in his own way.
horseback
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From this reading I replied, somewhat surlily, I fear, that I was doing very well, and thenceforth intended to ride horseback and to comport myself as though nothing had happened.
How
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From this reading "How is the patient getting along?" he inquired.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
idly
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From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "How is the patient getting along?" he inquired.
intended
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From this reading I replied, somewhat surlily, I fear, that I was doing very well, and thenceforth intended to ride horseback and to comport myself as though nothing had happened.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How is the patient getting along?" he inquired.
ISSUE
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From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
JOINED
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From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
Later
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From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
Mandy
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From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
McGovern
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From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
men
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From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I replied, somewhat surlily, I fear, that I was doing very well, and thenceforth intended to ride horseback and to comport myself as though nothing had happened.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I replied, somewhat surlily, I fear, that I was doing very well, and thenceforth intended to ride horseback and to comport myself as though nothing had happened.
now
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From this reading Orme had crossed the river some time earlier, and now he joined me at the edge of our disordered camp.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
Orme
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From this reading Orme had crossed the river some time earlier, and now he joined me at the edge of our disordered camp.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Orme had crossed the river some time earlier, and now he joined me at the edge of our disordered camp.
out
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From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
own
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From this reading "I am somewhat sorry to hear that," said he, still smiling in his own way.
patient
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From this reading "How is the patient getting along?" he inquired.
perhaps
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From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
protégée
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From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
purpose
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From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I replied, somewhat surlily, I fear, that I was doing very well, and thenceforth intended to ride horseback and to comport myself as though nothing had happened.
ride
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From this reading I replied, somewhat surlily, I fear, that I was doing very well, and thenceforth intended to ride horseback and to comport myself as though nothing had happened.
river
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From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
said
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From this reading "I am somewhat sorry to hear that," said he, still smiling in his own way.
smiling
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From this reading "I am somewhat sorry to hear that," said he, still smiling in his own way.
some
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From this reading Orme had crossed the river some time earlier, and now he joined me at the edge of our disordered camp.
somewhat
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From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
sorry
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From this reading "I am somewhat sorry to hear that," said he, still smiling in his own way.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am somewhat sorry to hear that," said he, still smiling in his own way.
struggling
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From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
surlily
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From this reading I replied, somewhat surlily, I fear, that I was doing very well, and thenceforth intended to ride horseback and to comport myself as though nothing had happened.
teams
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From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I replied, somewhat surlily, I fear, that I was doing very well, and thenceforth intended to ride horseback and to comport myself as though nothing had happened.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
thenceforth
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From this reading I replied, somewhat surlily, I fear, that I was doing very well, and thenceforth intended to ride horseback and to comport myself as though nothing had happened.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I replied, somewhat surlily, I fear, that I was doing very well, and thenceforth intended to ride horseback and to comport myself as though nothing had happened.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Orme had crossed the river some time earlier, and now he joined me at the edge of our disordered camp.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I replied, somewhat surlily, I fear, that I was doing very well, and thenceforth intended to ride horseback and to comport myself as though nothing had happened.
very
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From this reading I replied, somewhat surlily, I fear, that I was doing very well, and thenceforth intended to ride horseback and to comport myself as though nothing had happened.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
watching
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From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
way
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From this reading "I am somewhat sorry to hear that," said he, still smiling in his own way.
well
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From this reading I replied, somewhat surlily, I fear, that I was doing very well, and thenceforth intended to ride horseback and to comport myself as though nothing had happened.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ISSUE JOINED Later in the evening, Mandy McGovern having left me, perhaps for the purpose of assisting her protégée in the somewhat difficult art of drying buckskin clothing, I was again alone on the river bank, idly watching the men out on the bars, struggling with their teams and box boats.
