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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 Upon the afternoon of the second day Drennen and Sothern, still working northward along the chain of lakes, came to unmistakable signs of a fresh trail, made by two men, turning in from the westward.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Upon the afternoon of the second day Drennen and Sothern, still working northward along the chain of lakes, came to unmistakable signs of a fresh trail, made by two men, turning in from the westward.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Upon the afternoon of the second day Drennen and Sothern, still working northward along the chain of lakes, came to unmistakable signs of a fresh trail, made by two men, turning in from the westward.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One was of an unusually large boot, the other of a smaller boot with a higher heel that had sunk deep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIRES WHICH PURIFY The camp fire which the two men had seen had not been that of Ygerne and her companions.
announced
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From this reading "Kootanie George and Lieutenant Max, I think," announced Drennen.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE FIRES WHICH PURIFY The camp fire which the two men had seen had not been that of Ygerne and her companions.
boot
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From this reading One was of an unusually large boot, the other of a smaller boot with a higher heel that had sunk deep.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Upon the afternoon of the second day Drennen and Sothern, still working northward along the chain of lakes, came to unmistakable signs of a fresh trail, made by two men, turning in from the westward.
came
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From this reading Upon the afternoon of the second day Drennen and Sothern, still working northward along the chain of lakes, came to unmistakable signs of a fresh trail, made by two men, turning in from the westward.
camp
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From this reading THE FIRES WHICH PURIFY The camp fire which the two men had seen had not been that of Ygerne and her companions.
chain
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From this reading Upon the afternoon of the second day Drennen and Sothern, still working northward along the chain of lakes, came to unmistakable signs of a fresh trail, made by two men, turning in from the westward.
companions
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From this reading THE FIRES WHICH PURIFY The camp fire which the two men had seen had not been that of Ygerne and her companions.
day
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From this reading Upon the afternoon of the second day Drennen and Sothern, still working northward along the chain of lakes, came to unmistakable signs of a fresh trail, made by two men, turning in from the westward.
deep
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From this reading One was of an unusually large boot, the other of a smaller boot with a higher heel that had sunk deep.
Drennen
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From this reading Upon the afternoon of the second day Drennen and Sothern, still working northward along the chain of lakes, came to unmistakable signs of a fresh trail, made by two men, turning in from the westward.
fire
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From this reading THE FIRES WHICH PURIFY The camp fire which the two men had seen had not been that of Ygerne and her companions.
FIRES
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From this reading THE FIRES WHICH PURIFY The camp fire which the two men had seen had not been that of Ygerne and her companions.
fresh
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From this reading Upon the afternoon of the second day Drennen and Sothern, still working northward along the chain of lakes, came to unmistakable signs of a fresh trail, made by two men, turning in from the westward.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Upon the afternoon of the second day Drennen and Sothern, still working northward along the chain of lakes, came to unmistakable signs of a fresh trail, made by two men, turning in from the westward.
George
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From this reading "Kootanie George and Lieutenant Max, I think," announced Drennen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FIRES WHICH PURIFY The camp fire which the two men had seen had not been that of Ygerne and her companions.
heel
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From this reading One was of an unusually large boot, the other of a smaller boot with a higher heel that had sunk deep.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FIRES WHICH PURIFY The camp fire which the two men had seen had not been that of Ygerne and her companions.
higher
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From this reading One was of an unusually large boot, the other of a smaller boot with a higher heel that had sunk deep.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Kootanie George and Lieutenant Max, I think," announced Drennen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Upon the afternoon of the second day Drennen and Sothern, still working northward along the chain of lakes, came to unmistakable signs of a fresh trail, made by two men, turning in from the westward.
Kootanie
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From this reading "Kootanie George and Lieutenant Max, I think," announced Drennen.
lakes
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From this reading Upon the afternoon of the second day Drennen and Sothern, still working northward along the chain of lakes, came to unmistakable signs of a fresh trail, made by two men, turning in from the westward.
large
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From this reading One was of an unusually large boot, the other of a smaller boot with a higher heel that had sunk deep.
Lieutenant
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From this reading "Kootanie George and Lieutenant Max, I think," announced Drennen.
made
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From this reading Upon the afternoon of the second day Drennen and Sothern, still working northward along the chain of lakes, came to unmistakable signs of a fresh trail, made by two men, turning in from the westward.
Max
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From this reading "Kootanie George and Lieutenant Max, I think," announced Drennen.
men
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From this reading THE FIRES WHICH PURIFY The camp fire which the two men had seen had not been that of Ygerne and her companions.
northward
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From this reading Upon the afternoon of the second day Drennen and Sothern, still working northward along the chain of lakes, came to unmistakable signs of a fresh trail, made by two men, turning in from the westward.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE FIRES WHICH PURIFY The camp fire which the two men had seen had not been that of Ygerne and her companions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIRES WHICH PURIFY The camp fire which the two men had seen had not been that of Ygerne and her companions.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One was of an unusually large boot, the other of a smaller boot with a higher heel that had sunk deep.
other
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From this reading One was of an unusually large boot, the other of a smaller boot with a higher heel that had sunk deep.
PURIFY
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From this reading THE FIRES WHICH PURIFY The camp fire which the two men had seen had not been that of Ygerne and her companions.
rivulet
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From this reading In the wet sand of a rivulet were the tracks.
sand
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From this reading In the wet sand of a rivulet were the tracks.
second
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From this reading Upon the afternoon of the second day Drennen and Sothern, still working northward along the chain of lakes, came to unmistakable signs of a fresh trail, made by two men, turning in from the westward.
seen
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From this reading THE FIRES WHICH PURIFY The camp fire which the two men had seen had not been that of Ygerne and her companions.
signs
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From this reading Upon the afternoon of the second day Drennen and Sothern, still working northward along the chain of lakes, came to unmistakable signs of a fresh trail, made by two men, turning in from the westward.
smaller
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From this reading One was of an unusually large boot, the other of a smaller boot with a higher heel that had sunk deep.
Sothern
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From this reading Upon the afternoon of the second day Drennen and Sothern, still working northward along the chain of lakes, came to unmistakable signs of a fresh trail, made by two men, turning in from the westward.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the afternoon of the second day Drennen and Sothern, still working northward along the chain of lakes, came to unmistakable signs of a fresh trail, made by two men, turning in from the westward.
sunk
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From this reading One was of an unusually large boot, the other of a smaller boot with a higher heel that had sunk deep.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE FIRES WHICH PURIFY The camp fire which the two men had seen had not been that of Ygerne and her companions.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRES WHICH PURIFY The camp fire which the two men had seen had not been that of Ygerne and her companions.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Kootanie George and Lieutenant Max, I think," announced Drennen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Upon the afternoon of the second day Drennen and Sothern, still working northward along the chain of lakes, came to unmistakable signs of a fresh trail, made by two men, turning in from the westward.
tracks
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From this reading In the wet sand of a rivulet were the tracks.
trail
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From this reading Upon the afternoon of the second day Drennen and Sothern, still working northward along the chain of lakes, came to unmistakable signs of a fresh trail, made by two men, turning in from the westward.
turning
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From this reading Upon the afternoon of the second day Drennen and Sothern, still working northward along the chain of lakes, came to unmistakable signs of a fresh trail, made by two men, turning in from the westward.
two
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From this reading THE FIRES WHICH PURIFY The camp fire which the two men had seen had not been that of Ygerne and her companions.
unmistakable
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From this reading Upon the afternoon of the second day Drennen and Sothern, still working northward along the chain of lakes, came to unmistakable signs of a fresh trail, made by two men, turning in from the westward.
unusually
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From this reading One was of an unusually large boot, the other of a smaller boot with a higher heel that had sunk deep.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the afternoon of the second day Drennen and Sothern, still working northward along the chain of lakes, came to unmistakable signs of a fresh trail, made by two men, turning in from the westward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One was of an unusually large boot, the other of a smaller boot with a higher heel that had sunk deep.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the wet sand of a rivulet were the tracks.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwɛstwərd/
toward the west
From this reading Upon the afternoon of the second day Drennen and Sothern, still working northward along the chain of lakes, came to unmistakable signs of a fresh trail, made by two men, turning in from the westward.
wet
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From this reading In the wet sand of a rivulet were the tracks.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE FIRES WHICH PURIFY The camp fire which the two men had seen had not been that of Ygerne and her companions.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One was of an unusually large boot, the other of a smaller boot with a higher heel that had sunk deep.
working
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From this reading Upon the afternoon of the second day Drennen and Sothern, still working northward along the chain of lakes, came to unmistakable signs of a fresh trail, made by two men, turning in from the westward.
Ygerne
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From this reading THE FIRES WHICH PURIFY The camp fire which the two men had seen had not been that of Ygerne and her companions.
