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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 MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
affair
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From this reading Stonor, though he was largely instrumental in getting the thing up, and though he worked like a Trojan to make the affair go, still kept himself personally in the background.
afterwards
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From this reading The ladies didn't shoot any prairie chicken, but they stimulated the hunters with their presence, and afterwards condescended to partake of the delicate flesh.
al
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From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ladies didn't shoot any prairie chicken, but they stimulated the hunters with their presence, and afterwards condescended to partake of the delicate flesh.
any
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From this reading The ladies didn't shoot any prairie chicken, but they stimulated the hunters with their presence, and afterwards condescended to partake of the delicate flesh.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was not so much shyness now, as an instinct of self-preservation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
background
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From this reading Stonor, though he was largely instrumental in getting the thing up, and though he worked like a Trojan to make the affair go, still kept himself personally in the background.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
bottom
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From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
broiled
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From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The ladies didn't shoot any prairie chicken, but they stimulated the hunters with their presence, and afterwards condescended to partake of the delicate flesh.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He consorted with Captain Stinson and Mathews, middle-aged individuals who were considered out of the running.
chicken
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From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
CLARE
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From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
condescended
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From this reading The ladies didn't shoot any prairie chicken, but they stimulated the hunters with their presence, and afterwards condescended to partake of the delicate flesh.
considered
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From this reading He consorted with Captain Stinson and Mathews, middle-aged individuals who were considered out of the running.
consorted
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From this reading He consorted with Captain Stinson and Mathews, middle-aged individuals who were considered out of the running.
day
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From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
de
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From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
delicate
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From this reading The ladies didn't shoot any prairie chicken, but they stimulated the hunters with their presence, and afterwards condescended to partake of the delicate flesh.
DeterminedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
didn't
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From this reading The ladies didn't shoot any prairie chicken, but they stimulated the hunters with their presence, and afterwards condescended to partake of the delicate flesh.
east
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From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
Enterprise
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From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
fellows
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From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
feminine
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From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
flesh
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From this reading The ladies didn't shoot any prairie chicken, but they stimulated the hunters with their presence, and afterwards condescended to partake of the delicate flesh.
followed
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From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
following
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From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
Fort
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From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
fresco
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From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
getting
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From this reading Stonor, though he was largely instrumental in getting the thing up, and though he worked like a Trojan to make the affair go, still kept himself personally in the background.
go
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From this reading Stonor, though he was largely instrumental in getting the thing up, and though he worked like a Trojan to make the affair go, still kept himself personally in the background.
got
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From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stonor, though he was largely instrumental in getting the thing up, and though he worked like a Trojan to make the affair go, still kept himself personally in the background.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Stonor, though he was largely instrumental in getting the thing up, and though he worked like a Trojan to make the affair go, still kept himself personally in the background.
hunt
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From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
hunters
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From this reading The ladies didn't shoot any prairie chicken, but they stimulated the hunters with their presence, and afterwards condescended to partake of the delicate flesh.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Stonor, though he was largely instrumental in getting the thing up, and though he worked like a Trojan to make the affair go, still kept himself personally in the background.
individuals
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From this reading He consorted with Captain Stinson and Mathews, middle-aged individuals who were considered out of the running.
instinct
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From this reading It was not so much shyness now, as an instinct of self-preservation.
instrumental
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From this reading Stonor, though he was largely instrumental in getting the thing up, and though he worked like a Trojan to make the affair go, still kept himself personally in the background.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not so much shyness now, as an instinct of self-preservation.
kept
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From this reading Stonor, though he was largely instrumental in getting the thing up, and though he worked like a Trojan to make the affair go, still kept himself personally in the background.
ladies
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From this reading The ladies didn't shoot any prairie chicken, but they stimulated the hunters with their presence, and afterwards condescended to partake of the delicate flesh.
largely
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From this reading Stonor, though he was largely instrumental in getting the thing up, and though he worked like a Trojan to make the affair go, still kept himself personally in the background.
like
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From this reading Stonor, though he was largely instrumental in getting the thing up, and though he worked like a Trojan to make the affair go, still kept himself personally in the background.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
Mathews
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From this reading He consorted with Captain Stinson and Mathews, middle-aged individuals who were considered out of the running.
middle-aged
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From this reading He consorted with Captain Stinson and Mathews, middle-aged individuals who were considered out of the running.
MORE
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From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
most
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From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
much
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From this reading It was not so much shyness now, as an instinct of self-preservation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not so much shyness now, as an instinct of self-preservation.
now
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From this reading It was not so much shyness now, as an instinct of self-preservation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
out
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From this reading He consorted with Captain Stinson and Mathews, middle-aged individuals who were considered out of the running.
partake
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From this reading The ladies didn't shoot any prairie chicken, but they stimulated the hunters with their presence, and afterwards condescended to partake of the delicate flesh.
personally
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From this reading Stonor, though he was largely instrumental in getting the thing up, and though he worked like a Trojan to make the affair go, still kept himself personally in the background.
piece
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From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
post
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From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
prairie
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From this reading The ladies didn't shoot any prairie chicken, but they stimulated the hunters with their presence, and afterwards condescended to partake of the delicate flesh.
presence
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From this reading The ladies didn't shoot any prairie chicken, but they stimulated the hunters with their presence, and afterwards condescended to partake of the delicate flesh.
rare
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From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
resistance
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From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
river
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From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He consorted with Captain Stinson and Mathews, middle-aged individuals who were considered out of the running.
self-preservation
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From this reading It was not so much shyness now, as an instinct of self-preservation.
shoot
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From this reading The ladies didn't shoot any prairie chicken, but they stimulated the hunters with their presence, and afterwards condescended to partake of the delicate flesh.
shyness
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From this reading It was not so much shyness now, as an instinct of self-preservation.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was not so much shyness now, as an instinct of self-preservation.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stonor, though he was largely instrumental in getting the thing up, and though he worked like a Trojan to make the affair go, still kept himself personally in the background.
stimulated
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From this reading The ladies didn't shoot any prairie chicken, but they stimulated the hunters with their presence, and afterwards condescended to partake of the delicate flesh.
Stinson
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From this reading He consorted with Captain Stinson and Mathews, middle-aged individuals who were considered out of the running.
Stonor
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From this reading Stonor, though he was largely instrumental in getting the thing up, and though he worked like a Trojan to make the affair go, still kept himself personally in the background.
supper
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From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The ladies didn't shoot any prairie chicken, but they stimulated the hunters with their presence, and afterwards condescended to partake of the delicate flesh.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stonor, though he was largely instrumental in getting the thing up, and though he worked like a Trojan to make the affair go, still kept himself personally in the background.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Stonor, though he was largely instrumental in getting the thing up, and though he worked like a Trojan to make the affair go, still kept himself personally in the background.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
Trojan
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From this reading Stonor, though he was largely instrumental in getting the thing up, and though he worked like a Trojan to make the affair go, still kept himself personally in the background.
up
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From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
visitation
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From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He consorted with Captain Stinson and Mathews, middle-aged individuals who were considered out of the running.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading MORE ABOUT CLARE Determined to make the most of their rare feminine visitation at Fort Enterprise, on the following day the fellows got up a chicken hunt on the river bottom east of the post, to be followed by an _al fresco_ supper at which broiled chicken was to be the _piece de resistance_.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He consorted with Captain Stinson and Mathews, middle-aged individuals who were considered out of the running.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The ladies didn't shoot any prairie chicken, but they stimulated the hunters with their presence, and afterwards condescended to partake of the delicate flesh.
worked
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From this reading Stonor, though he was largely instrumental in getting the thing up, and though he worked like a Trojan to make the affair go, still kept himself personally in the background.