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American
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From this reading The American trapper was much surprised at having behaved himself so nicely as to win Storm's friendship and the hearty good will of the tribe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
ARMOR
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From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The American trapper was much surprised at having behaved himself so nicely as to win Storm's friendship and the hearty good will of the tribe.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The American trapper was much surprised at having behaved himself so nicely as to win Storm's friendship and the hearty good will of the tribe.
avalanches
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From this reading Then the ice breaks, roaring down the river, shatters and founders on the lake, while the birds proclaim the summer to the valleys, avalanches thunder in the hills, because it is Easter, the time of the Resurrection.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Then the ice breaks, roaring down the river, shatters and founders on the lake, while the birds proclaim the summer to the valleys, avalanches thunder in the hills, because it is Easter, the time of the Resurrection.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The trapping outfit, lost when they burned him out of winter quarters, had been most lavishly replaced in payment for his gunpowder.
behaved
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From this reading The American trapper was much surprised at having behaved himself so nicely as to win Storm's friendship and the hearty good will of the tribe.
birds
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From this reading Then the ice breaks, roaring down the river, shatters and founders on the lake, while the birds proclaim the summer to the valleys, avalanches thunder in the hills, because it is Easter, the time of the Resurrection.
breaks
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From this reading Then the ice breaks, roaring down the river, shatters and founders on the lake, while the birds proclaim the summer to the valleys, avalanches thunder in the hills, because it is Easter, the time of the Resurrection.
burned
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From this reading The trapping outfit, lost when they burned him out of winter quarters, had been most lavishly replaced in payment for his gunpowder.
butter-cups
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From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was quite touched by the treatment he met with.
day
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From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
down
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From this reading Then the ice breaks, roaring down the river, shatters and founders on the lake, while the birds proclaim the summer to the valleys, avalanches thunder in the hills, because it is Easter, the time of the Resurrection.
drifts
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From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
Easter
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From this reading Then the ice breaks, roaring down the river, shatters and founders on the lake, while the birds proclaim the summer to the valleys, avalanches thunder in the hills, because it is Easter, the time of the Resurrection.
edges
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From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
faith
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From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
feel
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From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The trapping outfit, lost when they burned him out of winter quarters, had been most lavishly replaced in payment for his gunpowder.
founders
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From this reading Then the ice breaks, roaring down the river, shatters and founders on the lake, while the birds proclaim the summer to the valleys, avalanches thunder in the hills, because it is Easter, the time of the Resurrection.
friendship
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From this reading The American trapper was much surprised at having behaved himself so nicely as to win Storm's friendship and the hearty good will of the tribe.
glory
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From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The American trapper was much surprised at having behaved himself so nicely as to win Storm's friendship and the hearty good will of the tribe.
gunpowder
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From this reading The trapping outfit, lost when they burned him out of winter quarters, had been most lavishly replaced in payment for his gunpowder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The trapping outfit, lost when they burned him out of winter quarters, had been most lavishly replaced in payment for his gunpowder.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The American trapper was much surprised at having behaved himself so nicely as to win Storm's friendship and the hearty good will of the tribe.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was quite touched by the treatment he met with.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑrti/
large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal
From this reading The American trapper was much surprised at having behaved himself so nicely as to win Storm's friendship and the hearty good will of the tribe.
hills
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From this reading Then the ice breaks, roaring down the river, shatters and founders on the lake, while the birds proclaim the summer to the valleys, avalanches thunder in the hills, because it is Easter, the time of the Resurrection.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The trapping outfit, lost when they burned him out of winter quarters, had been most lavishly replaced in payment for his gunpowder.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The American trapper was much surprised at having behaved himself so nicely as to win Storm's friendship and the hearty good will of the tribe.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The trapping outfit, lost when they burned him out of winter quarters, had been most lavishly replaced in payment for his gunpowder.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
ice
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From this reading Then the ice breaks, roaring down the river, shatters and founders on the lake, while the birds proclaim the summer to the valleys, avalanches thunder in the hills, because it is Easter, the time of the Resurrection.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then the ice breaks, roaring down the river, shatters and founders on the lake, while the birds proclaim the summer to the valleys, avalanches thunder in the hills, because it is Easter, the time of the Resurrection.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then the ice breaks, roaring down the river, shatters and founders on the lake, while the birds proclaim the summer to the valleys, avalanches thunder in the hills, because it is Easter, the time of the Resurrection.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then the ice breaks, roaring down the river, shatters and founders on the lake, while the birds proclaim the summer to the valleys, avalanches thunder in the hills, because it is Easter, the time of the Resurrection.
lake
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From this reading Then the ice breaks, roaring down the river, shatters and founders on the lake, while the birds proclaim the summer to the valleys, avalanches thunder in the hills, because it is Easter, the time of the Resurrection.
lavishly
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From this reading The trapping outfit, lost when they burned him out of winter quarters, had been most lavishly replaced in payment for his gunpowder.
light
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From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
lost
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From this reading The trapping outfit, lost when they burned him out of winter quarters, had been most lavishly replaced in payment for his gunpowder.
meltingnounUS /ˈmelting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
met
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From this reading He was quite touched by the treatment he met with.
most
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From this reading The trapping outfit, lost when they burned him out of winter quarters, had been most lavishly replaced in payment for his gunpowder.
much
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From this reading The American trapper was much surprised at having behaved himself so nicely as to win Storm's friendship and the hearty good will of the tribe.
nicely
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From this reading The American trapper was much surprised at having behaved himself so nicely as to win Storm's friendship and the hearty good will of the tribe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then the ice breaks, roaring down the river, shatters and founders on the lake, while the birds proclaim the summer to the valleys, avalanches thunder in the hills, because it is Easter, the time of the Resurrection.
out
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From this reading The trapping outfit, lost when they burned him out of winter quarters, had been most lavishly replaced in payment for his gunpowder.
outfit
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From this reading The trapping outfit, lost when they burned him out of winter quarters, had been most lavishly replaced in payment for his gunpowder.
payment
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From this reading The trapping outfit, lost when they burned him out of winter quarters, had been most lavishly replaced in payment for his gunpowder.
proclaim
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From this reading Then the ice breaks, roaring down the river, shatters and founders on the lake, while the birds proclaim the summer to the valleys, avalanches thunder in the hills, because it is Easter, the time of the Resurrection.
quarters
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From this reading The trapping outfit, lost when they burned him out of winter quarters, had been most lavishly replaced in payment for his gunpowder.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was quite touched by the treatment he met with.
reach
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From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
RENUNCIATION
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From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
replaced
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From this reading The trapping outfit, lost when they burned him out of winter quarters, had been most lavishly replaced in payment for his gunpowder.
Resurrection
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From this reading Then the ice breaks, roaring down the river, shatters and founders on the lake, while the birds proclaim the summer to the valleys, avalanches thunder in the hills, because it is Easter, the time of the Resurrection.
river
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From this reading Then the ice breaks, roaring down the river, shatters and founders on the lake, while the birds proclaim the summer to the valleys, avalanches thunder in the hills, because it is Easter, the time of the Resurrection.
roaring
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From this reading Then the ice breaks, roaring down the river, shatters and founders on the lake, while the birds proclaim the summer to the valleys, avalanches thunder in the hills, because it is Easter, the time of the Resurrection.
shatters
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From this reading Then the ice breaks, roaring down the river, shatters and founders on the lake, while the birds proclaim the summer to the valleys, avalanches thunder in the hills, because it is Easter, the time of the Resurrection.
snow
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From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
Storm's
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From this reading The American trapper was much surprised at having behaved himself so nicely as to win Storm's friendship and the hearty good will of the tribe.
summer
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From this reading Then the ice breaks, roaring down the river, shatters and founders on the lake, while the birds proclaim the summer to the valleys, avalanches thunder in the hills, because it is Easter, the time of the Resurrection.
sun
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From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The American trapper was much surprised at having behaved himself so nicely as to win Storm's friendship and the hearty good will of the tribe.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
Then
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From this reading Then the ice breaks, roaring down the river, shatters and founders on the lake, while the birds proclaim the summer to the valleys, avalanches thunder in the hills, because it is Easter, the time of the Resurrection.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then the ice breaks, roaring down the river, shatters and founders on the lake, while the birds proclaim the summer to the valleys, avalanches thunder in the hills, because it is Easter, the time of the Resurrection.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the ice breaks, roaring down the river, shatters and founders on the lake, while the birds proclaim the summer to the valleys, avalanches thunder in the hills, because it is Easter, the time of the Resurrection.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the ice breaks, roaring down the river, shatters and founders on the lake, while the birds proclaim the summer to the valleys, avalanches thunder in the hills, because it is Easter, the time of the Resurrection.
touched
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From this reading He was quite touched by the treatment he met with.
trapper
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From this reading The American trapper was much surprised at having behaved himself so nicely as to win Storm's friendship and the hearty good will of the tribe.
trapping
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From this reading The trapping outfit, lost when they burned him out of winter quarters, had been most lavishly replaced in payment for his gunpowder.
treatment
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From this reading He was quite touched by the treatment he met with.
tribe
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From this reading The American trapper was much surprised at having behaved himself so nicely as to win Storm's friendship and the hearty good will of the tribe.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
up
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From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
valleys
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From this reading Then the ice breaks, roaring down the river, shatters and founders on the lake, while the birds proclaim the summer to the valleys, avalanches thunder in the hills, because it is Easter, the time of the Resurrection.
warmth
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From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The American trapper was much surprised at having behaved himself so nicely as to win Storm's friendship and the hearty good will of the tribe.
way
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From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
wears
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From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Then the ice breaks, roaring down the river, shatters and founders on the lake, while the birds proclaim the summer to the valleys, avalanches thunder in the hills, because it is Easter, the time of the Resurrection.
WHOLE
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From this reading THE WHOLE ARMOR I--RENUNCIATION When the sun wears the snow thin, the butter-cups underneath feel the light and the warmth, so they have faith, melting their way up through the edges of the drifts until they reach the glory of the day.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The American trapper was much surprised at having behaved himself so nicely as to win Storm's friendship and the hearty good will of the tribe.
win
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From this reading The American trapper was much surprised at having behaved himself so nicely as to win Storm's friendship and the hearty good will of the tribe.
winter
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From this reading The trapping outfit, lost when they burned him out of winter quarters, had been most lavishly replaced in payment for his gunpowder.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was quite touched by the treatment he met with.
