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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 A doctor from North Mills came once a week to visit Cecie and the sick mother and baby.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Snowfoot's week was up the next forenoon; and at about ten o'clock Jack, accompanied by Lion, and carrying a double-barrelled fowling-piece, with which he had shot a brace of prairie hens by the way, walked into the Betterson door-yard.
accompanied
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From this reading Snowfoot's week was up the next forenoon; and at about ten o'clock Jack, accompanied by Lion, and carrying a double-barrelled fowling-piece, with which he had shot a brace of prairie hens by the way, walked into the Betterson door-yard.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One afternoon he brought in his chaise a saddle and bridle, which he said a young fellow would call for in a day or two.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A doctor from North Mills came once a week to visit Cecie and the sick mother and baby.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The boys laughed as they put the saddle away; they knew who the young fellow was, and they hoped he would have a chance to use it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Snowfoot's week was up the next forenoon; and at about ten o'clock Jack, accompanied by Lion, and carrying a double-barrelled fowling-piece, with which he had shot a brace of prairie hens by the way, walked into the Betterson door-yard.
away
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From this reading The boys laughed as they put the saddle away; they knew who the young fellow was, and they hoped he would have a chance to use it.
baby
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From this reading A doctor from North Mills came once a week to visit Cecie and the sick mother and baby.
Betterson
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From this reading Snowfoot's week was up the next forenoon; and at about ten o'clock Jack, accompanied by Lion, and carrying a double-barrelled fowling-piece, with which he had shot a brace of prairie hens by the way, walked into the Betterson door-yard.
boys
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From this reading The boys laughed as they put the saddle away; they knew who the young fellow was, and they hoped he would have a chance to use it.
brace
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From this reading Snowfoot's week was up the next forenoon; and at about ten o'clock Jack, accompanied by Lion, and carrying a double-barrelled fowling-piece, with which he had shot a brace of prairie hens by the way, walked into the Betterson door-yard.
bridle
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From this reading One afternoon he brought in his chaise a saddle and bridle, which he said a young fellow would call for in a day or two.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One afternoon he brought in his chaise a saddle and bridle, which he said a young fellow would call for in a day or two.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Snowfoot's week was up the next forenoon; and at about ten o'clock Jack, accompanied by Lion, and carrying a double-barrelled fowling-piece, with which he had shot a brace of prairie hens by the way, walked into the Betterson door-yard.
call
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From this reading One afternoon he brought in his chaise a saddle and bridle, which he said a young fellow would call for in a day or two.
came
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From this reading A doctor from North Mills came once a week to visit Cecie and the sick mother and baby.
carrying
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From this reading Snowfoot's week was up the next forenoon; and at about ten o'clock Jack, accompanied by Lion, and carrying a double-barrelled fowling-piece, with which he had shot a brace of prairie hens by the way, walked into the Betterson door-yard.
Cecie
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From this reading A doctor from North Mills came once a week to visit Cecie and the sick mother and baby.
chaise
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From this reading One afternoon he brought in his chaise a saddle and bridle, which he said a young fellow would call for in a day or two.
chance
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From this reading The boys laughed as they put the saddle away; they knew who the young fellow was, and they hoped he would have a chance to use it.
day
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From this reading One afternoon he brought in his chaise a saddle and bridle, which he said a young fellow would call for in a day or two.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A doctor from North Mills came once a week to visit Cecie and the sick mother and baby.
door-yard
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From this reading Snowfoot's week was up the next forenoon; and at about ten o'clock Jack, accompanied by Lion, and carrying a double-barrelled fowling-piece, with which he had shot a brace of prairie hens by the way, walked into the Betterson door-yard.
double-barrelled
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From this reading Snowfoot's week was up the next forenoon; and at about ten o'clock Jack, accompanied by Lion, and carrying a double-barrelled fowling-piece, with which he had shot a brace of prairie hens by the way, walked into the Betterson door-yard.
fellow
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From this reading One afternoon he brought in his chaise a saddle and bridle, which he said a young fellow would call for in a day or two.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One afternoon he brought in his chaise a saddle and bridle, which he said a young fellow would call for in a day or two.
forenoon
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From this reading Snowfoot's week was up the next forenoon; and at about ten o'clock Jack, accompanied by Lion, and carrying a double-barrelled fowling-piece, with which he had shot a brace of prairie hens by the way, walked into the Betterson door-yard.
fowling-piece
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From this reading Snowfoot's week was up the next forenoon; and at about ten o'clock Jack, accompanied by Lion, and carrying a double-barrelled fowling-piece, with which he had shot a brace of prairie hens by the way, walked into the Betterson door-yard.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A doctor from North Mills came once a week to visit Cecie and the sick mother and baby.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Snowfoot's week was up the next forenoon; and at about ten o'clock Jack, accompanied by Lion, and carrying a double-barrelled fowling-piece, with which he had shot a brace of prairie hens by the way, walked into the Betterson door-yard.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The boys laughed as they put the saddle away; they knew who the young fellow was, and they hoped he would have a chance to use it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One afternoon he brought in his chaise a saddle and bridle, which he said a young fellow would call for in a day or two.
hens
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From this reading Snowfoot's week was up the next forenoon; and at about ten o'clock Jack, accompanied by Lion, and carrying a double-barrelled fowling-piece, with which he had shot a brace of prairie hens by the way, walked into the Betterson door-yard.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One afternoon he brought in his chaise a saddle and bridle, which he said a young fellow would call for in a day or two.
hoped
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From this reading The boys laughed as they put the saddle away; they knew who the young fellow was, and they hoped he would have a chance to use it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One afternoon he brought in his chaise a saddle and bridle, which he said a young fellow would call for in a day or two.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Snowfoot's week was up the next forenoon; and at about ten o'clock Jack, accompanied by Lion, and carrying a double-barrelled fowling-piece, with which he had shot a brace of prairie hens by the way, walked into the Betterson door-yard.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The boys laughed as they put the saddle away; they knew who the young fellow was, and they hoped he would have a chance to use it.
Jack
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From this reading Snowfoot's week was up the next forenoon; and at about ten o'clock Jack, accompanied by Lion, and carrying a double-barrelled fowling-piece, with which he had shot a brace of prairie hens by the way, walked into the Betterson door-yard.
knew
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From this reading The boys laughed as they put the saddle away; they knew who the young fellow was, and they hoped he would have a chance to use it.
laughed
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From this reading The boys laughed as they put the saddle away; they knew who the young fellow was, and they hoped he would have a chance to use it.
Lion
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From this reading Snowfoot's week was up the next forenoon; and at about ten o'clock Jack, accompanied by Lion, and carrying a double-barrelled fowling-piece, with which he had shot a brace of prairie hens by the way, walked into the Betterson door-yard.
Mills
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From this reading A doctor from North Mills came once a week to visit Cecie and the sick mother and baby.
MORE
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From this reading MORE WATER THAN THEY WANTED.
mother
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From this reading A doctor from North Mills came once a week to visit Cecie and the sick mother and baby.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Snowfoot's week was up the next forenoon; and at about ten o'clock Jack, accompanied by Lion, and carrying a double-barrelled fowling-piece, with which he had shot a brace of prairie hens by the way, walked into the Betterson door-yard.
North
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From this reading A doctor from North Mills came once a week to visit Cecie and the sick mother and baby.
o'clock
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From this reading Snowfoot's week was up the next forenoon; and at about ten o'clock Jack, accompanied by Lion, and carrying a double-barrelled fowling-piece, with which he had shot a brace of prairie hens by the way, walked into the Betterson door-yard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Snowfoot's week was up the next forenoon; and at about ten o'clock Jack, accompanied by Lion, and carrying a double-barrelled fowling-piece, with which he had shot a brace of prairie hens by the way, walked into the Betterson door-yard.
once
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From this reading A doctor from North Mills came once a week to visit Cecie and the sick mother and baby.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One afternoon he brought in his chaise a saddle and bridle, which he said a young fellow would call for in a day or two.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One afternoon he brought in his chaise a saddle and bridle, which he said a young fellow would call for in a day or two.
prairie
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From this reading Snowfoot's week was up the next forenoon; and at about ten o'clock Jack, accompanied by Lion, and carrying a double-barrelled fowling-piece, with which he had shot a brace of prairie hens by the way, walked into the Betterson door-yard.
put
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From this reading The boys laughed as they put the saddle away; they knew who the young fellow was, and they hoped he would have a chance to use it.
saddle
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From this reading One afternoon he brought in his chaise a saddle and bridle, which he said a young fellow would call for in a day or two.
said
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From this reading One afternoon he brought in his chaise a saddle and bridle, which he said a young fellow would call for in a day or two.
shot
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From this reading Snowfoot's week was up the next forenoon; and at about ten o'clock Jack, accompanied by Lion, and carrying a double-barrelled fowling-piece, with which he had shot a brace of prairie hens by the way, walked into the Betterson door-yard.
sick
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From this reading A doctor from North Mills came once a week to visit Cecie and the sick mother and baby.
Snowfoot's
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From this reading Snowfoot's week was up the next forenoon; and at about ten o'clock Jack, accompanied by Lion, and carrying a double-barrelled fowling-piece, with which he had shot a brace of prairie hens by the way, walked into the Betterson door-yard.
ten
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From this reading Snowfoot's week was up the next forenoon; and at about ten o'clock Jack, accompanied by Lion, and carrying a double-barrelled fowling-piece, with which he had shot a brace of prairie hens by the way, walked into the Betterson door-yard.
THANconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading MORE WATER THAN THEY WANTED.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A doctor from North Mills came once a week to visit Cecie and the sick mother and baby.
THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MORE WATER THAN THEY WANTED.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A doctor from North Mills came once a week to visit Cecie and the sick mother and baby.
two
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From this reading One afternoon he brought in his chaise a saddle and bridle, which he said a young fellow would call for in a day or two.
up
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From this reading Snowfoot's week was up the next forenoon; and at about ten o'clock Jack, accompanied by Lion, and carrying a double-barrelled fowling-piece, with which he had shot a brace of prairie hens by the way, walked into the Betterson door-yard.
use
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From this reading The boys laughed as they put the saddle away; they knew who the young fellow was, and they hoped he would have a chance to use it.
visit
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From this reading A doctor from North Mills came once a week to visit Cecie and the sick mother and baby.
walked
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From this reading Snowfoot's week was up the next forenoon; and at about ten o'clock Jack, accompanied by Lion, and carrying a double-barrelled fowling-piece, with which he had shot a brace of prairie hens by the way, walked into the Betterson door-yard.
WANTED
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From this reading MORE WATER THAN THEY WANTED.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boys laughed as they put the saddle away; they knew who the young fellow was, and they hoped he would have a chance to use it.
WATER
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From this reading MORE WATER THAN THEY WANTED.
way
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From this reading Snowfoot's week was up the next forenoon; and at about ten o'clock Jack, accompanied by Lion, and carrying a double-barrelled fowling-piece, with which he had shot a brace of prairie hens by the way, walked into the Betterson door-yard.
week
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From this reading A doctor from North Mills came once a week to visit Cecie and the sick mother and baby.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One afternoon he brought in his chaise a saddle and bridle, which he said a young fellow would call for in a day or two.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The boys laughed as they put the saddle away; they knew who the young fellow was, and they hoped he would have a chance to use it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Snowfoot's week was up the next forenoon; and at about ten o'clock Jack, accompanied by Lion, and carrying a double-barrelled fowling-piece, with which he had shot a brace of prairie hens by the way, walked into the Betterson door-yard.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One afternoon he brought in his chaise a saddle and bridle, which he said a young fellow would call for in a day or two.
young
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From this reading One afternoon he brought in his chaise a saddle and bridle, which he said a young fellow would call for in a day or two.
