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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 He would post relays of ponies along the outward trail, so that he and McGee could ride the eighty miles back in a single march.
allowed
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From this reading NATIVITY _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse allowed that the upper forest does look "sort of wolfy."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He would post relays of ponies along the outward trail, so that he and McGee could ride the eighty miles back in a single march.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He would post relays of ponies along the outward trail, so that he and McGee could ride the eighty miles back in a single march.
back
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From this reading He would post relays of ponies along the outward trail, so that he and McGee could ride the eighty miles back in a single march.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If the doctor survived that, he would be here in forty-eight hours, perhaps in time.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He would post relays of ponies along the outward trail, so that he and McGee could ride the eighty miles back in a single march.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the doctor survived that, he would be here in forty-eight hours, perhaps in time.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NATIVITY _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse allowed that the upper forest does look "sort of wolfy."
earliest
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From this reading I made Jesse take his revolver, yes, loaded it myself, and he promised a signal shot from the rim-rock to give me the earliest news of his return.
eighty
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From this reading He would post relays of ponies along the outward trail, so that he and McGee could ride the eighty miles back in a single march.
forest
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From this reading NATIVITY _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse allowed that the upper forest does look "sort of wolfy."
forty-eight
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From this reading If the doctor survived that, he would be here in forty-eight hours, perhaps in time.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I made Jesse take his revolver, yes, loaded it myself, and he promised a signal shot from the rim-rock to give me the earliest news of his return.
give
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From this reading I made Jesse take his revolver, yes, loaded it myself, and he promised a signal shot from the rim-rock to give me the earliest news of his return.
gone
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From this reading He put out the light, he kissed me good-by, and was gone.
good-by
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From this reading He put out the light, he kissed me good-by, and was gone.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would post relays of ponies along the outward trail, so that he and McGee could ride the eighty miles back in a single march.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the doctor survived that, he would be here in forty-eight hours, perhaps in time.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I made Jesse take his revolver, yes, loaded it myself, and he promised a signal shot from the rim-rock to give me the earliest news of his return.
hours
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From this reading If the doctor survived that, he would be here in forty-eight hours, perhaps in time.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I made Jesse take his revolver, yes, loaded it myself, and he promised a signal shot from the rim-rock to give me the earliest news of his return.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the doctor survived that, he would be here in forty-eight hours, perhaps in time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He would post relays of ponies along the outward trail, so that he and McGee could ride the eighty miles back in a single march.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I made Jesse take his revolver, yes, loaded it myself, and he promised a signal shot from the rim-rock to give me the earliest news of his return.
Jesse
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From this reading NATIVITY _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse allowed that the upper forest does look "sort of wolfy."
Kate's
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From this reading NATIVITY _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse allowed that the upper forest does look "sort of wolfy."
kissed
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From this reading He put out the light, he kissed me good-by, and was gone.
light
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From this reading He put out the light, he kissed me good-by, and was gone.
loaded
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From this reading I made Jesse take his revolver, yes, loaded it myself, and he promised a signal shot from the rim-rock to give me the earliest news of his return.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NATIVITY _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse allowed that the upper forest does look "sort of wolfy."
made
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From this reading I made Jesse take his revolver, yes, loaded it myself, and he promised a signal shot from the rim-rock to give me the earliest news of his return.
march
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From this reading He would post relays of ponies along the outward trail, so that he and McGee could ride the eighty miles back in a single march.
McGee
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From this reading He would post relays of ponies along the outward trail, so that he and McGee could ride the eighty miles back in a single march.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I made Jesse take his revolver, yes, loaded it myself, and he promised a signal shot from the rim-rock to give me the earliest news of his return.
miles
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From this reading He would post relays of ponies along the outward trail, so that he and McGee could ride the eighty miles back in a single march.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I made Jesse take his revolver, yes, loaded it myself, and he promised a signal shot from the rim-rock to give me the earliest news of his return.
Narrative
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From this reading NATIVITY _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse allowed that the upper forest does look "sort of wolfy."
NATIVITY
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From this reading NATIVITY _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse allowed that the upper forest does look "sort of wolfy."
news
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From this reading I made Jesse take his revolver, yes, loaded it myself, and he promised a signal shot from the rim-rock to give me the earliest news of his return.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NATIVITY _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse allowed that the upper forest does look "sort of wolfy."
out
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From this reading He put out the light, he kissed me good-by, and was gone.
outward
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From this reading He would post relays of ponies along the outward trail, so that he and McGee could ride the eighty miles back in a single march.
perhaps
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From this reading If the doctor survived that, he would be here in forty-eight hours, perhaps in time.
ponies
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From this reading He would post relays of ponies along the outward trail, so that he and McGee could ride the eighty miles back in a single march.
post
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From this reading He would post relays of ponies along the outward trail, so that he and McGee could ride the eighty miles back in a single march.
promised
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From this reading I made Jesse take his revolver, yes, loaded it myself, and he promised a signal shot from the rim-rock to give me the earliest news of his return.
put
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From this reading He put out the light, he kissed me good-by, and was gone.
relays
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From this reading He would post relays of ponies along the outward trail, so that he and McGee could ride the eighty miles back in a single march.
return
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From this reading I made Jesse take his revolver, yes, loaded it myself, and he promised a signal shot from the rim-rock to give me the earliest news of his return.
revolver
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From this reading I made Jesse take his revolver, yes, loaded it myself, and he promised a signal shot from the rim-rock to give me the earliest news of his return.
ride
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From this reading He would post relays of ponies along the outward trail, so that he and McGee could ride the eighty miles back in a single march.
rim-rock
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From this reading I made Jesse take his revolver, yes, loaded it myself, and he promised a signal shot from the rim-rock to give me the earliest news of his return.
shot
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From this reading I made Jesse take his revolver, yes, loaded it myself, and he promised a signal shot from the rim-rock to give me the earliest news of his return.
signal
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From this reading I made Jesse take his revolver, yes, loaded it myself, and he promised a signal shot from the rim-rock to give me the earliest news of his return.
single
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From this reading He would post relays of ponies along the outward trail, so that he and McGee could ride the eighty miles back in a single march.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He would post relays of ponies along the outward trail, so that he and McGee could ride the eighty miles back in a single march.
sort
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From this reading NATIVITY _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse allowed that the upper forest does look "sort of wolfy."
survived
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From this reading If the doctor survived that, he would be here in forty-eight hours, perhaps in time.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I made Jesse take his revolver, yes, loaded it myself, and he promised a signal shot from the rim-rock to give me the earliest news of his return.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading NATIVITY _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse allowed that the upper forest does look "sort of wolfy."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NATIVITY _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse allowed that the upper forest does look "sort of wolfy."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the doctor survived that, he would be here in forty-eight hours, perhaps in time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I made Jesse take his revolver, yes, loaded it myself, and he promised a signal shot from the rim-rock to give me the earliest news of his return.
trail
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From this reading He would post relays of ponies along the outward trail, so that he and McGee could ride the eighty miles back in a single march.
upper
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From this reading NATIVITY _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse allowed that the upper forest does look "sort of wolfy."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He put out the light, he kissed me good-by, and was gone.
wolfy
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From this reading NATIVITY _Kate's Narrative_ Jesse allowed that the upper forest does look "sort of wolfy."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would post relays of ponies along the outward trail, so that he and McGee could ride the eighty miles back in a single march.
yes
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From this reading I made Jesse take his revolver, yes, loaded it myself, and he promised a signal shot from the rim-rock to give me the earliest news of his return.
