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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 They reappeared a moment later, each bearing his weapon in hand, and quickly reformed as before.
ALARMING
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From this reading AN ALARMING DISCOVERY.
all
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From this reading Then all uttered several loud whoops, to which the enthusiastic supporters responded with equal vim, and they marched in the same file and with the same steady step toward the forest on the other side the clearing.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Right soon they vanished from view among the trees.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ALARMING DISCOVERY.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They reappeared a moment later, each bearing his weapon in hand, and quickly reformed as before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
bearing
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From this reading They reappeared a moment later, each bearing his weapon in hand, and quickly reformed as before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They reappeared a moment later, each bearing his weapon in hand, and quickly reformed as before.
clearing
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From this reading Then all uttered several loud whoops, to which the enthusiastic supporters responded with equal vim, and they marched in the same file and with the same steady step toward the forest on the other side the clearing.
dance
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From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
DISCOVERY
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From this reading AN ALARMING DISCOVERY.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They reappeared a moment later, each bearing his weapon in hand, and quickly reformed as before.
enthusiastic
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From this reading Then all uttered several loud whoops, to which the enthusiastic supporters responded with equal vim, and they marched in the same file and with the same steady step toward the forest on the other side the clearing.
equal
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From this reading Then all uttered several loud whoops, to which the enthusiastic supporters responded with equal vim, and they marched in the same file and with the same steady step toward the forest on the other side the clearing.
file
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From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
forest
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From this reading Then all uttered several loud whoops, to which the enthusiastic supporters responded with equal vim, and they marched in the same file and with the same steady step toward the forest on the other side the clearing.
formed
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From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Right soon they vanished from view among the trees.
furious
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From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
grew
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From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
hand
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From this reading They reappeared a moment later, each bearing his weapon in hand, and quickly reformed as before.
head
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From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They reappeared a moment later, each bearing his weapon in hand, and quickly reformed as before.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
Indian
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From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
later
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From this reading They reappeared a moment later, each bearing his weapon in hand, and quickly reformed as before.
leader
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From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
loud
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From this reading Then all uttered several loud whoops, to which the enthusiastic supporters responded with equal vim, and they marched in the same file and with the same steady step toward the forest on the other side the clearing.
marched
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From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
moment
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From this reading They reappeared a moment later, each bearing his weapon in hand, and quickly reformed as before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then all uttered several loud whoops, to which the enthusiastic supporters responded with equal vim, and they marched in the same file and with the same steady step toward the forest on the other side the clearing.
other
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From this reading Then all uttered several loud whoops, to which the enthusiastic supporters responded with equal vim, and they marched in the same file and with the same steady step toward the forest on the other side the clearing.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
quickly
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From this reading They reappeared a moment later, each bearing his weapon in hand, and quickly reformed as before.
reappeared
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From this reading They reappeared a moment later, each bearing his weapon in hand, and quickly reformed as before.
reformed
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From this reading They reappeared a moment later, each bearing his weapon in hand, and quickly reformed as before.
responded
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From this reading Then all uttered several loud whoops, to which the enthusiastic supporters responded with equal vim, and they marched in the same file and with the same steady step toward the forest on the other side the clearing.
rifles
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From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Right soon they vanished from view among the trees.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then all uttered several loud whoops, to which the enthusiastic supporters responded with equal vim, and they marched in the same file and with the same steady step toward the forest on the other side the clearing.
several
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From this reading Then all uttered several loud whoops, to which the enthusiastic supporters responded with equal vim, and they marched in the same file and with the same steady step toward the forest on the other side the clearing.
side
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From this reading Then all uttered several loud whoops, to which the enthusiastic supporters responded with equal vim, and they marched in the same file and with the same steady step toward the forest on the other side the clearing.
soon
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From this reading Right soon they vanished from view among the trees.
steady
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From this reading Then all uttered several loud whoops, to which the enthusiastic supporters responded with equal vim, and they marched in the same file and with the same steady step toward the forest on the other side the clearing.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then all uttered several loud whoops, to which the enthusiastic supporters responded with equal vim, and they marched in the same file and with the same steady step toward the forest on the other side the clearing.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
supporters
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From this reading Then all uttered several loud whoops, to which the enthusiastic supporters responded with equal vim, and they marched in the same file and with the same steady step toward the forest on the other side the clearing.
tepee
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From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
Then
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From this reading Then all uttered several loud whoops, to which the enthusiastic supporters responded with equal vim, and they marched in the same file and with the same steady step toward the forest on the other side the clearing.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Then all uttered several loud whoops, to which the enthusiastic supporters responded with equal vim, and they marched in the same file and with the same steady step toward the forest on the other side the clearing.
trees
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From this reading Right soon they vanished from view among the trees.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then all uttered several loud whoops, to which the enthusiastic supporters responded with equal vim, and they marched in the same file and with the same steady step toward the forest on the other side the clearing.
vanished
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From this reading Right soon they vanished from view among the trees.
view
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From this reading Right soon they vanished from view among the trees.
vim
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From this reading Then all uttered several loud whoops, to which the enthusiastic supporters responded with equal vim, and they marched in the same file and with the same steady step toward the forest on the other side the clearing.
war
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From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
weapon
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From this reading They reappeared a moment later, each bearing his weapon in hand, and quickly reformed as before.
weary
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From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then all uttered several loud whoops, to which the enthusiastic supporters responded with equal vim, and they marched in the same file and with the same steady step toward the forest on the other side the clearing.
whoops
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From this reading Then all uttered several loud whoops, to which the enthusiastic supporters responded with equal vim, and they marched in the same file and with the same steady step toward the forest on the other side the clearing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the war party grew weary of the furious dance, they stopped, formed themselves in Indian file, and with the leader at the head, marched to the tepee, where they had left their rifles.
