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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 PROMISE OF A RAINBOW For a week Dave Drennen lay upon the bunk in the one room dugout which had been home for him during the winter.
ago
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aid
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From this reading Stubborn and sullen and silent at first, snarling his anger as sufficient strength came back into him, he refused the aid which the Settlement, now keenly solicitous, offered.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "And I am of half a mind to die," he told the last man to trouble him; "just to shame Kootanie George, to hang Ernestine Dumont and to drive a hundred gold seekers mad."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stubborn and sullen and silent at first, snarling his anger as sufficient strength came back into him, he refused the aid which the Settlement, now keenly solicitous, offered.
anger
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From this reading Stubborn and sullen and silent at first, snarling his anger as sufficient strength came back into him, he refused the aid which the Settlement, now keenly solicitous, offered.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Stubborn and sullen and silent at first, snarling his anger as sufficient strength came back into him, he refused the aid which the Settlement, now keenly solicitous, offered.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Stubborn and sullen and silent at first, snarling his anger as sufficient strength came back into him, he refused the aid which the Settlement, now keenly solicitous, offered.
attitude
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From this reading He knew that the swift change of attitude was due to nothing in the world but to a fear that he might die without disclosing his golden secret.
back
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From this reading Stubborn and sullen and silent at first, snarling his anger as sufficient strength came back into him, he refused the aid which the Settlement, now keenly solicitous, offered.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE PROMISE OF A RAINBOW For a week Dave Drennen lay upon the bunk in the one room dugout which had been home for him during the winter.
befriend
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bunk
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From this reading THE PROMISE OF A RAINBOW For a week Dave Drennen lay upon the bunk in the one room dugout which had been home for him during the winter.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He knew that the swift change of attitude was due to nothing in the world but to a fear that he might die without disclosing his golden secret.
came
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change
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From this reading He knew that the swift change of attitude was due to nothing in the world but to a fear that he might die without disclosing his golden secret.
Dave
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From this reading THE PROMISE OF A RAINBOW For a week Dave Drennen lay upon the bunk in the one room dugout which had been home for him during the winter.
die
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From this reading He knew that the swift change of attitude was due to nothing in the world but to a fear that he might die without disclosing his golden secret.
disclosing
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From this reading He knew that the swift change of attitude was due to nothing in the world but to a fear that he might die without disclosing his golden secret.
Drennen
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From this reading THE PROMISE OF A RAINBOW For a week Dave Drennen lay upon the bunk in the one room dugout which had been home for him during the winter.
drive
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From this reading "And I am of half a mind to die," he told the last man to trouble him; "just to shame Kootanie George, to hang Ernestine Dumont and to drive a hundred gold seekers mad."
due
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From this reading He knew that the swift change of attitude was due to nothing in the world but to a fear that he might die without disclosing his golden secret.
dugout
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From this reading THE PROMISE OF A RAINBOW For a week Dave Drennen lay upon the bunk in the one room dugout which had been home for him during the winter.
Dumont
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From this reading "And I am of half a mind to die," he told the last man to trouble him; "just to shame Kootanie George, to hang Ernestine Dumont and to drive a hundred gold seekers mad."
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading THE PROMISE OF A RAINBOW For a week Dave Drennen lay upon the bunk in the one room dugout which had been home for him during the winter.
Ernestine
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From this reading "And I am of half a mind to die," he told the last man to trouble him; "just to shame Kootanie George, to hang Ernestine Dumont and to drive a hundred gold seekers mad."
fear
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From this reading He knew that the swift change of attitude was due to nothing in the world but to a fear that he might die without disclosing his golden secret.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stubborn and sullen and silent at first, snarling his anger as sufficient strength came back into him, he refused the aid which the Settlement, now keenly solicitous, offered.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE PROMISE OF A RAINBOW For a week Dave Drennen lay upon the bunk in the one room dugout which had been home for him during the winter.
George
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From this reading "And I am of half a mind to die," he told the last man to trouble him; "just to shame Kootanie George, to hang Ernestine Dumont and to drive a hundred gold seekers mad."
gold
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From this reading "And I am of half a mind to die," he told the last man to trouble him; "just to shame Kootanie George, to hang Ernestine Dumont and to drive a hundred gold seekers mad."
golden
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From this reading He knew that the swift change of attitude was due to nothing in the world but to a fear that he might die without disclosing his golden secret.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE PROMISE OF A RAINBOW For a week Dave Drennen lay upon the bunk in the one room dugout which had been home for him during the winter.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And I am of half a mind to die," he told the last man to trouble him; "just to shame Kootanie George, to hang Ernestine Dumont and to drive a hundred gold seekers mad."
hang
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From this reading "And I am of half a mind to die," he told the last man to trouble him; "just to shame Kootanie George, to hang Ernestine Dumont and to drive a hundred gold seekers mad."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stubborn and sullen and silent at first, snarling his anger as sufficient strength came back into him, he refused the aid which the Settlement, now keenly solicitous, offered.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE PROMISE OF A RAINBOW For a week Dave Drennen lay upon the bunk in the one room dugout which had been home for him during the winter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Stubborn and sullen and silent at first, snarling his anger as sufficient strength came back into him, he refused the aid which the Settlement, now keenly solicitous, offered.
home
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From this reading THE PROMISE OF A RAINBOW For a week Dave Drennen lay upon the bunk in the one room dugout which had been home for him during the winter.
hundred
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From this reading "And I am of half a mind to die," he told the last man to trouble him; "just to shame Kootanie George, to hang Ernestine Dumont and to drive a hundred gold seekers mad."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I am of half a mind to die," he told the last man to trouble him; "just to shame Kootanie George, to hang Ernestine Dumont and to drive a hundred gold seekers mad."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PROMISE OF A RAINBOW For a week Dave Drennen lay upon the bunk in the one room dugout which had been home for him during the winter.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Stubborn and sullen and silent at first, snarling his anger as sufficient strength came back into him, he refused the aid which the Settlement, now keenly solicitous, offered.
just
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From this reading "And I am of half a mind to die," he told the last man to trouble him; "just to shame Kootanie George, to hang Ernestine Dumont and to drive a hundred gold seekers mad."
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
with sharp attention or strong interest
From this reading Stubborn and sullen and silent at first, snarling his anger as sufficient strength came back into him, he refused the aid which the Settlement, now keenly solicitous, offered.
knew
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From this reading He knew why the men who had not spoken to him two weeks ago sought to befriend him now.
Kootanie
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From this reading "And I am of half a mind to die," he told the last man to trouble him; "just to shame Kootanie George, to hang Ernestine Dumont and to drive a hundred gold seekers mad."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And I am of half a mind to die," he told the last man to trouble him; "just to shame Kootanie George, to hang Ernestine Dumont and to drive a hundred gold seekers mad."
lay
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From this reading THE PROMISE OF A RAINBOW For a week Dave Drennen lay upon the bunk in the one room dugout which had been home for him during the winter.
mad
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From this reading "And I am of half a mind to die," he told the last man to trouble him; "just to shame Kootanie George, to hang Ernestine Dumont and to drive a hundred gold seekers mad."
man
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From this reading "And I am of half a mind to die," he told the last man to trouble him; "just to shame Kootanie George, to hang Ernestine Dumont and to drive a hundred gold seekers mad."
men
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From this reading He knew why the men who had not spoken to him two weeks ago sought to befriend him now.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He knew that the swift change of attitude was due to nothing in the world but to a fear that he might die without disclosing his golden secret.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And I am of half a mind to die," he told the last man to trouble him; "just to shame Kootanie George, to hang Ernestine Dumont and to drive a hundred gold seekers mad."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He knew why the men who had not spoken to him two weeks ago sought to befriend him now.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He knew that the swift change of attitude was due to nothing in the world but to a fear that he might die without disclosing his golden secret.
now
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From this reading Stubborn and sullen and silent at first, snarling his anger as sufficient strength came back into him, he refused the aid which the Settlement, now keenly solicitous, offered.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PROMISE OF A RAINBOW For a week Dave Drennen lay upon the bunk in the one room dugout which had been home for him during the winter.
offered
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE PROMISE OF A RAINBOW For a week Dave Drennen lay upon the bunk in the one room dugout which had been home for him during the winter.
PROMISE
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From this reading THE PROMISE OF A RAINBOW For a week Dave Drennen lay upon the bunk in the one room dugout which had been home for him during the winter.
RAINBOW
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From this reading THE PROMISE OF A RAINBOW For a week Dave Drennen lay upon the bunk in the one room dugout which had been home for him during the winter.
refused
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From this reading Stubborn and sullen and silent at first, snarling his anger as sufficient strength came back into him, he refused the aid which the Settlement, now keenly solicitous, offered.
room
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From this reading THE PROMISE OF A RAINBOW For a week Dave Drennen lay upon the bunk in the one room dugout which had been home for him during the winter.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading He knew that the swift change of attitude was due to nothing in the world but to a fear that he might die without disclosing his golden secret.
seekers
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From this reading "And I am of half a mind to die," he told the last man to trouble him; "just to shame Kootanie George, to hang Ernestine Dumont and to drive a hundred gold seekers mad."
Settlement
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From this reading Stubborn and sullen and silent at first, snarling his anger as sufficient strength came back into him, he refused the aid which the Settlement, now keenly solicitous, offered.
shame
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From this reading "And I am of half a mind to die," he told the last man to trouble him; "just to shame Kootanie George, to hang Ernestine Dumont and to drive a hundred gold seekers mad."
silent
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From this reading Stubborn and sullen and silent at first, snarling his anger as sufficient strength came back into him, he refused the aid which the Settlement, now keenly solicitous, offered.
snarling
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From this reading Stubborn and sullen and silent at first, snarling his anger as sufficient strength came back into him, he refused the aid which the Settlement, now keenly solicitous, offered.
solicitous
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From this reading Stubborn and sullen and silent at first, snarling his anger as sufficient strength came back into him, he refused the aid which the Settlement, now keenly solicitous, offered.
sought
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From this reading He knew why the men who had not spoken to him two weeks ago sought to befriend him now.
spoken
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From this reading He knew why the men who had not spoken to him two weeks ago sought to befriend him now.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Stubborn and sullen and silent at first, snarling his anger as sufficient strength came back into him, he refused the aid which the Settlement, now keenly solicitous, offered.
Stubborn
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From this reading Stubborn and sullen and silent at first, snarling his anger as sufficient strength came back into him, he refused the aid which the Settlement, now keenly solicitous, offered.
sufficient
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From this reading Stubborn and sullen and silent at first, snarling his anger as sufficient strength came back into him, he refused the aid which the Settlement, now keenly solicitous, offered.
sullen
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From this reading Stubborn and sullen and silent at first, snarling his anger as sufficient strength came back into him, he refused the aid which the Settlement, now keenly solicitous, offered.
swift
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From this reading He knew that the swift change of attitude was due to nothing in the world but to a fear that he might die without disclosing his golden secret.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He knew that the swift change of attitude was due to nothing in the world but to a fear that he might die without disclosing his golden secret.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROMISE OF A RAINBOW For a week Dave Drennen lay upon the bunk in the one room dugout which had been home for him during the winter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He knew why the men who had not spoken to him two weeks ago sought to befriend him now.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And I am of half a mind to die," he told the last man to trouble him; "just to shame Kootanie George, to hang Ernestine Dumont and to drive a hundred gold seekers mad."
trouble
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From this reading "And I am of half a mind to die," he told the last man to trouble him; "just to shame Kootanie George, to hang Ernestine Dumont and to drive a hundred gold seekers mad."
two
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From this reading He knew why the men who had not spoken to him two weeks ago sought to befriend him now.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE PROMISE OF A RAINBOW For a week Dave Drennen lay upon the bunk in the one room dugout which had been home for him during the winter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He knew that the swift change of attitude was due to nothing in the world but to a fear that he might die without disclosing his golden secret.
week
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From this reading THE PROMISE OF A RAINBOW For a week Dave Drennen lay upon the bunk in the one room dugout which had been home for him during the winter.
weeks
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From this reading He knew why the men who had not spoken to him two weeks ago sought to befriend him now.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE PROMISE OF A RAINBOW For a week Dave Drennen lay upon the bunk in the one room dugout which had been home for him during the winter.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He knew why the men who had not spoken to him two weeks ago sought to befriend him now.
why
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From this reading He knew why the men who had not spoken to him two weeks ago sought to befriend him now.
winter
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From this reading THE PROMISE OF A RAINBOW For a week Dave Drennen lay upon the bunk in the one room dugout which had been home for him during the winter.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He knew that the swift change of attitude was due to nothing in the world but to a fear that he might die without disclosing his golden secret.
world
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From this reading He knew that the swift change of attitude was due to nothing in the world but to a fear that he might die without disclosing his golden secret.
