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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
all
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From this reading That was all there was of it.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INTERVIEW IN THE WOODS.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The squawman stood as if thunderstruck, but he understood the story as well as if it had been explained to him.
back
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From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The squawman stood as if thunderstruck, but he understood the story as well as if it had been explained to him.
Bull's
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From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The squawman stood as if thunderstruck, but he understood the story as well as if it had been explained to him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
came
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From this reading But there were other questions that came to Harding while he reflected on these things.
Carl
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From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
chance
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From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
curiosity
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From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
death
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From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
escape
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From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
explained
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From this reading The squawman stood as if thunderstruck, but he understood the story as well as if it had been explained to him.
full
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From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
given
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From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
gone
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From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
got
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From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The squawman stood as if thunderstruck, but he understood the story as well as if it had been explained to him.
Harding
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From this reading But there were other questions that came to Harding while he reflected on these things.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The squawman stood as if thunderstruck, but he understood the story as well as if it had been explained to him.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The squawman stood as if thunderstruck, but he understood the story as well as if it had been explained to him.
history
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From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The squawman stood as if thunderstruck, but he understood the story as well as if it had been explained to him.
impelled
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From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN INTERVIEW IN THE WOODS.
INTERVIEW
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From this reading AN INTERVIEW IN THE WOODS.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The squawman stood as if thunderstruck, but he understood the story as well as if it had been explained to him.
learning
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From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But there were other questions that came to Harding while he reflected on these things.
only
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From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
other
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From this reading But there were other questions that came to Harding while he reflected on these things.
questions
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From this reading But there were other questions that came to Harding while he reflected on these things.
reflected
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From this reading But there were other questions that came to Harding while he reflected on these things.
Sitting
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From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
squawman
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From this reading The squawman stood as if thunderstruck, but he understood the story as well as if it had been explained to him.
staying
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From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The squawman stood as if thunderstruck, but he understood the story as well as if it had been explained to him.
story
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From this reading The squawman stood as if thunderstruck, but he understood the story as well as if it had been explained to him.
suspense
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From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
taken
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From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was all there was of it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN INTERVIEW IN THE WOODS.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
there
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From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But there were other questions that came to Harding while he reflected on these things.
things
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From this reading But there were other questions that came to Harding while he reflected on these things.
thunderstruckadjectiveUS /ˈθʌndərstrʌk/
extremely surprised or shocked
From this reading The squawman stood as if thunderstruck, but he understood the story as well as if it had been explained to him.
tired
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From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The squawman stood as if thunderstruck, but he understood the story as well as if it had been explained to him.
too
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From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
Trailer
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From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
understood
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From this reading The squawman stood as if thunderstruck, but he understood the story as well as if it had been explained to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was all there was of it.
well
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From this reading The squawman stood as if thunderstruck, but he understood the story as well as if it had been explained to him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
women
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From this reading The women had got tired of staying back there in suspense while their comrades were learning the full history of Sitting Bull’s death, and, impelled by their curiosity, had gone to hear about it too, and Carl, the Trailer, had taken the only chance there had been given him to escape.
WOODS
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From this reading AN INTERVIEW IN THE WOODS.
