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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 WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
accustomed
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From this reading For a steed accustomed to scrambling over loose rocks, up steep slopes and down others still steeper, would have kept its footing, and not stumbled, as did Gabe's animal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was his idea that he might see signs of a lead which would be better than the one he and the boys were on.
animal
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From this reading For a steed accustomed to scrambling over loose rocks, up steep slopes and down others still steeper, would have kept its footing, and not stumbled, as did Gabe's animal.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For a steed accustomed to scrambling over loose rocks, up steep slopes and down others still steeper, would have kept its footing, and not stumbled, as did Gabe's animal.
back
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
better
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From this reading It was his idea that he might see signs of a lead which would be better than the one he and the boys were on.
bit
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
boys
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From this reading It was his idea that he might see signs of a lead which would be better than the one he and the boys were on.
climbing
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From this reading Now if Gabe had had a horse that was used to mountain climbing several things in this story would not have happened.
convinced
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From this reading The old miner had ridden a few miles, and was convinced that no gold could be found in that direction.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The old miner had ridden a few miles, and was convinced that no gold could be found in that direction.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For a steed accustomed to scrambling over loose rocks, up steep slopes and down others still steeper, would have kept its footing, and not stumbled, as did Gabe's animal.
direction
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From this reading The old miner had ridden a few miles, and was convinced that no gold could be found in that direction.
down
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From this reading For a steed accustomed to scrambling over loose rocks, up steep slopes and down others still steeper, would have kept its footing, and not stumbled, as did Gabe's animal.
expected
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
few
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From this reading The old miner had ridden a few miles, and was convinced that no gold could be found in that direction.
footing
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From this reading For a steed accustomed to scrambling over loose rocks, up steep slopes and down others still steeper, would have kept its footing, and not stumbled, as did Gabe's animal.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old miner had ridden a few miles, and was convinced that no gold could be found in that direction.
fully
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
GABE
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
Gabe's
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From this reading For a steed accustomed to scrambling over loose rocks, up steep slopes and down others still steeper, would have kept its footing, and not stumbled, as did Gabe's animal.
gold
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now if Gabe had had a horse that was used to mountain climbing several things in this story would not have happened.
HAPPENED
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
Harrison
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now if Gabe had had a horse that was used to mountain climbing several things in this story would not have happened.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was his idea that he might see signs of a lead which would be better than the one he and the boys were on.
horse
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From this reading Now if Gabe had had a horse that was used to mountain climbing several things in this story would not have happened.
hours
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
idea
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From this reading It was his idea that he might see signs of a lead which would be better than the one he and the boys were on.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now if Gabe had had a horse that was used to mountain climbing several things in this story would not have happened.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now if Gabe had had a horse that was used to mountain climbing several things in this story would not have happened.
indications
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
intention
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was his idea that he might see signs of a lead which would be better than the one he and the boys were on.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For a steed accustomed to scrambling over loose rocks, up steep slopes and down others still steeper, would have kept its footing, and not stumbled, as did Gabe's animal.
kept
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From this reading For a steed accustomed to scrambling over loose rocks, up steep slopes and down others still steeper, would have kept its footing, and not stumbled, as did Gabe's animal.
lead
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From this reading It was his idea that he might see signs of a lead which would be better than the one he and the boys were on.
loose
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From this reading For a steed accustomed to scrambling over loose rocks, up steep slopes and down others still steeper, would have kept its footing, and not stumbled, as did Gabe's animal.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was his idea that he might see signs of a lead which would be better than the one he and the boys were on.
miles
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From this reading The old miner had ridden a few miles, and was convinced that no gold could be found in that direction.
miner
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From this reading The old miner had ridden a few miles, and was convinced that no gold could be found in that direction.
mountain
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The old miner had ridden a few miles, and was convinced that no gold could be found in that direction.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now if Gabe had had a horse that was used to mountain climbing several things in this story would not have happened.
Now
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From this reading Now if Gabe had had a horse that was used to mountain climbing several things in this story would not have happened.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
old
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From this reading The old miner had ridden a few miles, and was convinced that no gold could be found in that direction.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was his idea that he might see signs of a lead which would be better than the one he and the boys were on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was his idea that he might see signs of a lead which would be better than the one he and the boys were on.
others
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From this reading For a steed accustomed to scrambling over loose rocks, up steep slopes and down others still steeper, would have kept its footing, and not stumbled, as did Gabe's animal.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For a steed accustomed to scrambling over loose rocks, up steep slopes and down others still steeper, would have kept its footing, and not stumbled, as did Gabe's animal.
prospecting
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
ridden
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From this reading The old miner had ridden a few miles, and was convinced that no gold could be found in that direction.
rocks
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From this reading For a steed accustomed to scrambling over loose rocks, up steep slopes and down others still steeper, would have kept its footing, and not stumbled, as did Gabe's animal.
scrambling
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From this reading For a steed accustomed to scrambling over loose rocks, up steep slopes and down others still steeper, would have kept its footing, and not stumbled, as did Gabe's animal.
see
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From this reading It was his idea that he might see signs of a lead which would be better than the one he and the boys were on.
seeking
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
several
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From this reading Now if Gabe had had a horse that was used to mountain climbing several things in this story would not have happened.
signs
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From this reading It was his idea that he might see signs of a lead which would be better than the one he and the boys were on.
slopes
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From this reading For a steed accustomed to scrambling over loose rocks, up steep slopes and down others still steeper, would have kept its footing, and not stumbled, as did Gabe's animal.
started
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
steed
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From this reading For a steed accustomed to scrambling over loose rocks, up steep slopes and down others still steeper, would have kept its footing, and not stumbled, as did Gabe's animal.
steep
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From this reading For a steed accustomed to scrambling over loose rocks, up steep slopes and down others still steeper, would have kept its footing, and not stumbled, as did Gabe's animal.
steeper
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From this reading For a steed accustomed to scrambling over loose rocks, up steep slopes and down others still steeper, would have kept its footing, and not stumbled, as did Gabe's animal.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a steed accustomed to scrambling over loose rocks, up steep slopes and down others still steeper, would have kept its footing, and not stumbled, as did Gabe's animal.
story
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From this reading Now if Gabe had had a horse that was used to mountain climbing several things in this story would not have happened.
stumbled
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From this reading For a steed accustomed to scrambling over loose rocks, up steep slopes and down others still steeper, would have kept its footing, and not stumbled, as did Gabe's animal.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was his idea that he might see signs of a lead which would be better than the one he and the boys were on.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was his idea that he might see signs of a lead which would be better than the one he and the boys were on.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
things
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From this reading Now if Gabe had had a horse that was used to mountain climbing several things in this story would not have happened.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now if Gabe had had a horse that was used to mountain climbing several things in this story would not have happened.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
two
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
up
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
used
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From this reading Now if Gabe had had a horse that was used to mountain climbing several things in this story would not have happened.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was his idea that he might see signs of a lead which would be better than the one he and the boys were on.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was his idea that he might see signs of a lead which would be better than the one he and the boys were on.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was his idea that he might see signs of a lead which would be better than the one he and the boys were on.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO GABE When Gabe Harrison started up the mountain, with the intention of prospecting around a bit, seeking for indications of gold, he fully expected to be back within two hours.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was his idea that he might see signs of a lead which would be better than the one he and the boys were on.
