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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 Dawson party now drew a long breath of relief.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Everybody knew what they were thinking about, and for a long time no one troubled them; but at last Dawson could stand it no longer.
ahead
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From this reading Even Cuff drew a long breath and slowed up on his mules, while Leon and Tom rode on ahead, apparently very much occupied with their own thoughts.
all
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From this reading They had crossed the bridge and were now on the road to Ellisville, the pickets were between them and their pursuers, and all danger of capture was passed.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Young Robert walked along beside his horse—the elder Dawson seemed determined to foot it, and his son kept him company—and, judging from the remarks exchanged between husband and wife, all peril of being made prisoners was gone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had crossed the bridge and were now on the road to Ellisville, the pickets were between them and their pursuers, and all danger of capture was passed.
apparently
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From this reading Even Cuff drew a long breath and slowed up on his mules, while Leon and Tom rode on ahead, apparently very much occupied with their own thoughts.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Everybody knew what they were thinking about, and for a long time no one troubled them; but at last Dawson could stand it no longer.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Young Robert walked along beside his horse—the elder Dawson seemed determined to foot it, and his son kept him company—and, judging from the remarks exchanged between husband and wife, all peril of being made prisoners was gone.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Young Robert walked along beside his horse—the elder Dawson seemed determined to foot it, and his son kept him company—and, judging from the remarks exchanged between husband and wife, all peril of being made prisoners was gone.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They had crossed the bridge and were now on the road to Ellisville, the pickets were between them and their pursuers, and all danger of capture was passed.
breath
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From this reading The Dawson party now drew a long breath of relief.
bridge
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From this reading They had crossed the bridge and were now on the road to Ellisville, the pickets were between them and their pursuers, and all danger of capture was passed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Everybody knew what they were thinking about, and for a long time no one troubled them; but at last Dawson could stand it no longer.
capture
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From this reading They had crossed the bridge and were now on the road to Ellisville, the pickets were between them and their pursuers, and all danger of capture was passed.
company
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From this reading Young Robert walked along beside his horse—the elder Dawson seemed determined to foot it, and his son kept him company—and, judging from the remarks exchanged between husband and wife, all peril of being made prisoners was gone.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Everybody knew what they were thinking about, and for a long time no one troubled them; but at last Dawson could stand it no longer.
crossed
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From this reading They had crossed the bridge and were now on the road to Ellisville, the pickets were between them and their pursuers, and all danger of capture was passed.
Cuff
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From this reading Even Cuff drew a long breath and slowed up on his mules, while Leon and Tom rode on ahead, apparently very much occupied with their own thoughts.
danger
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From this reading They had crossed the bridge and were now on the road to Ellisville, the pickets were between them and their pursuers, and all danger of capture was passed.
Dawson
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From this reading The Dawson party now drew a long breath of relief.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Young Robert walked along beside his horse—the elder Dawson seemed determined to foot it, and his son kept him company—and, judging from the remarks exchanged between husband and wife, all peril of being made prisoners was gone.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Dawson party now drew a long breath of relief.
elder
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From this reading Young Robert walked along beside his horse—the elder Dawson seemed determined to foot it, and his son kept him company—and, judging from the remarks exchanged between husband and wife, all peril of being made prisoners was gone.
Ellisville
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From this reading They had crossed the bridge and were now on the road to Ellisville, the pickets were between them and their pursuers, and all danger of capture was passed.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Cuff drew a long breath and slowed up on his mules, while Leon and Tom rode on ahead, apparently very much occupied with their own thoughts.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody knew what they were thinking about, and for a long time no one troubled them; but at last Dawson could stand it no longer.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Young Robert walked along beside his horse—the elder Dawson seemed determined to foot it, and his son kept him company—and, judging from the remarks exchanged between husband and wife, all peril of being made prisoners was gone.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Young Robert walked along beside his horse—the elder Dawson seemed determined to foot it, and his son kept him company—and, judging from the remarks exchanged between husband and wife, all peril of being made prisoners was gone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everybody knew what they were thinking about, and for a long time no one troubled them; but at last Dawson could stand it no longer.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Young Robert walked along beside his horse—the elder Dawson seemed determined to foot it, and his son kept him company—and, judging from the remarks exchanged between husband and wife, all peril of being made prisoners was gone.
gone
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From this reading Young Robert walked along beside his horse—the elder Dawson seemed determined to foot it, and his son kept him company—and, judging from the remarks exchanged between husband and wife, all peril of being made prisoners was gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had crossed the bridge and were now on the road to Ellisville, the pickets were between them and their pursuers, and all danger of capture was passed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Young Robert walked along beside his horse—the elder Dawson seemed determined to foot it, and his son kept him company—and, judging from the remarks exchanged between husband and wife, all peril of being made prisoners was gone.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Young Robert walked along beside his horse—the elder Dawson seemed determined to foot it, and his son kept him company—and, judging from the remarks exchanged between husband and wife, all peril of being made prisoners was gone.
horse
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From this reading Young Robert walked along beside his horse—the elder Dawson seemed determined to foot it, and his son kept him company—and, judging from the remarks exchanged between husband and wife, all peril of being made prisoners was gone.
husband
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From this reading Young Robert walked along beside his horse—the elder Dawson seemed determined to foot it, and his son kept him company—and, judging from the remarks exchanged between husband and wife, all peril of being made prisoners was gone.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Young Robert walked along beside his horse—the elder Dawson seemed determined to foot it, and his son kept him company—and, judging from the remarks exchanged between husband and wife, all peril of being made prisoners was gone.
judging
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From this reading Young Robert walked along beside his horse—the elder Dawson seemed determined to foot it, and his son kept him company—and, judging from the remarks exchanged between husband and wife, all peril of being made prisoners was gone.
kept
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From this reading Young Robert walked along beside his horse—the elder Dawson seemed determined to foot it, and his son kept him company—and, judging from the remarks exchanged between husband and wife, all peril of being made prisoners was gone.
knew
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From this reading Everybody knew what they were thinking about, and for a long time no one troubled them; but at last Dawson could stand it no longer.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody knew what they were thinking about, and for a long time no one troubled them; but at last Dawson could stand it no longer.
Leon
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From this reading Even Cuff drew a long breath and slowed up on his mules, while Leon and Tom rode on ahead, apparently very much occupied with their own thoughts.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Dawson party now drew a long breath of relief.
longer
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From this reading Everybody knew what they were thinking about, and for a long time no one troubled them; but at last Dawson could stand it no longer.
made
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From this reading Young Robert walked along beside his horse—the elder Dawson seemed determined to foot it, and his son kept him company—and, judging from the remarks exchanged between husband and wife, all peril of being made prisoners was gone.
much
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From this reading Even Cuff drew a long breath and slowed up on his mules, while Leon and Tom rode on ahead, apparently very much occupied with their own thoughts.
mules
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From this reading Even Cuff drew a long breath and slowed up on his mules, while Leon and Tom rode on ahead, apparently very much occupied with their own thoughts.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Everybody knew what they were thinking about, and for a long time no one troubled them; but at last Dawson could stand it no longer.
now
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From this reading The Dawson party now drew a long breath of relief.
occupied
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From this reading Even Cuff drew a long breath and slowed up on his mules, while Leon and Tom rode on ahead, apparently very much occupied with their own thoughts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Dawson party now drew a long breath of relief.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had crossed the bridge and were now on the road to Ellisville, the pickets were between them and their pursuers, and all danger of capture was passed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Everybody knew what they were thinking about, and for a long time no one troubled them; but at last Dawson could stand it no longer.
own
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From this reading Even Cuff drew a long breath and slowed up on his mules, while Leon and Tom rode on ahead, apparently very much occupied with their own thoughts.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Dawson party now drew a long breath of relief.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had crossed the bridge and were now on the road to Ellisville, the pickets were between them and their pursuers, and all danger of capture was passed.
peril
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From this reading Young Robert walked along beside his horse—the elder Dawson seemed determined to foot it, and his son kept him company—and, judging from the remarks exchanged between husband and wife, all peril of being made prisoners was gone.
pickets
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From this reading They had crossed the bridge and were now on the road to Ellisville, the pickets were between them and their pursuers, and all danger of capture was passed.
prisoners
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From this reading Young Robert walked along beside his horse—the elder Dawson seemed determined to foot it, and his son kept him company—and, judging from the remarks exchanged between husband and wife, all peril of being made prisoners was gone.
pursuers
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From this reading They had crossed the bridge and were now on the road to Ellisville, the pickets were between them and their pursuers, and all danger of capture was passed.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading The Dawson party now drew a long breath of relief.
remarks
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From this reading Young Robert walked along beside his horse—the elder Dawson seemed determined to foot it, and his son kept him company—and, judging from the remarks exchanged between husband and wife, all peril of being made prisoners was gone.
road
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From this reading They had crossed the bridge and were now on the road to Ellisville, the pickets were between them and their pursuers, and all danger of capture was passed.
Robert
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From this reading Young Robert walked along beside his horse—the elder Dawson seemed determined to foot it, and his son kept him company—and, judging from the remarks exchanged between husband and wife, all peril of being made prisoners was gone.
rode
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From this reading Even Cuff drew a long breath and slowed up on his mules, while Leon and Tom rode on ahead, apparently very much occupied with their own thoughts.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Young Robert walked along beside his horse—the elder Dawson seemed determined to foot it, and his son kept him company—and, judging from the remarks exchanged between husband and wife, all peril of being made prisoners was gone.
slowed
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From this reading Even Cuff drew a long breath and slowed up on his mules, while Leon and Tom rode on ahead, apparently very much occupied with their own thoughts.
son
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From this reading Young Robert walked along beside his horse—the elder Dawson seemed determined to foot it, and his son kept him company—and, judging from the remarks exchanged between husband and wife, all peril of being made prisoners was gone.
stand
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From this reading Everybody knew what they were thinking about, and for a long time no one troubled them; but at last Dawson could stand it no longer.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Dawson party now drew a long breath of relief.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had crossed the bridge and were now on the road to Ellisville, the pickets were between them and their pursuers, and all danger of capture was passed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had crossed the bridge and were now on the road to Ellisville, the pickets were between them and their pursuers, and all danger of capture was passed.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had crossed the bridge and were now on the road to Ellisville, the pickets were between them and their pursuers, and all danger of capture was passed.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody knew what they were thinking about, and for a long time no one troubled them; but at last Dawson could stand it no longer.
thoughts
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From this reading Even Cuff drew a long breath and slowed up on his mules, while Leon and Tom rode on ahead, apparently very much occupied with their own thoughts.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody knew what they were thinking about, and for a long time no one troubled them; but at last Dawson could stand it no longer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had crossed the bridge and were now on the road to Ellisville, the pickets were between them and their pursuers, and all danger of capture was passed.
Tom
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From this reading Even Cuff drew a long breath and slowed up on his mules, while Leon and Tom rode on ahead, apparently very much occupied with their own thoughts.
troubled
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From this reading Everybody knew what they were thinking about, and for a long time no one troubled them; but at last Dawson could stand it no longer.
up
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From this reading Even Cuff drew a long breath and slowed up on his mules, while Leon and Tom rode on ahead, apparently very much occupied with their own thoughts.
very
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From this reading Even Cuff drew a long breath and slowed up on his mules, while Leon and Tom rode on ahead, apparently very much occupied with their own thoughts.
walked
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From this reading Young Robert walked along beside his horse—the elder Dawson seemed determined to foot it, and his son kept him company—and, judging from the remarks exchanged between husband and wife, all peril of being made prisoners was gone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had crossed the bridge and were now on the road to Ellisville, the pickets were between them and their pursuers, and all danger of capture was passed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had crossed the bridge and were now on the road to Ellisville, the pickets were between them and their pursuers, and all danger of capture was passed.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Everybody knew what they were thinking about, and for a long time no one troubled them; but at last Dawson could stand it no longer.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Even Cuff drew a long breath and slowed up on his mules, while Leon and Tom rode on ahead, apparently very much occupied with their own thoughts.
wife
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From this reading Young Robert walked along beside his horse—the elder Dawson seemed determined to foot it, and his son kept him company—and, judging from the remarks exchanged between husband and wife, all peril of being made prisoners was gone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even Cuff drew a long breath and slowed up on his mules, while Leon and Tom rode on ahead, apparently very much occupied with their own thoughts.
Young
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From this reading Young Robert walked along beside his horse—the elder Dawson seemed determined to foot it, and his son kept him company—and, judging from the remarks exchanged between husband and wife, all peril of being made prisoners was gone.
