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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 In the first place he saw a hope of liberating Reeve from jail and accomplishing his own mission of killing the man.
accomplishing
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From this reading In the first place he saw a hope of liberating Reeve from jail and accomplishing his own mission of killing the man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the first place he saw a hope of liberating Reeve from jail and accomplishing his own mission of killing the man.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There were two reasons for the happiness which lightened the step of Bull Hunter as he strode back for the town.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the second place he felt a peculiar joy at the thought of freeing such a man from the imputation of a cowardly murder.
away
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From this reading Two little dark marks on the white, friable stone, marks that the first small shower of rain would wash away, marks that the first keen sandstorm would rub off--this was his only proof.
back
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From this reading There were two reasons for the happiness which lightened the step of Bull Hunter as he strode back for the town.
Bull
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From this reading There were two reasons for the happiness which lightened the step of Bull Hunter as he strode back for the town.
cowardly
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From this reading In the second place he felt a peculiar joy at the thought of freeing such a man from the imputation of a cowardly murder.
dark
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From this reading Two little dark marks on the white, friable stone, marks that the first small shower of rain would wash away, marks that the first keen sandstorm would rub off--this was his only proof.
felt
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From this reading In the second place he felt a peculiar joy at the thought of freeing such a man from the imputation of a cowardly murder.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place he saw a hope of liberating Reeve from jail and accomplishing his own mission of killing the man.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were two reasons for the happiness which lightened the step of Bull Hunter as he strode back for the town.
freeing
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From this reading In the second place he felt a peculiar joy at the thought of freeing such a man from the imputation of a cowardly murder.
friable
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From this reading Two little dark marks on the white, friable stone, marks that the first small shower of rain would wash away, marks that the first keen sandstorm would rub off--this was his only proof.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the first place he saw a hope of liberating Reeve from jail and accomplishing his own mission of killing the man.
grounds
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From this reading Yet he had small grounds for his hopes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet he had small grounds for his hopes.
happiness
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From this reading There were two reasons for the happiness which lightened the step of Bull Hunter as he strode back for the town.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were two reasons for the happiness which lightened the step of Bull Hunter as he strode back for the town.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the first place he saw a hope of liberating Reeve from jail and accomplishing his own mission of killing the man.
hope
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From this reading In the first place he saw a hope of liberating Reeve from jail and accomplishing his own mission of killing the man.
hopes
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From this reading Yet he had small grounds for his hopes.
Hunter
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From this reading There were two reasons for the happiness which lightened the step of Bull Hunter as he strode back for the town.
imputation
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From this reading In the second place he felt a peculiar joy at the thought of freeing such a man from the imputation of a cowardly murder.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first place he saw a hope of liberating Reeve from jail and accomplishing his own mission of killing the man.
jail
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From this reading In the first place he saw a hope of liberating Reeve from jail and accomplishing his own mission of killing the man.
joy
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From this reading In the second place he felt a peculiar joy at the thought of freeing such a man from the imputation of a cowardly murder.
keen
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From this reading Two little dark marks on the white, friable stone, marks that the first small shower of rain would wash away, marks that the first keen sandstorm would rub off--this was his only proof.
killing
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From this reading In the first place he saw a hope of liberating Reeve from jail and accomplishing his own mission of killing the man.
liberating
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From this reading In the first place he saw a hope of liberating Reeve from jail and accomplishing his own mission of killing the man.
lightened
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From this reading There were two reasons for the happiness which lightened the step of Bull Hunter as he strode back for the town.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two little dark marks on the white, friable stone, marks that the first small shower of rain would wash away, marks that the first keen sandstorm would rub off--this was his only proof.
man
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From this reading In the first place he saw a hope of liberating Reeve from jail and accomplishing his own mission of killing the man.
marks
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From this reading Two little dark marks on the white, friable stone, marks that the first small shower of rain would wash away, marks that the first keen sandstorm would rub off--this was his only proof.
mission
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From this reading In the first place he saw a hope of liberating Reeve from jail and accomplishing his own mission of killing the man.
murder
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From this reading In the second place he felt a peculiar joy at the thought of freeing such a man from the imputation of a cowardly murder.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were two reasons for the happiness which lightened the step of Bull Hunter as he strode back for the town.
off
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From this reading Two little dark marks on the white, friable stone, marks that the first small shower of rain would wash away, marks that the first keen sandstorm would rub off--this was his only proof.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Two little dark marks on the white, friable stone, marks that the first small shower of rain would wash away, marks that the first keen sandstorm would rub off--this was his only proof.
only
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From this reading Two little dark marks on the white, friable stone, marks that the first small shower of rain would wash away, marks that the first keen sandstorm would rub off--this was his only proof.
own
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From this reading In the first place he saw a hope of liberating Reeve from jail and accomplishing his own mission of killing the man.
peculiar
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From this reading In the second place he felt a peculiar joy at the thought of freeing such a man from the imputation of a cowardly murder.
place
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From this reading In the first place he saw a hope of liberating Reeve from jail and accomplishing his own mission of killing the man.
proof
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From this reading Two little dark marks on the white, friable stone, marks that the first small shower of rain would wash away, marks that the first keen sandstorm would rub off--this was his only proof.
rain
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From this reading Two little dark marks on the white, friable stone, marks that the first small shower of rain would wash away, marks that the first keen sandstorm would rub off--this was his only proof.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were two reasons for the happiness which lightened the step of Bull Hunter as he strode back for the town.
Reeve
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From this reading In the first place he saw a hope of liberating Reeve from jail and accomplishing his own mission of killing the man.
rub
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From this reading Two little dark marks on the white, friable stone, marks that the first small shower of rain would wash away, marks that the first keen sandstorm would rub off--this was his only proof.
sandstorm
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From this reading Two little dark marks on the white, friable stone, marks that the first small shower of rain would wash away, marks that the first keen sandstorm would rub off--this was his only proof.
saw
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From this reading In the first place he saw a hope of liberating Reeve from jail and accomplishing his own mission of killing the man.
second
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From this reading In the second place he felt a peculiar joy at the thought of freeing such a man from the imputation of a cowardly murder.
shower
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From this reading Two little dark marks on the white, friable stone, marks that the first small shower of rain would wash away, marks that the first keen sandstorm would rub off--this was his only proof.
small
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From this reading Yet he had small grounds for his hopes.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were two reasons for the happiness which lightened the step of Bull Hunter as he strode back for the town.
stone
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From this reading Two little dark marks on the white, friable stone, marks that the first small shower of rain would wash away, marks that the first keen sandstorm would rub off--this was his only proof.
strode
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From this reading There were two reasons for the happiness which lightened the step of Bull Hunter as he strode back for the town.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In the second place he felt a peculiar joy at the thought of freeing such a man from the imputation of a cowardly murder.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Two little dark marks on the white, friable stone, marks that the first small shower of rain would wash away, marks that the first keen sandstorm would rub off--this was his only proof.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were two reasons for the happiness which lightened the step of Bull Hunter as he strode back for the town.
There
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From this reading There were two reasons for the happiness which lightened the step of Bull Hunter as he strode back for the town.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Two little dark marks on the white, friable stone, marks that the first small shower of rain would wash away, marks that the first keen sandstorm would rub off--this was his only proof.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the second place he felt a peculiar joy at the thought of freeing such a man from the imputation of a cowardly murder.
town
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From this reading There were two reasons for the happiness which lightened the step of Bull Hunter as he strode back for the town.
two
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From this reading There were two reasons for the happiness which lightened the step of Bull Hunter as he strode back for the town.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Two little dark marks on the white, friable stone, marks that the first small shower of rain would wash away, marks that the first keen sandstorm would rub off--this was his only proof.
wash
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From this reading Two little dark marks on the white, friable stone, marks that the first small shower of rain would wash away, marks that the first keen sandstorm would rub off--this was his only proof.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were two reasons for the happiness which lightened the step of Bull Hunter as he strode back for the town.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were two reasons for the happiness which lightened the step of Bull Hunter as he strode back for the town.
white
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From this reading Two little dark marks on the white, friable stone, marks that the first small shower of rain would wash away, marks that the first keen sandstorm would rub off--this was his only proof.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Two little dark marks on the white, friable stone, marks that the first small shower of rain would wash away, marks that the first keen sandstorm would rub off--this was his only proof.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he had small grounds for his hopes.
