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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 As Sergeant Weston he had been an erect man of martial bearing, with a face smoothly shaven and hair cut short.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As Sergeant Weston he had been an erect man of martial bearing, with a face smoothly shaven and hair cut short.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gold-hunter, Andrew Seldon, rode on his way from his retreat in the canyon, determined to risk his life by returning to Fort Faraway and reporting the presence in the Grand Canyon of the masked outlaw band.
Andrew
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From this reading The gold-hunter, Andrew Seldon, rode on his way from his retreat in the canyon, determined to risk his life by returning to Fort Faraway and reporting the presence in the Grand Canyon of the masked outlaw band.
arrested
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From this reading If recognized as Sergeant Wallace Weston, under sentence of death, he would be at once arrested and his execution would follow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If recognized as Sergeant Wallace Weston, under sentence of death, he would be at once arrested and his execution would follow.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If recognized as Sergeant Wallace Weston, under sentence of death, he would be at once arrested and his execution would follow.
band
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From this reading The gold-hunter, Andrew Seldon, rode on his way from his retreat in the canyon, determined to risk his life by returning to Fort Faraway and reporting the presence in the Grand Canyon of the masked outlaw band.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If recognized as Sergeant Wallace Weston, under sentence of death, he would be at once arrested and his execution would follow.
bearing
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From this reading As Sergeant Weston he had been an erect man of martial bearing, with a face smoothly shaven and hair cut short.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As Sergeant Weston he had been an erect man of martial bearing, with a face smoothly shaven and hair cut short.
believed
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From this reading But he knew that Wallace Weston was believed to be dead, reported as dying of starvation in the desert at the time of his escape.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he knew that Wallace Weston was believed to be dead, reported as dying of starvation in the desert at the time of his escape.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The gold-hunter, Andrew Seldon, rode on his way from his retreat in the canyon, determined to risk his life by returning to Fort Faraway and reporting the presence in the Grand Canyon of the masked outlaw band.
canyon
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From this reading The gold-hunter, Andrew Seldon, rode on his way from his retreat in the canyon, determined to risk his life by returning to Fort Faraway and reporting the presence in the Grand Canyon of the masked outlaw band.
cut
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From this reading As Sergeant Weston he had been an erect man of martial bearing, with a face smoothly shaven and hair cut short.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he knew that Wallace Weston was believed to be dead, reported as dying of starvation in the desert at the time of his escape.
death
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From this reading If recognized as Sergeant Wallace Weston, under sentence of death, he would be at once arrested and his execution would follow.
desert
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From this reading But he knew that Wallace Weston was believed to be dead, reported as dying of starvation in the desert at the time of his escape.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading The gold-hunter, Andrew Seldon, rode on his way from his retreat in the canyon, determined to risk his life by returning to Fort Faraway and reporting the presence in the Grand Canyon of the masked outlaw band.
dying
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From this reading But he knew that Wallace Weston was believed to be dead, reported as dying of starvation in the desert at the time of his escape.
erect
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From this reading As Sergeant Weston he had been an erect man of martial bearing, with a face smoothly shaven and hair cut short.
escape
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From this reading But he knew that Wallace Weston was believed to be dead, reported as dying of starvation in the desert at the time of his escape.
execution
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From this reading If recognized as Sergeant Wallace Weston, under sentence of death, he would be at once arrested and his execution would follow.
face
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From this reading As Sergeant Weston he had been an erect man of martial bearing, with a face smoothly shaven and hair cut short.
Faraway
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From this reading The gold-hunter, Andrew Seldon, rode on his way from his retreat in the canyon, determined to risk his life by returning to Fort Faraway and reporting the presence in the Grand Canyon of the masked outlaw band.
follow
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From this reading If recognized as Sergeant Wallace Weston, under sentence of death, he would be at once arrested and his execution would follow.
Fort
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From this reading The gold-hunter, Andrew Seldon, rode on his way from his retreat in the canyon, determined to risk his life by returning to Fort Faraway and reporting the presence in the Grand Canyon of the masked outlaw band.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The gold-hunter, Andrew Seldon, rode on his way from his retreat in the canyon, determined to risk his life by returning to Fort Faraway and reporting the presence in the Grand Canyon of the masked outlaw band.
gold-hunter
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From this reading The gold-hunter, Andrew Seldon, rode on his way from his retreat in the canyon, determined to risk his life by returning to Fort Faraway and reporting the presence in the Grand Canyon of the masked outlaw band.
Grand
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From this reading The gold-hunter, Andrew Seldon, rode on his way from his retreat in the canyon, determined to risk his life by returning to Fort Faraway and reporting the presence in the Grand Canyon of the masked outlaw band.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As Sergeant Weston he had been an erect man of martial bearing, with a face smoothly shaven and hair cut short.
hair
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From this reading As Sergeant Weston he had been an erect man of martial bearing, with a face smoothly shaven and hair cut short.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If recognized as Sergeant Wallace Weston, under sentence of death, he would be at once arrested and his execution would follow.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The gold-hunter, Andrew Seldon, rode on his way from his retreat in the canyon, determined to risk his life by returning to Fort Faraway and reporting the presence in the Grand Canyon of the masked outlaw band.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If recognized as Sergeant Wallace Weston, under sentence of death, he would be at once arrested and his execution would follow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The gold-hunter, Andrew Seldon, rode on his way from his retreat in the canyon, determined to risk his life by returning to Fort Faraway and reporting the presence in the Grand Canyon of the masked outlaw band.
knew
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From this reading But he knew that Wallace Weston was believed to be dead, reported as dying of starvation in the desert at the time of his escape.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gold-hunter, Andrew Seldon, rode on his way from his retreat in the canyon, determined to risk his life by returning to Fort Faraway and reporting the presence in the Grand Canyon of the masked outlaw band.
man
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From this reading As Sergeant Weston he had been an erect man of martial bearing, with a face smoothly shaven and hair cut short.
martial
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From this reading As Sergeant Weston he had been an erect man of martial bearing, with a face smoothly shaven and hair cut short.
masked
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From this reading The gold-hunter, Andrew Seldon, rode on his way from his retreat in the canyon, determined to risk his life by returning to Fort Faraway and reporting the presence in the Grand Canyon of the masked outlaw band.
MINER'S
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From this reading THE MINER'S MISSION.
MISSION
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From this reading THE MINER'S MISSION.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gold-hunter, Andrew Seldon, rode on his way from his retreat in the canyon, determined to risk his life by returning to Fort Faraway and reporting the presence in the Grand Canyon of the masked outlaw band.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The gold-hunter, Andrew Seldon, rode on his way from his retreat in the canyon, determined to risk his life by returning to Fort Faraway and reporting the presence in the Grand Canyon of the masked outlaw band.
once
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From this reading If recognized as Sergeant Wallace Weston, under sentence of death, he would be at once arrested and his execution would follow.
outlaw
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From this reading The gold-hunter, Andrew Seldon, rode on his way from his retreat in the canyon, determined to risk his life by returning to Fort Faraway and reporting the presence in the Grand Canyon of the masked outlaw band.
presence
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From this reading The gold-hunter, Andrew Seldon, rode on his way from his retreat in the canyon, determined to risk his life by returning to Fort Faraway and reporting the presence in the Grand Canyon of the masked outlaw band.
recognized
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From this reading If recognized as Sergeant Wallace Weston, under sentence of death, he would be at once arrested and his execution would follow.
reported
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From this reading But he knew that Wallace Weston was believed to be dead, reported as dying of starvation in the desert at the time of his escape.
reporting
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From this reading The gold-hunter, Andrew Seldon, rode on his way from his retreat in the canyon, determined to risk his life by returning to Fort Faraway and reporting the presence in the Grand Canyon of the masked outlaw band.
retreat
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From this reading The gold-hunter, Andrew Seldon, rode on his way from his retreat in the canyon, determined to risk his life by returning to Fort Faraway and reporting the presence in the Grand Canyon of the masked outlaw band.
returning
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From this reading The gold-hunter, Andrew Seldon, rode on his way from his retreat in the canyon, determined to risk his life by returning to Fort Faraway and reporting the presence in the Grand Canyon of the masked outlaw band.
risk
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From this reading The gold-hunter, Andrew Seldon, rode on his way from his retreat in the canyon, determined to risk his life by returning to Fort Faraway and reporting the presence in the Grand Canyon of the masked outlaw band.
rode
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From this reading The gold-hunter, Andrew Seldon, rode on his way from his retreat in the canyon, determined to risk his life by returning to Fort Faraway and reporting the presence in the Grand Canyon of the masked outlaw band.
Seldon
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From this reading The gold-hunter, Andrew Seldon, rode on his way from his retreat in the canyon, determined to risk his life by returning to Fort Faraway and reporting the presence in the Grand Canyon of the masked outlaw band.
sentence
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From this reading If recognized as Sergeant Wallace Weston, under sentence of death, he would be at once arrested and his execution would follow.
Sergeant
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From this reading If recognized as Sergeant Wallace Weston, under sentence of death, he would be at once arrested and his execution would follow.
shaven
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From this reading As Sergeant Weston he had been an erect man of martial bearing, with a face smoothly shaven and hair cut short.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading As Sergeant Weston he had been an erect man of martial bearing, with a face smoothly shaven and hair cut short.
smoothly
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From this reading As Sergeant Weston he had been an erect man of martial bearing, with a face smoothly shaven and hair cut short.
starvation
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From this reading But he knew that Wallace Weston was believed to be dead, reported as dying of starvation in the desert at the time of his escape.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he knew that Wallace Weston was believed to be dead, reported as dying of starvation in the desert at the time of his escape.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MINER'S MISSION.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he knew that Wallace Weston was believed to be dead, reported as dying of starvation in the desert at the time of his escape.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The gold-hunter, Andrew Seldon, rode on his way from his retreat in the canyon, determined to risk his life by returning to Fort Faraway and reporting the presence in the Grand Canyon of the masked outlaw band.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading If recognized as Sergeant Wallace Weston, under sentence of death, he would be at once arrested and his execution would follow.
Wallace
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From this reading If recognized as Sergeant Wallace Weston, under sentence of death, he would be at once arrested and his execution would follow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he knew that Wallace Weston was believed to be dead, reported as dying of starvation in the desert at the time of his escape.
way
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From this reading The gold-hunter, Andrew Seldon, rode on his way from his retreat in the canyon, determined to risk his life by returning to Fort Faraway and reporting the presence in the Grand Canyon of the masked outlaw band.
Weston
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From this reading If recognized as Sergeant Wallace Weston, under sentence of death, he would be at once arrested and his execution would follow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As Sergeant Weston he had been an erect man of martial bearing, with a face smoothly shaven and hair cut short.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If recognized as Sergeant Wallace Weston, under sentence of death, he would be at once arrested and his execution would follow.
