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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 For so large a man the foreman showed an agility that was really wonderful, as he leaped from log to log with the swiftness and sureness of a chamois.
accumulation
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From this reading The "key-piece" of the jam was fully exposed, and once it was cut in two it would no longer hold the accumulation of logs together.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOME AGAIN.
agility
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From this reading For so large a man the foreman showed an agility that was really wonderful, as he leaped from log to log with the swiftness and sureness of a chamois.
all
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From this reading He had been lumbering all his life, and there was nothing that fell to the lumberman's experience with which he was not perfectly familiar.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For so large a man the foreman showed an agility that was really wonderful, as he leaped from log to log with the swiftness and sureness of a chamois.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For so large a man the foreman showed an agility that was really wonderful, as he leaped from log to log with the swiftness and sureness of a chamois.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For so large a man the foreman showed an agility that was really wonderful, as he leaped from log to log with the swiftness and sureness of a chamois.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been lumbering all his life, and there was nothing that fell to the lumberman's experience with which he was not perfectly familiar.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Yet it is doubtful if he ever had a more difficult or dangerous task than that before him now.
chamois
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From this reading For so large a man the foreman showed an agility that was really wonderful, as he leaped from log to log with the swiftness and sureness of a chamois.
cut
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From this reading The "key-piece" of the jam was fully exposed, and once it was cut in two it would no longer hold the accumulation of logs together.
dangerous
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From this reading Yet it is doubtful if he ever had a more difficult or dangerous task than that before him now.
difficult
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From this reading Yet it is doubtful if he ever had a more difficult or dangerous task than that before him now.
doubtful
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From this reading Yet it is doubtful if he ever had a more difficult or dangerous task than that before him now.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet it is doubtful if he ever had a more difficult or dangerous task than that before him now.
experience
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From this reading He had been lumbering all his life, and there was nothing that fell to the lumberman's experience with which he was not perfectly familiar.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspəʊzd/
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading The "key-piece" of the jam was fully exposed, and once it was cut in two it would no longer hold the accumulation of logs together.
familiar
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From this reading He had been lumbering all his life, and there was nothing that fell to the lumberman's experience with which he was not perfectly familiar.
fell
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From this reading He had been lumbering all his life, and there was nothing that fell to the lumberman's experience with which he was not perfectly familiar.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For so large a man the foreman showed an agility that was really wonderful, as he leaped from log to log with the swiftness and sureness of a chamois.
foreman
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From this reading For so large a man the foreman showed an agility that was really wonderful, as he leaped from log to log with the swiftness and sureness of a chamois.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For so large a man the foreman showed an agility that was really wonderful, as he leaped from log to log with the swiftness and sureness of a chamois.
fully
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From this reading The "key-piece" of the jam was fully exposed, and once it was cut in two it would no longer hold the accumulation of logs together.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been lumbering all his life, and there was nothing that fell to the lumberman's experience with which he was not perfectly familiar.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For so large a man the foreman showed an agility that was really wonderful, as he leaped from log to log with the swiftness and sureness of a chamois.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet it is doubtful if he ever had a more difficult or dangerous task than that before him now.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been lumbering all his life, and there was nothing that fell to the lumberman's experience with which he was not perfectly familiar.
hold
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From this reading The "key-piece" of the jam was fully exposed, and once it was cut in two it would no longer hold the accumulation of logs together.
HOME
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From this reading HOME AGAIN.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Yet it is doubtful if he ever had a more difficult or dangerous task than that before him now.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The "key-piece" of the jam was fully exposed, and once it was cut in two it would no longer hold the accumulation of logs together.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet it is doubtful if he ever had a more difficult or dangerous task than that before him now.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet it is doubtful if he ever had a more difficult or dangerous task than that before him now.
jam
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From this reading The "key-piece" of the jam was fully exposed, and once it was cut in two it would no longer hold the accumulation of logs together.
key-piece
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From this reading The "key-piece" of the jam was fully exposed, and once it was cut in two it would no longer hold the accumulation of logs together.
large
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From this reading For so large a man the foreman showed an agility that was really wonderful, as he leaped from log to log with the swiftness and sureness of a chamois.
leaped
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From this reading For so large a man the foreman showed an agility that was really wonderful, as he leaped from log to log with the swiftness and sureness of a chamois.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been lumbering all his life, and there was nothing that fell to the lumberman's experience with which he was not perfectly familiar.
log
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From this reading For so large a man the foreman showed an agility that was really wonderful, as he leaped from log to log with the swiftness and sureness of a chamois.
logs
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From this reading The "key-piece" of the jam was fully exposed, and once it was cut in two it would no longer hold the accumulation of logs together.
longer
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From this reading The "key-piece" of the jam was fully exposed, and once it was cut in two it would no longer hold the accumulation of logs together.
lumbering
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From this reading He had been lumbering all his life, and there was nothing that fell to the lumberman's experience with which he was not perfectly familiar.
lumberman's
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From this reading He had been lumbering all his life, and there was nothing that fell to the lumberman's experience with which he was not perfectly familiar.
man
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From this reading For so large a man the foreman showed an agility that was really wonderful, as he leaped from log to log with the swiftness and sureness of a chamois.
more
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From this reading Yet it is doubtful if he ever had a more difficult or dangerous task than that before him now.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The "key-piece" of the jam was fully exposed, and once it was cut in two it would no longer hold the accumulation of logs together.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had been lumbering all his life, and there was nothing that fell to the lumberman's experience with which he was not perfectly familiar.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He had been lumbering all his life, and there was nothing that fell to the lumberman's experience with which he was not perfectly familiar.
now
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From this reading Yet it is doubtful if he ever had a more difficult or dangerous task than that before him now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For so large a man the foreman showed an agility that was really wonderful, as he leaped from log to log with the swiftness and sureness of a chamois.
once
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From this reading The "key-piece" of the jam was fully exposed, and once it was cut in two it would no longer hold the accumulation of logs together.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Yet it is doubtful if he ever had a more difficult or dangerous task than that before him now.
perfectly
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From this reading He had been lumbering all his life, and there was nothing that fell to the lumberman's experience with which he was not perfectly familiar.
really
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From this reading For so large a man the foreman showed an agility that was really wonderful, as he leaped from log to log with the swiftness and sureness of a chamois.
showed
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From this reading For so large a man the foreman showed an agility that was really wonderful, as he leaped from log to log with the swiftness and sureness of a chamois.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For so large a man the foreman showed an agility that was really wonderful, as he leaped from log to log with the swiftness and sureness of a chamois.
sureness
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From this reading For so large a man the foreman showed an agility that was really wonderful, as he leaped from log to log with the swiftness and sureness of a chamois.
swiftness
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From this reading For so large a man the foreman showed an agility that was really wonderful, as he leaped from log to log with the swiftness and sureness of a chamois.
task
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From this reading Yet it is doubtful if he ever had a more difficult or dangerous task than that before him now.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Yet it is doubtful if he ever had a more difficult or dangerous task than that before him now.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For so large a man the foreman showed an agility that was really wonderful, as he leaped from log to log with the swiftness and sureness of a chamois.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For so large a man the foreman showed an agility that was really wonderful, as he leaped from log to log with the swiftness and sureness of a chamois.
there
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From this reading He had been lumbering all his life, and there was nothing that fell to the lumberman's experience with which he was not perfectly familiar.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For so large a man the foreman showed an agility that was really wonderful, as he leaped from log to log with the swiftness and sureness of a chamois.
together
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From this reading The "key-piece" of the jam was fully exposed, and once it was cut in two it would no longer hold the accumulation of logs together.
two
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From this reading The "key-piece" of the jam was fully exposed, and once it was cut in two it would no longer hold the accumulation of logs together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For so large a man the foreman showed an agility that was really wonderful, as he leaped from log to log with the swiftness and sureness of a chamois.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had been lumbering all his life, and there was nothing that fell to the lumberman's experience with which he was not perfectly familiar.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For so large a man the foreman showed an agility that was really wonderful, as he leaped from log to log with the swiftness and sureness of a chamois.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For so large a man the foreman showed an agility that was really wonderful, as he leaped from log to log with the swiftness and sureness of a chamois.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The "key-piece" of the jam was fully exposed, and once it was cut in two it would no longer hold the accumulation of logs together.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it is doubtful if he ever had a more difficult or dangerous task than that before him now.
