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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 It was two long days' cavalry march from Sancho's to Camp Cooke, and many a time it had taken three.
afar
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From this reading That his march was watched from afar by mounted men he knew as soon as the sun rose upon his pathway, but Blake's only concern was that they kept at respectful distance.
ahead
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From this reading In order to provide mounts for the three officers Blake had left as many of his men at Cooke, and pushed ahead with the veteran president two hours before the dawn.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There was water enough, such as it was, for man and beast along the way, but, except in the winter months, both man and beast preferred the night hours for the journey.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was two long days' cavalry march from Sancho's to Camp Cooke, and many a time it had taken three.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was water enough, such as it was, for man and beast along the way, but, except in the winter months, both man and beast preferred the night hours for the journey.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In order to provide mounts for the three officers Blake had left as many of his men at Cooke, and pushed ahead with the veteran president two hours before the dawn.
beast
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From this reading There was water enough, such as it was, for man and beast along the way, but, except in the winter months, both man and beast preferred the night hours for the journey.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In order to provide mounts for the three officers Blake had left as many of his men at Cooke, and pushed ahead with the veteran president two hours before the dawn.
Blake
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From this reading In order to provide mounts for the three officers Blake had left as many of his men at Cooke, and pushed ahead with the veteran president two hours before the dawn.
Blake's
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From this reading That his march was watched from afar by mounted men he knew as soon as the sun rose upon his pathway, but Blake's only concern was that they kept at respectful distance.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading There was water enough, such as it was, for man and beast along the way, but, except in the winter months, both man and beast preferred the night hours for the journey.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was water enough, such as it was, for man and beast along the way, but, except in the winter months, both man and beast preferred the night hours for the journey.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That his march was watched from afar by mounted men he knew as soon as the sun rose upon his pathway, but Blake's only concern was that they kept at respectful distance.
Camp
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From this reading It was two long days' cavalry march from Sancho's to Camp Cooke, and many a time it had taken three.
cavalry
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From this reading It was two long days' cavalry march from Sancho's to Camp Cooke, and many a time it had taken three.
concern
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From this reading That his march was watched from afar by mounted men he knew as soon as the sun rose upon his pathway, but Blake's only concern was that they kept at respectful distance.
Cooke
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From this reading It was two long days' cavalry march from Sancho's to Camp Cooke, and many a time it had taken three.
dawn
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From this reading In order to provide mounts for the three officers Blake had left as many of his men at Cooke, and pushed ahead with the veteran president two hours before the dawn.
days
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From this reading It was two long days' cavalry march from Sancho's to Camp Cooke, and many a time it had taken three.
distance
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From this reading That his march was watched from afar by mounted men he knew as soon as the sun rose upon his pathway, but Blake's only concern was that they kept at respectful distance.
emptied
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From this reading Midway, very nearly, the Hassayampa emptied its feeble tribute into the murky Gila.
enough
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From this reading There was water enough, such as it was, for man and beast along the way, but, except in the winter months, both man and beast preferred the night hours for the journey.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading There was water enough, such as it was, for man and beast along the way, but, except in the winter months, both man and beast preferred the night hours for the journey.
feeble
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From this reading Midway, very nearly, the Hassayampa emptied its feeble tribute into the murky Gila.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was water enough, such as it was, for man and beast along the way, but, except in the winter months, both man and beast preferred the night hours for the journey.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was two long days' cavalry march from Sancho's to Camp Cooke, and many a time it had taken three.
Gila
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From this reading Midway, very nearly, the Hassayampa emptied its feeble tribute into the murky Gila.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was two long days' cavalry march from Sancho's to Camp Cooke, and many a time it had taken three.
Hassayampa
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From this reading Midway, very nearly, the Hassayampa emptied its feeble tribute into the murky Gila.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That his march was watched from afar by mounted men he knew as soon as the sun rose upon his pathway, but Blake's only concern was that they kept at respectful distance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In order to provide mounts for the three officers Blake had left as many of his men at Cooke, and pushed ahead with the veteran president two hours before the dawn.
hours
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From this reading There was water enough, such as it was, for man and beast along the way, but, except in the winter months, both man and beast preferred the night hours for the journey.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was water enough, such as it was, for man and beast along the way, but, except in the winter months, both man and beast preferred the night hours for the journey.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Midway, very nearly, the Hassayampa emptied its feeble tribute into the murky Gila.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was two long days' cavalry march from Sancho's to Camp Cooke, and many a time it had taken three.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Midway, very nearly, the Hassayampa emptied its feeble tribute into the murky Gila.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was water enough, such as it was, for man and beast along the way, but, except in the winter months, both man and beast preferred the night hours for the journey.
kept
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From this reading That his march was watched from afar by mounted men he knew as soon as the sun rose upon his pathway, but Blake's only concern was that they kept at respectful distance.
knew
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From this reading That his march was watched from afar by mounted men he knew as soon as the sun rose upon his pathway, but Blake's only concern was that they kept at respectful distance.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In order to provide mounts for the three officers Blake had left as many of his men at Cooke, and pushed ahead with the veteran president two hours before the dawn.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was two long days' cavalry march from Sancho's to Camp Cooke, and many a time it had taken three.
man
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From this reading There was water enough, such as it was, for man and beast along the way, but, except in the winter months, both man and beast preferred the night hours for the journey.
many
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From this reading It was two long days' cavalry march from Sancho's to Camp Cooke, and many a time it had taken three.
march
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From this reading It was two long days' cavalry march from Sancho's to Camp Cooke, and many a time it had taken three.
men
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From this reading In order to provide mounts for the three officers Blake had left as many of his men at Cooke, and pushed ahead with the veteran president two hours before the dawn.
Midway
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From this reading Midway, very nearly, the Hassayampa emptied its feeble tribute into the murky Gila.
months
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From this reading There was water enough, such as it was, for man and beast along the way, but, except in the winter months, both man and beast preferred the night hours for the journey.
mounted
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From this reading That his march was watched from afar by mounted men he knew as soon as the sun rose upon his pathway, but Blake's only concern was that they kept at respectful distance.
mounts
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From this reading In order to provide mounts for the three officers Blake had left as many of his men at Cooke, and pushed ahead with the veteran president two hours before the dawn.
murky
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From this reading Midway, very nearly, the Hassayampa emptied its feeble tribute into the murky Gila.
nearly
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From this reading Midway, very nearly, the Hassayampa emptied its feeble tribute into the murky Gila.
night
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From this reading There was water enough, such as it was, for man and beast along the way, but, except in the winter months, both man and beast preferred the night hours for the journey.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In order to provide mounts for the three officers Blake had left as many of his men at Cooke, and pushed ahead with the veteran president two hours before the dawn.
officers
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From this reading In order to provide mounts for the three officers Blake had left as many of his men at Cooke, and pushed ahead with the veteran president two hours before the dawn.
only
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From this reading That his march was watched from afar by mounted men he knew as soon as the sun rose upon his pathway, but Blake's only concern was that they kept at respectful distance.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In order to provide mounts for the three officers Blake had left as many of his men at Cooke, and pushed ahead with the veteran president two hours before the dawn.
pathway
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From this reading That his march was watched from afar by mounted men he knew as soon as the sun rose upon his pathway, but Blake's only concern was that they kept at respectful distance.
preferred
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From this reading There was water enough, such as it was, for man and beast along the way, but, except in the winter months, both man and beast preferred the night hours for the journey.
president
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From this reading In order to provide mounts for the three officers Blake had left as many of his men at Cooke, and pushed ahead with the veteran president two hours before the dawn.
provide
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From this reading In order to provide mounts for the three officers Blake had left as many of his men at Cooke, and pushed ahead with the veteran president two hours before the dawn.
pushed
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From this reading In order to provide mounts for the three officers Blake had left as many of his men at Cooke, and pushed ahead with the veteran president two hours before the dawn.
respectful
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From this reading That his march was watched from afar by mounted men he knew as soon as the sun rose upon his pathway, but Blake's only concern was that they kept at respectful distance.
rose
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From this reading That his march was watched from afar by mounted men he knew as soon as the sun rose upon his pathway, but Blake's only concern was that they kept at respectful distance.
Sancho's
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From this reading It was two long days' cavalry march from Sancho's to Camp Cooke, and many a time it had taken three.
soon
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From this reading That his march was watched from afar by mounted men he knew as soon as the sun rose upon his pathway, but Blake's only concern was that they kept at respectful distance.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There was water enough, such as it was, for man and beast along the way, but, except in the winter months, both man and beast preferred the night hours for the journey.
sun
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From this reading That his march was watched from afar by mounted men he knew as soon as the sun rose upon his pathway, but Blake's only concern was that they kept at respectful distance.
taken
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From this reading It was two long days' cavalry march from Sancho's to Camp Cooke, and many a time it had taken three.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That his march was watched from afar by mounted men he knew as soon as the sun rose upon his pathway, but Blake's only concern was that they kept at respectful distance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Midway, very nearly, the Hassayampa emptied its feeble tribute into the murky Gila.
There
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From this reading There was water enough, such as it was, for man and beast along the way, but, except in the winter months, both man and beast preferred the night hours for the journey.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That his march was watched from afar by mounted men he knew as soon as the sun rose upon his pathway, but Blake's only concern was that they kept at respectful distance.
three
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From this reading It was two long days' cavalry march from Sancho's to Camp Cooke, and many a time it had taken three.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was two long days' cavalry march from Sancho's to Camp Cooke, and many a time it had taken three.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was two long days' cavalry march from Sancho's to Camp Cooke, and many a time it had taken three.
tribute
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From this reading Midway, very nearly, the Hassayampa emptied its feeble tribute into the murky Gila.
two
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From this reading It was two long days' cavalry march from Sancho's to Camp Cooke, and many a time it had taken three.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading That his march was watched from afar by mounted men he knew as soon as the sun rose upon his pathway, but Blake's only concern was that they kept at respectful distance.
very
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From this reading Midway, very nearly, the Hassayampa emptied its feeble tribute into the murky Gila.
veteran
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From this reading In order to provide mounts for the three officers Blake had left as many of his men at Cooke, and pushed ahead with the veteran president two hours before the dawn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was two long days' cavalry march from Sancho's to Camp Cooke, and many a time it had taken three.
watched
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From this reading That his march was watched from afar by mounted men he knew as soon as the sun rose upon his pathway, but Blake's only concern was that they kept at respectful distance.
water
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From this reading There was water enough, such as it was, for man and beast along the way, but, except in the winter months, both man and beast preferred the night hours for the journey.
way
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From this reading There was water enough, such as it was, for man and beast along the way, but, except in the winter months, both man and beast preferred the night hours for the journey.
winter
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From this reading There was water enough, such as it was, for man and beast along the way, but, except in the winter months, both man and beast preferred the night hours for the journey.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In order to provide mounts for the three officers Blake had left as many of his men at Cooke, and pushed ahead with the veteran president two hours before the dawn.
