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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 a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
affair
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From this reading But what was to be the outcome of this affair was more than the boy could guess.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Physical prowess always commands respect whether the spectators be civilized or savage; but it does not insure against persecution.
always
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From this reading Physical prowess always commands respect whether the spectators be civilized or savage; but it does not insure against persecution.
amusement
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From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
athletic
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From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But what was to be the outcome of this affair was more than the boy could guess.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
bout
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From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
boy
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From this reading But what was to be the outcome of this affair was more than the boy could guess.
breath
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From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what was to be the outcome of this affair was more than the boy could guess.
Carleton's
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From this reading Jack Carleton's triumph over the Indian youth was complete.
civilized
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From this reading Physical prowess always commands respect whether the spectators be civilized or savage; but it does not insure against persecution.
commands
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From this reading Physical prowess always commands respect whether the spectators be civilized or savage; but it does not insure against persecution.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack Carleton's triumph over the Indian youth was complete.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But what was to be the outcome of this affair was more than the boy could guess.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Physical prowess always commands respect whether the spectators be civilized or savage; but it does not insure against persecution.
drove
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From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
entertained
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From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
FEAST
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From this reading THE WAR FEAST.
flung
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From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
force
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From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
gave
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From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
ground
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From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
guess
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From this reading But what was to be the outcome of this affair was more than the boy could guess.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
idea
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From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
Indian
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From this reading Jack Carleton's triumph over the Indian youth was complete.
insure
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From this reading Physical prowess always commands respect whether the spectators be civilized or savage; but it does not insure against persecution.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Physical prowess always commands respect whether the spectators be civilized or savage; but it does not insure against persecution.
Jack
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From this reading Jack Carleton's triumph over the Indian youth was complete.
man's
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From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
more
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From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Physical prowess always commands respect whether the spectators be civilized or savage; but it does not insure against persecution.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Physical prowess always commands respect whether the spectators be civilized or savage; but it does not insure against persecution.
outcome
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From this reading But what was to be the outcome of this affair was more than the boy could guess.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Jack Carleton's triumph over the Indian youth was complete.
persecution
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From this reading Physical prowess always commands respect whether the spectators be civilized or savage; but it does not insure against persecution.
Physical
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From this reading Physical prowess always commands respect whether the spectators be civilized or savage; but it does not insure against persecution.
prowess
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From this reading Physical prowess always commands respect whether the spectators be civilized or savage; but it does not insure against persecution.
respect
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From this reading Physical prowess always commands respect whether the spectators be civilized or savage; but it does not insure against persecution.
savage
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From this reading Physical prowess always commands respect whether the spectators be civilized or savage; but it does not insure against persecution.
spectators
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From this reading Physical prowess always commands respect whether the spectators be civilized or savage; but it does not insure against persecution.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAR FEAST.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But what was to be the outcome of this affair was more than the boy could guess.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
triumph
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From this reading Jack Carleton's triumph over the Indian youth was complete.
views
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From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
vivid
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From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
WAR
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From this reading THE WAR FEAST.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jack Carleton's triumph over the Indian youth was complete.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what was to be the outcome of this affair was more than the boy could guess.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Physical prowess always commands respect whether the spectators be civilized or savage; but it does not insure against persecution.
white
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From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
wrestling
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From this reading In a fair wrestling bout he had flung him to the ground with a force that drove the breath from his body, and gave him a more vivid idea of the white man's views of that athletic amusement than he had ever entertained before.
youth
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From this reading Jack Carleton's triumph over the Indian youth was complete.
