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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 Three days passed, four, a week, and still no word came of the men for whom the "Old Man" had wired to Denver.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading His day was from daylight until dark, often until long after dark.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three days passed, four, a week, and still no word came of the men for whom the "Old Man" had wired to Denver.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He began to notice a vague change in the older engineer as the days went by.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Upon more than one evening, after the men had had their suppers and crawled into their blankets, he and Truxton had sat in the tent at the cook's rude table, a lantern between them, figuring and planning upon the next day.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He began to notice a vague change in the older engineer as the days went by.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Upon more than one evening, after the men had had their suppers and crawled into their blankets, he and Truxton had sat in the tent at the cook's rude table, a lantern between them, figuring and planning upon the next day.
blankets
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From this reading Upon more than one evening, after the men had had their suppers and crawled into their blankets, he and Truxton had sat in the tent at the cook's rude table, a lantern between them, figuring and planning upon the next day.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He began to notice a vague change in the older engineer as the days went by.
came
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From this reading Three days passed, four, a week, and still no word came of the men for whom the "Old Man" had wired to Denver.
change
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From this reading He began to notice a vague change in the older engineer as the days went by.
Conniston
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From this reading Conniston had nearly forgotten them.
cook's
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From this reading Upon more than one evening, after the men had had their suppers and crawled into their blankets, he and Truxton had sat in the tent at the cook's rude table, a lantern between them, figuring and planning upon the next day.
crawled
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From this reading Upon more than one evening, after the men had had their suppers and crawled into their blankets, he and Truxton had sat in the tent at the cook's rude table, a lantern between them, figuring and planning upon the next day.
dark
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From this reading His day was from daylight until dark, often until long after dark.
day
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From this reading His day was from daylight until dark, often until long after dark.
daylight
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From this reading His day was from daylight until dark, often until long after dark.
days
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From this reading Three days passed, four, a week, and still no word came of the men for whom the "Old Man" had wired to Denver.
Denver
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From this reading Three days passed, four, a week, and still no word came of the men for whom the "Old Man" had wired to Denver.
engineer
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From this reading He began to notice a vague change in the older engineer as the days went by.
evening
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From this reading Upon more than one evening, after the men had had their suppers and crawled into their blankets, he and Truxton had sat in the tent at the cook's rude table, a lantern between them, figuring and planning upon the next day.
figuring
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From this reading Upon more than one evening, after the men had had their suppers and crawled into their blankets, he and Truxton had sat in the tent at the cook's rude table, a lantern between them, figuring and planning upon the next day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Three days passed, four, a week, and still no word came of the men for whom the "Old Man" had wired to Denver.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Conniston had nearly forgotten them.
four
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From this reading Three days passed, four, a week, and still no word came of the men for whom the "Old Man" had wired to Denver.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His day was from daylight until dark, often until long after dark.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three days passed, four, a week, and still no word came of the men for whom the "Old Man" had wired to Denver.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Upon more than one evening, after the men had had their suppers and crawled into their blankets, he and Truxton had sat in the tent at the cook's rude table, a lantern between them, figuring and planning upon the next day.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His day was from daylight until dark, often until long after dark.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Upon more than one evening, after the men had had their suppers and crawled into their blankets, he and Truxton had sat in the tent at the cook's rude table, a lantern between them, figuring and planning upon the next day.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Upon more than one evening, after the men had had their suppers and crawled into their blankets, he and Truxton had sat in the tent at the cook's rude table, a lantern between them, figuring and planning upon the next day.
lantern
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From this reading Upon more than one evening, after the men had had their suppers and crawled into their blankets, he and Truxton had sat in the tent at the cook's rude table, a lantern between them, figuring and planning upon the next day.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His day was from daylight until dark, often until long after dark.
Man
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From this reading Three days passed, four, a week, and still no word came of the men for whom the "Old Man" had wired to Denver.
men
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From this reading Three days passed, four, a week, and still no word came of the men for whom the "Old Man" had wired to Denver.
more
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From this reading Upon more than one evening, after the men had had their suppers and crawled into their blankets, he and Truxton had sat in the tent at the cook's rude table, a lantern between them, figuring and planning upon the next day.
nearly
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From this reading Conniston had nearly forgotten them.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon more than one evening, after the men had had their suppers and crawled into their blankets, he and Truxton had sat in the tent at the cook's rude table, a lantern between them, figuring and planning upon the next day.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Three days passed, four, a week, and still no word came of the men for whom the "Old Man" had wired to Denver.
notice
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From this reading He began to notice a vague change in the older engineer as the days went by.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three days passed, four, a week, and still no word came of the men for whom the "Old Man" had wired to Denver.
often
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From this reading His day was from daylight until dark, often until long after dark.
Old
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From this reading Three days passed, four, a week, and still no word came of the men for whom the "Old Man" had wired to Denver.
older
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From this reading He began to notice a vague change in the older engineer as the days went by.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Upon more than one evening, after the men had had their suppers and crawled into their blankets, he and Truxton had sat in the tent at the cook's rude table, a lantern between them, figuring and planning upon the next day.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three days passed, four, a week, and still no word came of the men for whom the "Old Man" had wired to Denver.
planning
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From this reading Upon more than one evening, after the men had had their suppers and crawled into their blankets, he and Truxton had sat in the tent at the cook's rude table, a lantern between them, figuring and planning upon the next day.
rude
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From this reading Upon more than one evening, after the men had had their suppers and crawled into their blankets, he and Truxton had sat in the tent at the cook's rude table, a lantern between them, figuring and planning upon the next day.
sat
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From this reading Upon more than one evening, after the men had had their suppers and crawled into their blankets, he and Truxton had sat in the tent at the cook's rude table, a lantern between them, figuring and planning upon the next day.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three days passed, four, a week, and still no word came of the men for whom the "Old Man" had wired to Denver.
suppersnounUS /ˈsuppers/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Upon more than one evening, after the men had had their suppers and crawled into their blankets, he and Truxton had sat in the tent at the cook's rude table, a lantern between them, figuring and planning upon the next day.
table
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From this reading Upon more than one evening, after the men had had their suppers and crawled into their blankets, he and Truxton had sat in the tent at the cook's rude table, a lantern between them, figuring and planning upon the next day.
tent
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From this reading Upon more than one evening, after the men had had their suppers and crawled into their blankets, he and Truxton had sat in the tent at the cook's rude table, a lantern between them, figuring and planning upon the next day.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Upon more than one evening, after the men had had their suppers and crawled into their blankets, he and Truxton had sat in the tent at the cook's rude table, a lantern between them, figuring and planning upon the next day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three days passed, four, a week, and still no word came of the men for whom the "Old Man" had wired to Denver.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Upon more than one evening, after the men had had their suppers and crawled into their blankets, he and Truxton had sat in the tent at the cook's rude table, a lantern between them, figuring and planning upon the next day.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Conniston had nearly forgotten them.
Three
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From this reading Three days passed, four, a week, and still no word came of the men for whom the "Old Man" had wired to Denver.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Three days passed, four, a week, and still no word came of the men for whom the "Old Man" had wired to Denver.
Truxton
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From this reading Upon more than one evening, after the men had had their suppers and crawled into their blankets, he and Truxton had sat in the tent at the cook's rude table, a lantern between them, figuring and planning upon the next day.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading His day was from daylight until dark, often until long after dark.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon more than one evening, after the men had had their suppers and crawled into their blankets, he and Truxton had sat in the tent at the cook's rude table, a lantern between them, figuring and planning upon the next day.
vague
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From this reading He began to notice a vague change in the older engineer as the days went by.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His day was from daylight until dark, often until long after dark.
week
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From this reading Three days passed, four, a week, and still no word came of the men for whom the "Old Man" had wired to Denver.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He began to notice a vague change in the older engineer as the days went by.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Three days passed, four, a week, and still no word came of the men for whom the "Old Man" had wired to Denver.
wired
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From this reading Three days passed, four, a week, and still no word came of the men for whom the "Old Man" had wired to Denver.
word
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From this reading Three days passed, four, a week, and still no word came of the men for whom the "Old Man" had wired to Denver.
