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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 And taking out his axe, he cut down the young tree, while I formed a heavy club from a branch of hickory, which had been torn off apparently by a storm.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We had not gone far, when we discovered a hollow tree, and as we were very weary, besides being hungry, after examining it, to ascertain that it was unoccupied, we crawled in.
allow
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From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And taking out his axe, he cut down the young tree, while I formed a heavy club from a branch of hickory, which had been torn off apparently by a storm.
apparently
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From this reading And taking out his axe, he cut down the young tree, while I formed a heavy club from a branch of hickory, which had been torn off apparently by a storm.
arms
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From this reading "Before we go far, I tink we get arms," said Dio; "dat saplin' make good spear."
arrows
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From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We had not gone far, when we discovered a hollow tree, and as we were very weary, besides being hungry, after examining it, to ascertain that it was unoccupied, we crawled in.
ascertain
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From this reading We had not gone far, when we discovered a hollow tree, and as we were very weary, besides being hungry, after examining it, to ascertain that it was unoccupied, we crawled in.
axe
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From this reading And taking out his axe, he cut down the young tree, while I formed a heavy club from a branch of hickory, which had been torn off apparently by a storm.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And taking out his axe, he cut down the young tree, while I formed a heavy club from a branch of hickory, which had been torn off apparently by a storm.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Before we go far, I tink we get arms," said Dio; "dat saplin' make good spear."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading We had not gone far, when we discovered a hollow tree, and as we were very weary, besides being hungry, after examining it, to ascertain that it was unoccupied, we crawled in.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
bows
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From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
branch
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From this reading And taking out his axe, he cut down the young tree, while I formed a heavy club from a branch of hickory, which had been torn off apparently by a storm.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And taking out his axe, he cut down the young tree, while I formed a heavy club from a branch of hickory, which had been torn off apparently by a storm.
club
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From this reading And taking out his axe, he cut down the young tree, while I formed a heavy club from a branch of hickory, which had been torn off apparently by a storm.
cold
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From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
contented
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From this reading We therefore contented ourselves with the weapons we had formed, and Dio having scraped one end of his pole into a sharp point, we continued our journey.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We therefore contented ourselves with the weapons we had formed, and Dio having scraped one end of his pole into a sharp point, we continued our journey.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
crawled
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From this reading We had not gone far, when we discovered a hollow tree, and as we were very weary, besides being hungry, after examining it, to ascertain that it was unoccupied, we crawled in.
cut
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From this reading And taking out his axe, he cut down the young tree, while I formed a heavy club from a branch of hickory, which had been torn off apparently by a storm.
dat
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From this reading "Before we go far, I tink we get arms," said Dio; "dat saplin' make good spear."
Dio
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From this reading "Before we go far, I tink we get arms," said Dio; "dat saplin' make good spear."
discovered
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From this reading We had not gone far, when we discovered a hollow tree, and as we were very weary, besides being hungry, after examining it, to ascertain that it was unoccupied, we crawled in.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
down
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From this reading And taking out his axe, he cut down the young tree, while I formed a heavy club from a branch of hickory, which had been torn off apparently by a storm.
end
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From this reading We therefore contented ourselves with the weapons we had formed, and Dio having scraped one end of his pole into a sharp point, we continued our journey.
examining
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From this reading We had not gone far, when we discovered a hollow tree, and as we were very weary, besides being hungry, after examining it, to ascertain that it was unoccupied, we crawled in.
far
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From this reading "Before we go far, I tink we get arms," said Dio; "dat saplin' make good spear."
finished
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From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
formed
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From this reading And taking out his axe, he cut down the young tree, while I formed a heavy club from a branch of hickory, which had been torn off apparently by a storm.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And taking out his axe, he cut down the young tree, while I formed a heavy club from a branch of hickory, which had been torn off apparently by a storm.
get
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From this reading "Before we go far, I tink we get arms," said Dio; "dat saplin' make good spear."
go
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From this reading "Before we go far, I tink we get arms," said Dio; "dat saplin' make good spear."
gone
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From this reading We had not gone far, when we discovered a hollow tree, and as we were very weary, besides being hungry, after examining it, to ascertain that it was unoccupied, we crawled in.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Before we go far, I tink we get arms," said Dio; "dat saplin' make good spear."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And taking out his axe, he cut down the young tree, while I formed a heavy club from a branch of hickory, which had been torn off apparently by a storm.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading We therefore contented ourselves with the weapons we had formed, and Dio having scraped one end of his pole into a sharp point, we continued our journey.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And taking out his axe, he cut down the young tree, while I formed a heavy club from a branch of hickory, which had been torn off apparently by a storm.
heavy
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From this reading And taking out his axe, he cut down the young tree, while I formed a heavy club from a branch of hickory, which had been torn off apparently by a storm.
hickory
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From this reading And taking out his axe, he cut down the young tree, while I formed a heavy club from a branch of hickory, which had been torn off apparently by a storm.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And taking out his axe, he cut down the young tree, while I formed a heavy club from a branch of hickory, which had been torn off apparently by a storm.
hollow
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From this reading We had not gone far, when we discovered a hollow tree, and as we were very weary, besides being hungry, after examining it, to ascertain that it was unoccupied, we crawled in.
hunger
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From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
hungry
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From this reading We had not gone far, when we discovered a hollow tree, and as we were very weary, besides being hungry, after examining it, to ascertain that it was unoccupied, we crawled in.
hut
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From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Before we go far, I tink we get arms," said Dio; "dat saplin' make good spear."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We therefore contented ourselves with the weapons we had formed, and Dio having scraped one end of his pole into a sharp point, we continued our journey.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We had not gone far, when we discovered a hollow tree, and as we were very weary, besides being hungry, after examining it, to ascertain that it was unoccupied, we crawled in.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We therefore contented ourselves with the weapons we had formed, and Dio having scraped one end of his pole into a sharp point, we continued our journey.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Before we go far, I tink we get arms," said Dio; "dat saplin' make good spear."
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We had not gone far, when we discovered a hollow tree, and as we were very weary, besides being hungry, after examining it, to ascertain that it was unoccupied, we crawled in.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And taking out his axe, he cut down the young tree, while I formed a heavy club from a branch of hickory, which had been torn off apparently by a storm.
off
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From this reading And taking out his axe, he cut down the young tree, while I formed a heavy club from a branch of hickory, which had been torn off apparently by a storm.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We therefore contented ourselves with the weapons we had formed, and Dio having scraped one end of his pole into a sharp point, we continued our journey.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We therefore contented ourselves with the weapons we had formed, and Dio having scraped one end of his pole into a sharp point, we continued our journey.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We therefore contented ourselves with the weapons we had formed, and Dio having scraped one end of his pole into a sharp point, we continued our journey.
out
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From this reading And taking out his axe, he cut down the young tree, while I formed a heavy club from a branch of hickory, which had been torn off apparently by a storm.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading We therefore contented ourselves with the weapons we had formed, and Dio having scraped one end of his pole into a sharp point, we continued our journey.
pole
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From this reading We therefore contented ourselves with the weapons we had formed, and Dio having scraped one end of his pole into a sharp point, we continued our journey.
put
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From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
said
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From this reading "Before we go far, I tink we get arms," said Dio; "dat saplin' make good spear."
saplin
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From this reading "Before we go far, I tink we get arms," said Dio; "dat saplin' make good spear."
scraped
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From this reading We therefore contented ourselves with the weapons we had formed, and Dio having scraped one end of his pole into a sharp point, we continued our journey.
sharp
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From this reading We therefore contented ourselves with the weapons we had formed, and Dio having scraped one end of his pole into a sharp point, we continued our journey.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
spear
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From this reading "Before we go far, I tink we get arms," said Dio; "dat saplin' make good spear."
starve
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From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
storm
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From this reading And taking out his axe, he cut down the young tree, while I formed a heavy club from a branch of hickory, which had been torn off apparently by a storm.
taking
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From this reading And taking out his axe, he cut down the young tree, while I formed a heavy club from a branch of hickory, which had been torn off apparently by a storm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We had not gone far, when we discovered a hollow tree, and as we were very weary, besides being hungry, after examining it, to ascertain that it was unoccupied, we crawled in.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And taking out his axe, he cut down the young tree, while I formed a heavy club from a branch of hickory, which had been torn off apparently by a storm.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading We therefore contented ourselves with the weapons we had formed, and Dio having scraped one end of his pole into a sharp point, we continued our journey.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
tink
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From this reading "Before we go far, I tink we get arms," said Dio; "dat saplin' make good spear."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
too
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From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
torn
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From this reading And taking out his axe, he cut down the young tree, while I formed a heavy club from a branch of hickory, which had been torn off apparently by a storm.
tree
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From this reading And taking out his axe, he cut down the young tree, while I formed a heavy club from a branch of hickory, which had been torn off apparently by a storm.
unoccupied
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From this reading We had not gone far, when we discovered a hollow tree, and as we were very weary, besides being hungry, after examining it, to ascertain that it was unoccupied, we crawled in.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
up
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From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
very
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From this reading We had not gone far, when we discovered a hollow tree, and as we were very weary, besides being hungry, after examining it, to ascertain that it was unoccupied, we crawled in.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Before we go far, I tink we get arms," said Dio; "dat saplin' make good spear."
weapons
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From this reading We therefore contented ourselves with the weapons we had formed, and Dio having scraped one end of his pole into a sharp point, we continued our journey.
weary
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From this reading We had not gone far, when we discovered a hollow tree, and as we were very weary, besides being hungry, after examining it, to ascertain that it was unoccupied, we crawled in.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We had not gone far, when we discovered a hollow tree, and as we were very weary, besides being hungry, after examining it, to ascertain that it was unoccupied, we crawled in.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We had not gone far, when we discovered a hollow tree, and as we were very weary, besides being hungry, after examining it, to ascertain that it was unoccupied, we crawled in.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And taking out his axe, he cut down the young tree, while I formed a heavy club from a branch of hickory, which had been torn off apparently by a storm.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And taking out his axe, he cut down the young tree, while I formed a heavy club from a branch of hickory, which had been torn off apparently by a storm.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
work
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From this reading If we had had time, we might have formed bows and arrows, but the cold was too great to allow us to do so, until we had put up a hut in which to work; besides, before they could be finished, we might starve with hunger.
young
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From this reading And taking out his axe, he cut down the young tree, while I formed a heavy club from a branch of hickory, which had been torn off apparently by a storm.
