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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 About a hundred and fifty yards to the left of the laager was a little dell where I had hidden my horse, together with one belonging to the Boers, and my saddle and bridle.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About a hundred and fifty yards to the left of the laager was a little dell where I had hidden my horse, together with one belonging to the Boers, and my saddle and bridle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About a hundred and fifty yards to the left of the laager was a little dell where I had hidden my horse, together with one belonging to the Boers, and my saddle and bridle.
arms
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From this reading Thither we went, I carrying the swooning Tota in my arms.
away
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From this reading Now, of course, they were our only means of locomotion, for the oxen had been sent away, and even had they been there we could not have found time to inspan them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now, of course, they were our only means of locomotion, for the oxen had been sent away, and even had they been there we could not have found time to inspan them.
belonging
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From this reading About a hundred and fifty yards to the left of the laager was a little dell where I had hidden my horse, together with one belonging to the Boers, and my saddle and bridle.
Boers
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From this reading About a hundred and fifty yards to the left of the laager was a little dell where I had hidden my horse, together with one belonging to the Boers, and my saddle and bridle.
bridle
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From this reading About a hundred and fifty yards to the left of the laager was a little dell where I had hidden my horse, together with one belonging to the Boers, and my saddle and bridle.
carrying
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From this reading Thither we went, I carrying the swooning Tota in my arms.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Now, of course, they were our only means of locomotion, for the oxen had been sent away, and even had they been there we could not have found time to inspan them.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, of course, they were our only means of locomotion, for the oxen had been sent away, and even had they been there we could not have found time to inspan them.
dell
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From this reading About a hundred and fifty yards to the left of the laager was a little dell where I had hidden my horse, together with one belonging to the Boers, and my saddle and bridle.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, of course, they were our only means of locomotion, for the oxen had been sent away, and even had they been there we could not have found time to inspan them.
fifty
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From this reading About a hundred and fifty yards to the left of the laager was a little dell where I had hidden my horse, together with one belonging to the Boers, and my saddle and bridle.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To our joy we found the horses safe, for the Zulus had not seen them.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To our joy we found the horses safe, for the Zulus had not seen them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading About a hundred and fifty yards to the left of the laager was a little dell where I had hidden my horse, together with one belonging to the Boers, and my saddle and bridle.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now, of course, they were our only means of locomotion, for the oxen had been sent away, and even had they been there we could not have found time to inspan them.
hidden
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From this reading About a hundred and fifty yards to the left of the laager was a little dell where I had hidden my horse, together with one belonging to the Boers, and my saddle and bridle.
hint
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From this reading I was not slow to take Indaba-zimbi’s hint.
horse
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From this reading About a hundred and fifty yards to the left of the laager was a little dell where I had hidden my horse, together with one belonging to the Boers, and my saddle and bridle.
horses
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From this reading To our joy we found the horses safe, for the Zulus had not seen them.
hundred
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From this reading About a hundred and fifty yards to the left of the laager was a little dell where I had hidden my horse, together with one belonging to the Boers, and my saddle and bridle.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was not slow to take Indaba-zimbi’s hint.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thither we went, I carrying the swooning Tota in my arms.
Indaba-zimbi's
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From this reading I was not slow to take Indaba-zimbi’s hint.
inspan
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From this reading Now, of course, they were our only means of locomotion, for the oxen had been sent away, and even had they been there we could not have found time to inspan them.
joy
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From this reading To our joy we found the horses safe, for the Zulus had not seen them.
laager
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From this reading About a hundred and fifty yards to the left of the laager was a little dell where I had hidden my horse, together with one belonging to the Boers, and my saddle and bridle.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About a hundred and fifty yards to the left of the laager was a little dell where I had hidden my horse, together with one belonging to the Boers, and my saddle and bridle.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About a hundred and fifty yards to the left of the laager was a little dell where I had hidden my horse, together with one belonging to the Boers, and my saddle and bridle.
locomotion
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From this reading Now, of course, they were our only means of locomotion, for the oxen had been sent away, and even had they been there we could not have found time to inspan them.
means
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From this reading Now, of course, they were our only means of locomotion, for the oxen had been sent away, and even had they been there we could not have found time to inspan them.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading About a hundred and fifty yards to the left of the laager was a little dell where I had hidden my horse, together with one belonging to the Boers, and my saddle and bridle.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was not slow to take Indaba-zimbi’s hint.
Now
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From this reading Now, of course, they were our only means of locomotion, for the oxen had been sent away, and even had they been there we could not have found time to inspan them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading About a hundred and fifty yards to the left of the laager was a little dell where I had hidden my horse, together with one belonging to the Boers, and my saddle and bridle.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading About a hundred and fifty yards to the left of the laager was a little dell where I had hidden my horse, together with one belonging to the Boers, and my saddle and bridle.
only
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From this reading Now, of course, they were our only means of locomotion, for the oxen had been sent away, and even had they been there we could not have found time to inspan them.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading To our joy we found the horses safe, for the Zulus had not seen them.
oxen
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From this reading Now, of course, they were our only means of locomotion, for the oxen had been sent away, and even had they been there we could not have found time to inspan them.
saddle
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From this reading About a hundred and fifty yards to the left of the laager was a little dell where I had hidden my horse, together with one belonging to the Boers, and my saddle and bridle.
safe
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From this reading To our joy we found the horses safe, for the Zulus had not seen them.
seen
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From this reading To our joy we found the horses safe, for the Zulus had not seen them.
sent
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From this reading Now, of course, they were our only means of locomotion, for the oxen had been sent away, and even had they been there we could not have found time to inspan them.
slow
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From this reading I was not slow to take Indaba-zimbi’s hint.
swooning
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From this reading Thither we went, I carrying the swooning Tota in my arms.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was not slow to take Indaba-zimbi’s hint.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About a hundred and fifty yards to the left of the laager was a little dell where I had hidden my horse, together with one belonging to the Boers, and my saddle and bridle.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To our joy we found the horses safe, for the Zulus had not seen them.
there
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From this reading Now, of course, they were our only means of locomotion, for the oxen had been sent away, and even had they been there we could not have found time to inspan them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, of course, they were our only means of locomotion, for the oxen had been sent away, and even had they been there we could not have found time to inspan them.
ThitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Thither we went, I carrying the swooning Tota in my arms.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, of course, they were our only means of locomotion, for the oxen had been sent away, and even had they been there we could not have found time to inspan them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was not slow to take Indaba-zimbi’s hint.
together
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From this reading About a hundred and fifty yards to the left of the laager was a little dell where I had hidden my horse, together with one belonging to the Boers, and my saddle and bridle.
Tota
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From this reading Thither we went, I carrying the swooning Tota in my arms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was not slow to take Indaba-zimbi’s hint.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Thither we went, I carrying the swooning Tota in my arms.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thither we went, I carrying the swooning Tota in my arms.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now, of course, they were our only means of locomotion, for the oxen had been sent away, and even had they been there we could not have found time to inspan them.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading About a hundred and fifty yards to the left of the laager was a little dell where I had hidden my horse, together with one belonging to the Boers, and my saddle and bridle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading About a hundred and fifty yards to the left of the laager was a little dell where I had hidden my horse, together with one belonging to the Boers, and my saddle and bridle.
yards
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From this reading About a hundred and fifty yards to the left of the laager was a little dell where I had hidden my horse, together with one belonging to the Boers, and my saddle and bridle.
Zulus
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From this reading To our joy we found the horses safe, for the Zulus had not seen them.
