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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 yet now, standing jauntily upon Pere Marquette's threshold, was a type of which as yet the Settlement had had no knowledge.
adventure
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From this reading Some because they are drawn by the fine lure of adventure and the urge of the restless spirit, some because they are driven by that bloodhound which is the law.
All
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From this reading All sorts and conditions of men come to the North Woods; some because they want to, some because they have to.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All sorts and conditions of men come to the North Woods; some because they want to, some because they have to.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some because they are drawn by the fine lure of adventure and the urge of the restless spirit, some because they are driven by that bloodhound which is the law.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And yet now, standing jauntily upon Pere Marquette's threshold, was a type of which as yet the Settlement had had no knowledge.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading All sorts and conditions of men come to the North Woods; some because they want to, some because they have to.
black
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From this reading He was young and wore his black mustaches with all of the fierceness of youth.
bloodhound
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From this reading Some because they are drawn by the fine lure of adventure and the urge of the restless spirit, some because they are driven by that bloodhound which is the law.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Some because they are drawn by the fine lure of adventure and the urge of the restless spirit, some because they are driven by that bloodhound which is the law.
classes
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From this reading All types, all classes.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All sorts and conditions of men come to the North Woods; some because they want to, some because they have to.
conditions
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From this reading All sorts and conditions of men come to the North Woods; some because they want to, some because they have to.
drawn
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From this reading Some because they are drawn by the fine lure of adventure and the urge of the restless spirit, some because they are driven by that bloodhound which is the law.
driven
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From this reading Some because they are drawn by the fine lure of adventure and the urge of the restless spirit, some because they are driven by that bloodhound which is the law.
fierceness
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From this reading He was young and wore his black mustaches with all of the fierceness of youth.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some because they are drawn by the fine lure of adventure and the urge of the restless spirit, some because they are driven by that bloodhound which is the law.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And yet now, standing jauntily upon Pere Marquette's threshold, was a type of which as yet the Settlement had had no knowledge.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All sorts and conditions of men come to the North Woods; some because they want to, some because they have to.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was young and wore his black mustaches with all of the fierceness of youth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was young and wore his black mustaches with all of the fierceness of youth.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some because they are drawn by the fine lure of adventure and the urge of the restless spirit, some because they are driven by that bloodhound which is the law.
jauntily
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From this reading And yet now, standing jauntily upon Pere Marquette's threshold, was a type of which as yet the Settlement had had no knowledge.
knowledge
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From this reading And yet now, standing jauntily upon Pere Marquette's threshold, was a type of which as yet the Settlement had had no knowledge.
law
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From this reading Some because they are drawn by the fine lure of adventure and the urge of the restless spirit, some because they are driven by that bloodhound which is the law.
lure
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From this reading Some because they are drawn by the fine lure of adventure and the urge of the restless spirit, some because they are driven by that bloodhound which is the law.
Marquette's
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From this reading And yet now, standing jauntily upon Pere Marquette's threshold, was a type of which as yet the Settlement had had no knowledge.
men
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From this reading All sorts and conditions of men come to the North Woods; some because they want to, some because they have to.
mustaches
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From this reading He was young and wore his black mustaches with all of the fierceness of youth.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And yet now, standing jauntily upon Pere Marquette's threshold, was a type of which as yet the Settlement had had no knowledge.
North
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From this reading All sorts and conditions of men come to the North Woods; some because they want to, some because they have to.
now
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From this reading And yet now, standing jauntily upon Pere Marquette's threshold, was a type of which as yet the Settlement had had no knowledge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All sorts and conditions of men come to the North Woods; some because they want to, some because they have to.
Pere
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From this reading And yet now, standing jauntily upon Pere Marquette's threshold, was a type of which as yet the Settlement had had no knowledge.
restless
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From this reading Some because they are drawn by the fine lure of adventure and the urge of the restless spirit, some because they are driven by that bloodhound which is the law.
Settlement
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From this reading And yet now, standing jauntily upon Pere Marquette's threshold, was a type of which as yet the Settlement had had no knowledge.
some
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From this reading All sorts and conditions of men come to the North Woods; some because they want to, some because they have to.
sorts
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From this reading All sorts and conditions of men come to the North Woods; some because they want to, some because they have to.
spirit
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From this reading Some because they are drawn by the fine lure of adventure and the urge of the restless spirit, some because they are driven by that bloodhound which is the law.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And yet now, standing jauntily upon Pere Marquette's threshold, was a type of which as yet the Settlement had had no knowledge.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some because they are drawn by the fine lure of adventure and the urge of the restless spirit, some because they are driven by that bloodhound which is the law.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All sorts and conditions of men come to the North Woods; some because they want to, some because they have to.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All sorts and conditions of men come to the North Woods; some because they want to, some because they have to.
threshold
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From this reading And yet now, standing jauntily upon Pere Marquette's threshold, was a type of which as yet the Settlement had had no knowledge.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All sorts and conditions of men come to the North Woods; some because they want to, some because they have to.
type
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From this reading And yet now, standing jauntily upon Pere Marquette's threshold, was a type of which as yet the Settlement had had no knowledge.
types
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From this reading All types, all classes.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And yet now, standing jauntily upon Pere Marquette's threshold, was a type of which as yet the Settlement had had no knowledge.
urge
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From this reading Some because they are drawn by the fine lure of adventure and the urge of the restless spirit, some because they are driven by that bloodhound which is the law.
want
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From this reading All sorts and conditions of men come to the North Woods; some because they want to, some because they have to.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet now, standing jauntily upon Pere Marquette's threshold, was a type of which as yet the Settlement had had no knowledge.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some because they are drawn by the fine lure of adventure and the urge of the restless spirit, some because they are driven by that bloodhound which is the law.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was young and wore his black mustaches with all of the fierceness of youth.
Woods
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From this reading All sorts and conditions of men come to the North Woods; some because they want to, some because they have to.
wore
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From this reading He was young and wore his black mustaches with all of the fierceness of youth.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet now, standing jauntily upon Pere Marquette's threshold, was a type of which as yet the Settlement had had no knowledge.
young
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From this reading He was young and wore his black mustaches with all of the fierceness of youth.
youth
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From this reading He was young and wore his black mustaches with all of the fierceness of youth.
