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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 day of perturbation had been succeeded by a night of worry at department headquarters.
All
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From this reading All this had been reported by the General to his superiors at Washington, and all this had been derided by the Indian Bureau.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dispatches full of grave import were coming in from Gate City and Cheyenne.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The day of perturbation had been succeeded by a night of worry at department headquarters.
attend
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From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The day of perturbation had been succeeded by a night of worry at department headquarters.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
Big
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From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
build
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From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
Bureau
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From this reading All this had been reported by the General to his superiors at Washington, and all this had been derided by the Indian Bureau.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The day of perturbation had been succeeded by a night of worry at department headquarters.
Cheyenne
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From this reading Dispatches full of grave import were coming in from Gate City and Cheyenne.
City
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From this reading Dispatches full of grave import were coming in from Gate City and Cheyenne.
Cloud
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From this reading Red Cloud and his hosts of warriors had sworn to sweep it from the face of the earth and every man of its garrison with it.
coming
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From this reading Dispatches full of grave import were coming in from Gate City and Cheyenne.
consequences
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From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
day
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From this reading The day of perturbation had been succeeded by a night of worry at department headquarters.
department
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From this reading The day of perturbation had been succeeded by a night of worry at department headquarters.
derided
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From this reading All this had been reported by the General to his superiors at Washington, and all this had been derided by the Indian Bureau.
Dispatches
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From this reading Dispatches full of grave import were coming in from Gate City and Cheyenne.
earth
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From this reading Red Cloud and his hosts of warriors had sworn to sweep it from the face of the earth and every man of its garrison with it.
effort
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From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Red Cloud and his hosts of warriors had sworn to sweep it from the face of the earth and every man of its garrison with it.
face
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From this reading Red Cloud and his hosts of warriors had sworn to sweep it from the face of the earth and every man of its garrison with it.
Folsom
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From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dispatches full of grave import were coming in from Gate City and Cheyenne.
full
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From this reading Dispatches full of grave import were coming in from Gate City and Cheyenne.
garrisonnounUS /ˈɡærəsən/
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading Red Cloud and his hosts of warriors had sworn to sweep it from the face of the earth and every man of its garrison with it.
Gate
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From this reading Dispatches full of grave import were coming in from Gate City and Cheyenne.
General
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From this reading All this had been reported by the General to his superiors at Washington, and all this had been derided by the Indian Bureau.
given
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From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
grave
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From this reading Dispatches full of grave import were coming in from Gate City and Cheyenne.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day of perturbation had been succeeded by a night of worry at department headquarters.
headquarters
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From this reading The day of perturbation had been succeeded by a night of worry at department headquarters.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Red Cloud and his hosts of warriors had sworn to sweep it from the face of the earth and every man of its garrison with it.
Horn
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From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
hosts
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From this reading Red Cloud and his hosts of warriors had sworn to sweep it from the face of the earth and every man of its garrison with it.
import
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From this reading Dispatches full of grave import were coming in from Gate City and Cheyenne.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dispatches full of grave import were coming in from Gate City and Cheyenne.
Indian
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From this reading All this had been reported by the General to his superiors at Washington, and all this had been derided by the Indian Bureau.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Red Cloud and his hosts of warriors had sworn to sweep it from the face of the earth and every man of its garrison with it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Red Cloud and his hosts of warriors had sworn to sweep it from the face of the earth and every man of its garrison with it.
John
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From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
known
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From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
man
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From this reading Red Cloud and his hosts of warriors had sworn to sweep it from the face of the earth and every man of its garrison with it.
night
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From this reading The day of perturbation had been succeeded by a night of worry at department headquarters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day of perturbation had been succeeded by a night of worry at department headquarters.
Old
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From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
perturbation
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From this reading The day of perturbation had been succeeded by a night of worry at department headquarters.
post
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From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
Red
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From this reading Red Cloud and his hosts of warriors had sworn to sweep it from the face of the earth and every man of its garrison with it.
reported
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From this reading All this had been reported by the General to his superiors at Washington, and all this had been derided by the Indian Bureau.
serious
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From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
Sioux
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From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
succeeded
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From this reading The day of perturbation had been succeeded by a night of worry at department headquarters.
superiors
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From this reading All this had been reported by the General to his superiors at Washington, and all this had been derided by the Indian Bureau.
sweep
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From this reading Red Cloud and his hosts of warriors had sworn to sweep it from the face of the earth and every man of its garrison with it.
sworn
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From this reading Red Cloud and his hosts of warriors had sworn to sweep it from the face of the earth and every man of its garrison with it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day of perturbation had been succeeded by a night of worry at department headquarters.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this had been reported by the General to his superiors at Washington, and all this had been derided by the Indian Bureau.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
trader
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From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
tribe
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From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
trusted
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From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
warning
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From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
warriors
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From this reading Red Cloud and his hosts of warriors had sworn to sweep it from the face of the earth and every man of its garrison with it.
Washington
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From this reading All this had been reported by the General to his superiors at Washington, and all this had been derided by the Indian Bureau.
weeks
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From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dispatches full of grave import were coming in from Gate City and Cheyenne.
whole
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From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Red Cloud and his hosts of warriors had sworn to sweep it from the face of the earth and every man of its garrison with it.
worry
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From this reading The day of perturbation had been succeeded by a night of worry at department headquarters.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Old John Folsom, long time a trader among the Sioux, and known and trusted by the whole tribe, had given warning weeks before that serious consequences would attend the effort to build another post along the Big Horn.
