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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 CAPTURED As the dogs drew the sleds down the little elevation on which the gold was buried, and where the fort was built, the treasure finders caught a glimpse of their enemies.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Indians had established four camps, about equal distances apart, depending on members from each one to guard the spaces between.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CAPTURED As the dogs drew the sleds down the little elevation on which the gold was buried, and where the fort was built, the treasure finders caught a glimpse of their enemies.
any
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From this reading He hoped none of the natives would awake, and certainly there seemed to be no danger of disturbing any guards, for there were none to be seen, at least none patroling the open spaces.
apart
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From this reading The Indians had established four camps, about equal distances apart, depending on members from each one to guard the spaces between.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CAPTURED As the dogs drew the sleds down the little elevation on which the gold was buried, and where the fort was built, the treasure finders caught a glimpse of their enemies.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He hoped none of the natives would awake, and certainly there seemed to be no danger of disturbing any guards, for there were none to be seen, at least none patroling the open spaces.
awake
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From this reading He hoped none of the natives would awake, and certainly there seemed to be no danger of disturbing any guards, for there were none to be seen, at least none patroling the open spaces.
Baxter
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From this reading Mr. Baxter directed the leading dog team as nearly as possible between two fires.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He hoped none of the natives would awake, and certainly there seemed to be no danger of disturbing any guards, for there were none to be seen, at least none patroling the open spaces.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The Indians had established four camps, about equal distances apart, depending on members from each one to guard the spaces between.
built
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From this reading CAPTURED As the dogs drew the sleds down the little elevation on which the gold was buried, and where the fort was built, the treasure finders caught a glimpse of their enemies.
buried
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From this reading CAPTURED As the dogs drew the sleds down the little elevation on which the gold was buried, and where the fort was built, the treasure finders caught a glimpse of their enemies.
camps
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From this reading The Indians had established four camps, about equal distances apart, depending on members from each one to guard the spaces between.
CAPTURED
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From this reading CAPTURED As the dogs drew the sleds down the little elevation on which the gold was buried, and where the fort was built, the treasure finders caught a glimpse of their enemies.
caught
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From this reading CAPTURED As the dogs drew the sleds down the little elevation on which the gold was buried, and where the fort was built, the treasure finders caught a glimpse of their enemies.
certainly
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From this reading He hoped none of the natives would awake, and certainly there seemed to be no danger of disturbing any guards, for there were none to be seen, at least none patroling the open spaces.
danger
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From this reading He hoped none of the natives would awake, and certainly there seemed to be no danger of disturbing any guards, for there were none to be seen, at least none patroling the open spaces.
dark
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From this reading Four fires glowed on the snow, and little dark heaps here and there showed where either dogs or the Indians were huddled up in slumber.
depending
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From this reading The Indians had established four camps, about equal distances apart, depending on members from each one to guard the spaces between.
directed
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From this reading Mr. Baxter directed the leading dog team as nearly as possible between two fires.
distances
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From this reading The Indians had established four camps, about equal distances apart, depending on members from each one to guard the spaces between.
disturbing
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From this reading He hoped none of the natives would awake, and certainly there seemed to be no danger of disturbing any guards, for there were none to be seen, at least none patroling the open spaces.
dog
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From this reading Mr. Baxter directed the leading dog team as nearly as possible between two fires.
dogs
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From this reading CAPTURED As the dogs drew the sleds down the little elevation on which the gold was buried, and where the fort was built, the treasure finders caught a glimpse of their enemies.
down
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From this reading CAPTURED As the dogs drew the sleds down the little elevation on which the gold was buried, and where the fort was built, the treasure finders caught a glimpse of their enemies.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CAPTURED As the dogs drew the sleds down the little elevation on which the gold was buried, and where the fort was built, the treasure finders caught a glimpse of their enemies.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The Indians had established four camps, about equal distances apart, depending on members from each one to guard the spaces between.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Four fires glowed on the snow, and little dark heaps here and there showed where either dogs or the Indians were huddled up in slumber.
elevation
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From this reading CAPTURED As the dogs drew the sleds down the little elevation on which the gold was buried, and where the fort was built, the treasure finders caught a glimpse of their enemies.
enemies
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From this reading CAPTURED As the dogs drew the sleds down the little elevation on which the gold was buried, and where the fort was built, the treasure finders caught a glimpse of their enemies.
equal
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From this reading The Indians had established four camps, about equal distances apart, depending on members from each one to guard the spaces between.
established
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From this reading The Indians had established four camps, about equal distances apart, depending on members from each one to guard the spaces between.
finders
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From this reading CAPTURED As the dogs drew the sleds down the little elevation on which the gold was buried, and where the fort was built, the treasure finders caught a glimpse of their enemies.
fires
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From this reading Four fires glowed on the snow, and little dark heaps here and there showed where either dogs or the Indians were huddled up in slumber.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He hoped none of the natives would awake, and certainly there seemed to be no danger of disturbing any guards, for there were none to be seen, at least none patroling the open spaces.
fort
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From this reading CAPTURED As the dogs drew the sleds down the little elevation on which the gold was buried, and where the fort was built, the treasure finders caught a glimpse of their enemies.
four
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From this reading The Indians had established four camps, about equal distances apart, depending on members from each one to guard the spaces between.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Indians had established four camps, about equal distances apart, depending on members from each one to guard the spaces between.
glimpse
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From this reading CAPTURED As the dogs drew the sleds down the little elevation on which the gold was buried, and where the fort was built, the treasure finders caught a glimpse of their enemies.
glowed
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From this reading Four fires glowed on the snow, and little dark heaps here and there showed where either dogs or the Indians were huddled up in slumber.
gold
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From this reading CAPTURED As the dogs drew the sleds down the little elevation on which the gold was buried, and where the fort was built, the treasure finders caught a glimpse of their enemies.
guard
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From this reading The Indians had established four camps, about equal distances apart, depending on members from each one to guard the spaces between.
guards
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From this reading He hoped none of the natives would awake, and certainly there seemed to be no danger of disturbing any guards, for there were none to be seen, at least none patroling the open spaces.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Indians had established four camps, about equal distances apart, depending on members from each one to guard the spaces between.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hoped none of the natives would awake, and certainly there seemed to be no danger of disturbing any guards, for there were none to be seen, at least none patroling the open spaces.
heaps
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From this reading Four fires glowed on the snow, and little dark heaps here and there showed where either dogs or the Indians were huddled up in slumber.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Four fires glowed on the snow, and little dark heaps here and there showed where either dogs or the Indians were huddled up in slumber.
hoped
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From this reading He hoped none of the natives would awake, and certainly there seemed to be no danger of disturbing any guards, for there were none to be seen, at least none patroling the open spaces.
huddled
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From this reading Four fires glowed on the snow, and little dark heaps here and there showed where either dogs or the Indians were huddled up in slumber.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Four fires glowed on the snow, and little dark heaps here and there showed where either dogs or the Indians were huddled up in slumber.
Indians
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From this reading The Indians had established four camps, about equal distances apart, depending on members from each one to guard the spaces between.
leading
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From this reading Mr. Baxter directed the leading dog team as nearly as possible between two fires.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hoped none of the natives would awake, and certainly there seemed to be no danger of disturbing any guards, for there were none to be seen, at least none patroling the open spaces.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CAPTURED As the dogs drew the sleds down the little elevation on which the gold was buried, and where the fort was built, the treasure finders caught a glimpse of their enemies.
members
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From this reading The Indians had established four camps, about equal distances apart, depending on members from each one to guard the spaces between.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Baxter directed the leading dog team as nearly as possible between two fires.
natives
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From this reading He hoped none of the natives would awake, and certainly there seemed to be no danger of disturbing any guards, for there were none to be seen, at least none patroling the open spaces.
nearly
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From this reading Mr. Baxter directed the leading dog team as nearly as possible between two fires.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He hoped none of the natives would awake, and certainly there seemed to be no danger of disturbing any guards, for there were none to be seen, at least none patroling the open spaces.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading He hoped none of the natives would awake, and certainly there seemed to be no danger of disturbing any guards, for there were none to be seen, at least none patroling the open spaces.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAPTURED As the dogs drew the sleds down the little elevation on which the gold was buried, and where the fort was built, the treasure finders caught a glimpse of their enemies.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CAPTURED As the dogs drew the sleds down the little elevation on which the gold was buried, and where the fort was built, the treasure finders caught a glimpse of their enemies.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Indians had established four camps, about equal distances apart, depending on members from each one to guard the spaces between.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He hoped none of the natives would awake, and certainly there seemed to be no danger of disturbing any guards, for there were none to be seen, at least none patroling the open spaces.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Four fires glowed on the snow, and little dark heaps here and there showed where either dogs or the Indians were huddled up in slumber.
patroling
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From this reading He hoped none of the natives would awake, and certainly there seemed to be no danger of disturbing any guards, for there were none to be seen, at least none patroling the open spaces.
possible
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From this reading Mr. Baxter directed the leading dog team as nearly as possible between two fires.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hoped none of the natives would awake, and certainly there seemed to be no danger of disturbing any guards, for there were none to be seen, at least none patroling the open spaces.
seen
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From this reading He hoped none of the natives would awake, and certainly there seemed to be no danger of disturbing any guards, for there were none to be seen, at least none patroling the open spaces.
showed
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From this reading Four fires glowed on the snow, and little dark heaps here and there showed where either dogs or the Indians were huddled up in slumber.
sleds
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From this reading CAPTURED As the dogs drew the sleds down the little elevation on which the gold was buried, and where the fort was built, the treasure finders caught a glimpse of their enemies.
slumber
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From this reading Four fires glowed on the snow, and little dark heaps here and there showed where either dogs or the Indians were huddled up in slumber.
snow
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From this reading Four fires glowed on the snow, and little dark heaps here and there showed where either dogs or the Indians were huddled up in slumber.
spaces
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From this reading The Indians had established four camps, about equal distances apart, depending on members from each one to guard the spaces between.
team
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From this reading Mr. Baxter directed the leading dog team as nearly as possible between two fires.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAPTURED As the dogs drew the sleds down the little elevation on which the gold was buried, and where the fort was built, the treasure finders caught a glimpse of their enemies.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading CAPTURED As the dogs drew the sleds down the little elevation on which the gold was buried, and where the fort was built, the treasure finders caught a glimpse of their enemies.
there
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From this reading Four fires glowed on the snow, and little dark heaps here and there showed where either dogs or the Indians were huddled up in slumber.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Indians had established four camps, about equal distances apart, depending on members from each one to guard the spaces between.
treasure
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From this reading CAPTURED As the dogs drew the sleds down the little elevation on which the gold was buried, and where the fort was built, the treasure finders caught a glimpse of their enemies.
two
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From this reading Mr. Baxter directed the leading dog team as nearly as possible between two fires.
up
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From this reading Four fires glowed on the snow, and little dark heaps here and there showed where either dogs or the Indians were huddled up in slumber.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CAPTURED As the dogs drew the sleds down the little elevation on which the gold was buried, and where the fort was built, the treasure finders caught a glimpse of their enemies.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Four fires glowed on the snow, and little dark heaps here and there showed where either dogs or the Indians were huddled up in slumber.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading CAPTURED As the dogs drew the sleds down the little elevation on which the gold was buried, and where the fort was built, the treasure finders caught a glimpse of their enemies.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading CAPTURED As the dogs drew the sleds down the little elevation on which the gold was buried, and where the fort was built, the treasure finders caught a glimpse of their enemies.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He hoped none of the natives would awake, and certainly there seemed to be no danger of disturbing any guards, for there were none to be seen, at least none patroling the open spaces.
