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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 While it was still dark, he wakened out of a dream in which Pete Reeve seemed to be riding far--far away on the rim of the world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One glance at the spindling wooden legs of the canvas-bottomed cot was enough for Bull, and having wrapped himself in the covers he lay down on the floor and was instantly asleep.
asleep
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From this reading One glance at the spindling wooden legs of the canvas-bottomed cot was enough for Bull, and having wrapped himself in the covers he lay down on the floor and was instantly asleep.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One glance at the spindling wooden legs of the canvas-bottomed cot was enough for Bull, and having wrapped himself in the covers he lay down on the floor and was instantly asleep.
away
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From this reading While it was still dark, he wakened out of a dream in which Pete Reeve seemed to be riding far--far away on the rim of the world.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading While it was still dark, he wakened out of a dream in which Pete Reeve seemed to be riding far--far away on the rim of the world.
bed
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From this reading The bed on which Bull Hunter reposed his bulk that night was not the cot to which he was shown by his host.
bulk
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From this reading The bed on which Bull Hunter reposed his bulk that night was not the cot to which he was shown by his host.
Bull
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From this reading The bed on which Bull Hunter reposed his bulk that night was not the cot to which he was shown by his host.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The bed on which Bull Hunter reposed his bulk that night was not the cot to which he was shown by his host.
canvas-bottomed
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From this reading One glance at the spindling wooden legs of the canvas-bottomed cot was enough for Bull, and having wrapped himself in the covers he lay down on the floor and was instantly asleep.
cot
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From this reading The bed on which Bull Hunter reposed his bulk that night was not the cot to which he was shown by his host.
covers
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From this reading One glance at the spindling wooden legs of the canvas-bottomed cot was enough for Bull, and having wrapped himself in the covers he lay down on the floor and was instantly asleep.
dark
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From this reading While it was still dark, he wakened out of a dream in which Pete Reeve seemed to be riding far--far away on the rim of the world.
down
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From this reading One glance at the spindling wooden legs of the canvas-bottomed cot was enough for Bull, and having wrapped himself in the covers he lay down on the floor and was instantly asleep.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading While it was still dark, he wakened out of a dream in which Pete Reeve seemed to be riding far--far away on the rim of the world.
enough
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From this reading One glance at the spindling wooden legs of the canvas-bottomed cot was enough for Bull, and having wrapped himself in the covers he lay down on the floor and was instantly asleep.
far
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From this reading While it was still dark, he wakened out of a dream in which Pete Reeve seemed to be riding far--far away on the rim of the world.
floor
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From this reading One glance at the spindling wooden legs of the canvas-bottomed cot was enough for Bull, and having wrapped himself in the covers he lay down on the floor and was instantly asleep.
followed
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From this reading There was only one trail for a horseman south of Johnstown, and that trail followed the windings of the valley.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One glance at the spindling wooden legs of the canvas-bottomed cot was enough for Bull, and having wrapped himself in the covers he lay down on the floor and was instantly asleep.
glance
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From this reading One glance at the spindling wooden legs of the canvas-bottomed cot was enough for Bull, and having wrapped himself in the covers he lay down on the floor and was instantly asleep.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading One glance at the spindling wooden legs of the canvas-bottomed cot was enough for Bull, and having wrapped himself in the covers he lay down on the floor and was instantly asleep.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The bed on which Bull Hunter reposed his bulk that night was not the cot to which he was shown by his host.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading One glance at the spindling wooden legs of the canvas-bottomed cot was enough for Bull, and having wrapped himself in the covers he lay down on the floor and was instantly asleep.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The bed on which Bull Hunter reposed his bulk that night was not the cot to which he was shown by his host.
horseman
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From this reading There was only one trail for a horseman south of Johnstown, and that trail followed the windings of the valley.
host
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From this reading The bed on which Bull Hunter reposed his bulk that night was not the cot to which he was shown by his host.
Hunter
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From this reading The bed on which Bull Hunter reposed his bulk that night was not the cot to which he was shown by his host.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One glance at the spindling wooden legs of the canvas-bottomed cot was enough for Bull, and having wrapped himself in the covers he lay down on the floor and was instantly asleep.
instantly
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From this reading One glance at the spindling wooden legs of the canvas-bottomed cot was enough for Bull, and having wrapped himself in the covers he lay down on the floor and was instantly asleep.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading While it was still dark, he wakened out of a dream in which Pete Reeve seemed to be riding far--far away on the rim of the world.
Johnstown
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From this reading Ten minutes later Bull was on the trail out of Johnstown.
later
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From this reading Ten minutes later Bull was on the trail out of Johnstown.
lay
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From this reading One glance at the spindling wooden legs of the canvas-bottomed cot was enough for Bull, and having wrapped himself in the covers he lay down on the floor and was instantly asleep.
legs
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From this reading One glance at the spindling wooden legs of the canvas-bottomed cot was enough for Bull, and having wrapped himself in the covers he lay down on the floor and was instantly asleep.
minutes
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From this reading Ten minutes later Bull was on the trail out of Johnstown.
night
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From this reading The bed on which Bull Hunter reposed his bulk that night was not the cot to which he was shown by his host.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The bed on which Bull Hunter reposed his bulk that night was not the cot to which he was shown by his host.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One glance at the spindling wooden legs of the canvas-bottomed cot was enough for Bull, and having wrapped himself in the covers he lay down on the floor and was instantly asleep.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The bed on which Bull Hunter reposed his bulk that night was not the cot to which he was shown by his host.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One glance at the spindling wooden legs of the canvas-bottomed cot was enough for Bull, and having wrapped himself in the covers he lay down on the floor and was instantly asleep.
only
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From this reading There was only one trail for a horseman south of Johnstown, and that trail followed the windings of the valley.
out
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From this reading While it was still dark, he wakened out of a dream in which Pete Reeve seemed to be riding far--far away on the rim of the world.
Pete
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From this reading While it was still dark, he wakened out of a dream in which Pete Reeve seemed to be riding far--far away on the rim of the world.
Reeve
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From this reading While it was still dark, he wakened out of a dream in which Pete Reeve seemed to be riding far--far away on the rim of the world.
reposed
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From this reading The bed on which Bull Hunter reposed his bulk that night was not the cot to which he was shown by his host.
riding
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From this reading While it was still dark, he wakened out of a dream in which Pete Reeve seemed to be riding far--far away on the rim of the world.
rim
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From this reading While it was still dark, he wakened out of a dream in which Pete Reeve seemed to be riding far--far away on the rim of the world.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While it was still dark, he wakened out of a dream in which Pete Reeve seemed to be riding far--far away on the rim of the world.
shown
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From this reading The bed on which Bull Hunter reposed his bulk that night was not the cot to which he was shown by his host.
south
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From this reading There was only one trail for a horseman south of Johnstown, and that trail followed the windings of the valley.
spindling
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From this reading One glance at the spindling wooden legs of the canvas-bottomed cot was enough for Bull, and having wrapped himself in the covers he lay down on the floor and was instantly asleep.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While it was still dark, he wakened out of a dream in which Pete Reeve seemed to be riding far--far away on the rim of the world.
Ten
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From this reading Ten minutes later Bull was on the trail out of Johnstown.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The bed on which Bull Hunter reposed his bulk that night was not the cot to which he was shown by his host.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bed on which Bull Hunter reposed his bulk that night was not the cot to which he was shown by his host.
There
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From this reading There was only one trail for a horseman south of Johnstown, and that trail followed the windings of the valley.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The bed on which Bull Hunter reposed his bulk that night was not the cot to which he was shown by his host.
trail
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From this reading Ten minutes later Bull was on the trail out of Johnstown.
valley
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From this reading There was only one trail for a horseman south of Johnstown, and that trail followed the windings of the valley.
wakened
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From this reading While it was still dark, he wakened out of a dream in which Pete Reeve seemed to be riding far--far away on the rim of the world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The bed on which Bull Hunter reposed his bulk that night was not the cot to which he was shown by his host.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The bed on which Bull Hunter reposed his bulk that night was not the cot to which he was shown by his host.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While it was still dark, he wakened out of a dream in which Pete Reeve seemed to be riding far--far away on the rim of the world.
windings
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From this reading There was only one trail for a horseman south of Johnstown, and that trail followed the windings of the valley.
wooden
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From this reading One glance at the spindling wooden legs of the canvas-bottomed cot was enough for Bull, and having wrapped himself in the covers he lay down on the floor and was instantly asleep.
world
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From this reading While it was still dark, he wakened out of a dream in which Pete Reeve seemed to be riding far--far away on the rim of the world.
wrapped
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From this reading One glance at the spindling wooden legs of the canvas-bottomed cot was enough for Bull, and having wrapped himself in the covers he lay down on the floor and was instantly asleep.
