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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 ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
afoot
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From this reading Perhaps no other man in the Vermont wilderness could have covered so much ground afoot as he, within the time.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But he set off now on his return journey, with nearly a dozen men at his heels, as fresh as though he had rested for a night instead of for an hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His muscles were seemingly of steel and his limbs of iron.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Perhaps no other man in the Vermont wilderness could have covered so much ground afoot as he, within the time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But he set off now on his return journey, with nearly a dozen men at his heels, as fresh as though he had rested for a night instead of for an hour.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He led at such a pace that Enoch Harding, who came first behind him, could scarcely keep up with his stride and place his feet, Indian fashion, in the prints of his friend's moccasins.
Bolderwood
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From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he set off now on his return journey, with nearly a dozen men at his heels, as fresh as though he had rested for a night instead of for an hour.
came
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From this reading He led at such a pace that Enoch Harding, who came first behind him, could scarcely keep up with his stride and place his feet, Indian fashion, in the prints of his friend's moccasins.
camp
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From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
Champlain
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From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Perhaps no other man in the Vermont wilderness could have covered so much ground afoot as he, within the time.
covered
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From this reading Perhaps no other man in the Vermont wilderness could have covered so much ground afoot as he, within the time.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
dozen
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From this reading But he set off now on his return journey, with nearly a dozen men at his heels, as fresh as though he had rested for a night instead of for an hour.
Enoch
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From this reading He led at such a pace that Enoch Harding, who came first behind him, could scarcely keep up with his stride and place his feet, Indian fashion, in the prints of his friend's moccasins.
ESCAPE
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From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
fashion
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From this reading He led at such a pace that Enoch Harding, who came first behind him, could scarcely keep up with his stride and place his feet, Indian fashion, in the prints of his friend's moccasins.
feet
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From this reading He led at such a pace that Enoch Harding, who came first behind him, could scarcely keep up with his stride and place his feet, Indian fashion, in the prints of his friend's moccasins.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He led at such a pace that Enoch Harding, who came first behind him, could scarcely keep up with his stride and place his feet, Indian fashion, in the prints of his friend's moccasins.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But he set off now on his return journey, with nearly a dozen men at his heels, as fresh as though he had rested for a night instead of for an hour.
Fort
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From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
fresh
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From this reading But he set off now on his return journey, with nearly a dozen men at his heels, as fresh as though he had rested for a night instead of for an hour.
friend's
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From this reading He led at such a pace that Enoch Harding, who came first behind him, could scarcely keep up with his stride and place his feet, Indian fashion, in the prints of his friend's moccasins.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
frowning
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From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
ground
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From this reading Perhaps no other man in the Vermont wilderness could have covered so much ground afoot as he, within the time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
Harding
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From this reading He led at such a pace that Enoch Harding, who came first behind him, could scarcely keep up with his stride and place his feet, Indian fashion, in the prints of his friend's moccasins.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps no other man in the Vermont wilderness could have covered so much ground afoot as he, within the time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
heels
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From this reading But he set off now on his return journey, with nearly a dozen men at his heels, as fresh as though he had rested for a night instead of for an hour.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He led at such a pace that Enoch Harding, who came first behind him, could scarcely keep up with his stride and place his feet, Indian fashion, in the prints of his friend's moccasins.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
hour
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From this reading But he set off now on his return journey, with nearly a dozen men at his heels, as fresh as though he had rested for a night instead of for an hour.
hours
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From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
hurry
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From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
Indian
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From this reading He led at such a pace that Enoch Harding, who came first behind him, could scarcely keep up with his stride and place his feet, Indian fashion, in the prints of his friend's moccasins.
instead
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From this reading But he set off now on his return journey, with nearly a dozen men at his heels, as fresh as though he had rested for a night instead of for an hour.
iron
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From this reading His muscles were seemingly of steel and his limbs of iron.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But he set off now on his return journey, with nearly a dozen men at his heels, as fresh as though he had rested for a night instead of for an hour.
keep
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From this reading He led at such a pace that Enoch Harding, who came first behind him, could scarcely keep up with his stride and place his feet, Indian fashion, in the prints of his friend's moccasins.
Lake
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From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
led
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From this reading He led at such a pace that Enoch Harding, who came first behind him, could scarcely keep up with his stride and place his feet, Indian fashion, in the prints of his friend's moccasins.
limbs
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From this reading His muscles were seemingly of steel and his limbs of iron.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
man
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From this reading Perhaps no other man in the Vermont wilderness could have covered so much ground afoot as he, within the time.
men
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From this reading But he set off now on his return journey, with nearly a dozen men at his heels, as fresh as though he had rested for a night instead of for an hour.
moccasins
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From this reading He led at such a pace that Enoch Harding, who came first behind him, could scarcely keep up with his stride and place his feet, Indian fashion, in the prints of his friend's moccasins.
much
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From this reading Perhaps no other man in the Vermont wilderness could have covered so much ground afoot as he, within the time.
muscles
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From this reading His muscles were seemingly of steel and his limbs of iron.
nearly
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From this reading But he set off now on his return journey, with nearly a dozen men at his heels, as fresh as though he had rested for a night instead of for an hour.
night
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From this reading But he set off now on his return journey, with nearly a dozen men at his heels, as fresh as though he had rested for a night instead of for an hour.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Perhaps no other man in the Vermont wilderness could have covered so much ground afoot as he, within the time.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
now
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From this reading But he set off now on his return journey, with nearly a dozen men at his heels, as fresh as though he had rested for a night instead of for an hour.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
off
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From this reading But he set off now on his return journey, with nearly a dozen men at his heels, as fresh as though he had rested for a night instead of for an hour.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
opposite
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From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
other
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From this reading Perhaps no other man in the Vermont wilderness could have covered so much ground afoot as he, within the time.
pace
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From this reading He led at such a pace that Enoch Harding, who came first behind him, could scarcely keep up with his stride and place his feet, Indian fashion, in the prints of his friend's moccasins.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps no other man in the Vermont wilderness could have covered so much ground afoot as he, within the time.
place
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From this reading He led at such a pace that Enoch Harding, who came first behind him, could scarcely keep up with his stride and place his feet, Indian fashion, in the prints of his friend's moccasins.
prints
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From this reading He led at such a pace that Enoch Harding, who came first behind him, could scarcely keep up with his stride and place his feet, Indian fashion, in the prints of his friend's moccasins.
ranger
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From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
rested
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From this reading But he set off now on his return journey, with nearly a dozen men at his heels, as fresh as though he had rested for a night instead of for an hour.
return
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From this reading But he set off now on his return journey, with nearly a dozen men at his heels, as fresh as though he had rested for a night instead of for an hour.
scarcely
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From this reading He led at such a pace that Enoch Harding, who came first behind him, could scarcely keep up with his stride and place his feet, Indian fashion, in the prints of his friend's moccasins.
seemingly
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From this reading His muscles were seemingly of steel and his limbs of iron.
set
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From this reading But he set off now on his return journey, with nearly a dozen men at his heels, as fresh as though he had rested for a night instead of for an hour.
shore
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From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
Siah
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From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
sixteen
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From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Perhaps no other man in the Vermont wilderness could have covered so much ground afoot as he, within the time.
spare
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From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
SPY
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From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
steel
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From this reading His muscles were seemingly of steel and his limbs of iron.
stride
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From this reading He led at such a pace that Enoch Harding, who came first behind him, could scarcely keep up with his stride and place his feet, Indian fashion, in the prints of his friend's moccasins.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He led at such a pace that Enoch Harding, who came first behind him, could scarcely keep up with his stride and place his feet, Indian fashion, in the prints of his friend's moccasins.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He led at such a pace that Enoch Harding, who came first behind him, could scarcely keep up with his stride and place his feet, Indian fashion, in the prints of his friend's moccasins.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But he set off now on his return journey, with nearly a dozen men at his heels, as fresh as though he had rested for a night instead of for an hour.
Ticonderoga
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From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps no other man in the Vermont wilderness could have covered so much ground afoot as he, within the time.
traveled
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From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
up
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From this reading He led at such a pace that Enoch Harding, who came first behind him, could scarcely keep up with his stride and place his feet, Indian fashion, in the prints of his friend's moccasins.
Vermont
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From this reading Perhaps no other man in the Vermont wilderness could have covered so much ground afoot as he, within the time.
walls
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From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His muscles were seemingly of steel and his limbs of iron.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE ESCAPE OF THE SPY In sixteen hours 'Siah Bolderwood had traveled from his camp on the shore of Lake Champlain opposite the frowning walls of Fort Ticonderoga; when the long ranger was in a hurry he did not spare himself.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He led at such a pace that Enoch Harding, who came first behind him, could scarcely keep up with his stride and place his feet, Indian fashion, in the prints of his friend's moccasins.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading Perhaps no other man in the Vermont wilderness could have covered so much ground afoot as he, within the time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But he set off now on his return journey, with nearly a dozen men at his heels, as fresh as though he had rested for a night instead of for an hour.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Perhaps no other man in the Vermont wilderness could have covered so much ground afoot as he, within the time.
