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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 The cold weather seemed to come “all in a bunch,” as Joe put it, and after that it was quite mild, so that they could come and go as they pleased.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The cold weather seemed to come “all in a bunch,” as Joe put it, and after that it was quite mild, so that they could come and go as they pleased.
all
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From this reading The cold weather seemed to come “all in a bunch,” as Joe put it, and after that it was quite mild, so that they could come and go as they pleased.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cold weather seemed to come “all in a bunch,” as Joe put it, and after that it was quite mild, so that they could come and go as they pleased.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There were many things to do in and around the frontier home, and when not employed there the two youths went gunning or fishing, or else set traps.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The cold weather seemed to come “all in a bunch,” as Joe put it, and after that it was quite mild, so that they could come and go as they pleased.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FOOT RACE AT THE FORT The remainder of the winter passed without special incident.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was Daniel Boone himself who showed them how to make several traps of a superior sort, and with them the game captured was by no means to be despised.
Boone
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From this reading It was Daniel Boone himself who showed them how to make several traps of a superior sort, and with them the game captured was by no means to be despised.
bunch
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From this reading The cold weather seemed to come “all in a bunch,” as Joe put it, and after that it was quite mild, so that they could come and go as they pleased.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was Daniel Boone himself who showed them how to make several traps of a superior sort, and with them the game captured was by no means to be despised.
captured
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From this reading It was Daniel Boone himself who showed them how to make several traps of a superior sort, and with them the game captured was by no means to be despised.
cold
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From this reading The cold weather seemed to come “all in a bunch,” as Joe put it, and after that it was quite mild, so that they could come and go as they pleased.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cold weather seemed to come “all in a bunch,” as Joe put it, and after that it was quite mild, so that they could come and go as they pleased.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The cold weather seemed to come “all in a bunch,” as Joe put it, and after that it was quite mild, so that they could come and go as they pleased.
Daniel
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From this reading It was Daniel Boone himself who showed them how to make several traps of a superior sort, and with them the game captured was by no means to be despised.
days
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From this reading During those days of waiting the young pioneers were not idle.
despised
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From this reading It was Daniel Boone himself who showed them how to make several traps of a superior sort, and with them the game captured was by no means to be despised.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There were many things to do in and around the frontier home, and when not employed there the two youths went gunning or fishing, or else set traps.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During those days of waiting the young pioneers were not idle.
else
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From this reading There were many things to do in and around the frontier home, and when not employed there the two youths went gunning or fishing, or else set traps.
employed
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From this reading There were many things to do in and around the frontier home, and when not employed there the two youths went gunning or fishing, or else set traps.
fishing
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From this reading There were many things to do in and around the frontier home, and when not employed there the two youths went gunning or fishing, or else set traps.
FOOTnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FOOT RACE AT THE FORT The remainder of the winter passed without special incident.
FORT
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From this reading THE FOOT RACE AT THE FORT The remainder of the winter passed without special incident.
frontier
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From this reading There were many things to do in and around the frontier home, and when not employed there the two youths went gunning or fishing, or else set traps.
game
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From this reading It was Daniel Boone himself who showed them how to make several traps of a superior sort, and with them the game captured was by no means to be despised.
go
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From this reading The cold weather seemed to come “all in a bunch,” as Joe put it, and after that it was quite mild, so that they could come and go as they pleased.
gunning
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From this reading There were many things to do in and around the frontier home, and when not employed there the two youths went gunning or fishing, or else set traps.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was Daniel Boone himself who showed them how to make several traps of a superior sort, and with them the game captured was by no means to be despised.
home
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From this reading There were many things to do in and around the frontier home, and when not employed there the two youths went gunning or fishing, or else set traps.
how
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From this reading It was Daniel Boone himself who showed them how to make several traps of a superior sort, and with them the game captured was by no means to be despised.
idle
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From this reading During those days of waiting the young pioneers were not idle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The cold weather seemed to come “all in a bunch,” as Joe put it, and after that it was quite mild, so that they could come and go as they pleased.
incident
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From this reading THE FOOT RACE AT THE FORT The remainder of the winter passed without special incident.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The cold weather seemed to come “all in a bunch,” as Joe put it, and after that it was quite mild, so that they could come and go as they pleased.
Joe
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From this reading The cold weather seemed to come “all in a bunch,” as Joe put it, and after that it was quite mild, so that they could come and go as they pleased.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Daniel Boone himself who showed them how to make several traps of a superior sort, and with them the game captured was by no means to be despised.
many
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From this reading There were many things to do in and around the frontier home, and when not employed there the two youths went gunning or fishing, or else set traps.
means
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From this reading It was Daniel Boone himself who showed them how to make several traps of a superior sort, and with them the game captured was by no means to be despised.
mild
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From this reading The cold weather seemed to come “all in a bunch,” as Joe put it, and after that it was quite mild, so that they could come and go as they pleased.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was Daniel Boone himself who showed them how to make several traps of a superior sort, and with them the game captured was by no means to be despised.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading During those days of waiting the young pioneers were not idle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FOOT RACE AT THE FORT The remainder of the winter passed without special incident.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There were many things to do in and around the frontier home, and when not employed there the two youths went gunning or fishing, or else set traps.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FOOT RACE AT THE FORT The remainder of the winter passed without special incident.
pioneers
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From this reading During those days of waiting the young pioneers were not idle.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The cold weather seemed to come “all in a bunch,” as Joe put it, and after that it was quite mild, so that they could come and go as they pleased.
put
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From this reading The cold weather seemed to come “all in a bunch,” as Joe put it, and after that it was quite mild, so that they could come and go as they pleased.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cold weather seemed to come “all in a bunch,” as Joe put it, and after that it was quite mild, so that they could come and go as they pleased.
RACE
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From this reading THE FOOT RACE AT THE FORT The remainder of the winter passed without special incident.
remainder
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From this reading THE FOOT RACE AT THE FORT The remainder of the winter passed without special incident.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cold weather seemed to come “all in a bunch,” as Joe put it, and after that it was quite mild, so that they could come and go as they pleased.
set
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From this reading There were many things to do in and around the frontier home, and when not employed there the two youths went gunning or fishing, or else set traps.
several
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From this reading It was Daniel Boone himself who showed them how to make several traps of a superior sort, and with them the game captured was by no means to be despised.
showed
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From this reading It was Daniel Boone himself who showed them how to make several traps of a superior sort, and with them the game captured was by no means to be despised.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The cold weather seemed to come “all in a bunch,” as Joe put it, and after that it was quite mild, so that they could come and go as they pleased.
sort
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From this reading It was Daniel Boone himself who showed them how to make several traps of a superior sort, and with them the game captured was by no means to be despised.
special
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From this reading THE FOOT RACE AT THE FORT The remainder of the winter passed without special incident.
superior
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From this reading It was Daniel Boone himself who showed them how to make several traps of a superior sort, and with them the game captured was by no means to be despised.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The cold weather seemed to come “all in a bunch,” as Joe put it, and after that it was quite mild, so that they could come and go as they pleased.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FOOT RACE AT THE FORT The remainder of the winter passed without special incident.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was Daniel Boone himself who showed them how to make several traps of a superior sort, and with them the game captured was by no means to be despised.
There
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From this reading There were many things to do in and around the frontier home, and when not employed there the two youths went gunning or fishing, or else set traps.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The cold weather seemed to come “all in a bunch,” as Joe put it, and after that it was quite mild, so that they could come and go as they pleased.
things
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From this reading There were many things to do in and around the frontier home, and when not employed there the two youths went gunning or fishing, or else set traps.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading During those days of waiting the young pioneers were not idle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cold weather seemed to come “all in a bunch,” as Joe put it, and after that it was quite mild, so that they could come and go as they pleased.
traps
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From this reading There were many things to do in and around the frontier home, and when not employed there the two youths went gunning or fishing, or else set traps.
two
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From this reading There were many things to do in and around the frontier home, and when not employed there the two youths went gunning or fishing, or else set traps.
waiting
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From this reading During those days of waiting the young pioneers were not idle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cold weather seemed to come “all in a bunch,” as Joe put it, and after that it was quite mild, so that they could come and go as they pleased.
weather
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From this reading The cold weather seemed to come “all in a bunch,” as Joe put it, and after that it was quite mild, so that they could come and go as they pleased.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were many things to do in and around the frontier home, and when not employed there the two youths went gunning or fishing, or else set traps.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading During those days of waiting the young pioneers were not idle.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There were many things to do in and around the frontier home, and when not employed there the two youths went gunning or fishing, or else set traps.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Daniel Boone himself who showed them how to make several traps of a superior sort, and with them the game captured was by no means to be despised.
winter
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From this reading THE FOOT RACE AT THE FORT The remainder of the winter passed without special incident.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was Daniel Boone himself who showed them how to make several traps of a superior sort, and with them the game captured was by no means to be despised.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE FOOT RACE AT THE FORT The remainder of the winter passed without special incident.
young
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From this reading During those days of waiting the young pioneers were not idle.
youths
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From this reading There were many things to do in and around the frontier home, and when not employed there the two youths went gunning or fishing, or else set traps.
