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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 Casey was out of his blankets long before daylight the next morning and sitting behind a bush on the ridge just back of the cabin, his rifle across his knees.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Casey was out of his blankets long before daylight the next morning and sitting behind a bush on the ridge just back of the cabin, his rifle across his knees.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Casey was out of his blankets long before daylight the next morning and sitting behind a bush on the ridge just back of the cabin, his rifle across his knees.
any
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From this reading But he was not going to take any risk whatever.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He hoped that his mention of three other men would discourage those two from the attempt to revenge themselves, much as a lone woman would tempt them.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At sunrise he went back to his camp--which he had moved closer to the cabin, by the way, just barely keeping it out of sight--and cooked a hasty breakfast.
attempt
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From this reading He hoped that his mention of three other men would discourage those two from the attempt to revenge themselves, much as a lone woman would tempt them.
away
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From this reading When he returned the little woman was ready to show him her claims, and she seemed to have forgotten those two who had been so ignominiously hauled away and dropped like unwanted cats beside the road.
back
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From this reading Casey was out of his blankets long before daylight the next morning and sitting behind a bush on the ridge just back of the cabin, his rifle across his knees.
barely
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From this reading At sunrise he went back to his camp--which he had moved closer to the cabin, by the way, just barely keeping it out of sight--and cooked a hasty breakfast.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When he returned the little woman was ready to show him her claims, and she seemed to have forgotten those two who had been so ignominiously hauled away and dropped like unwanted cats beside the road.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Casey was out of his blankets long before daylight the next morning and sitting behind a bush on the ridge just back of the cabin, his rifle across his knees.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Casey was out of his blankets long before daylight the next morning and sitting behind a bush on the ridge just back of the cabin, his rifle across his knees.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading When he returned the little woman was ready to show him her claims, and she seemed to have forgotten those two who had been so ignominiously hauled away and dropped like unwanted cats beside the road.
blankets
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From this reading Casey was out of his blankets long before daylight the next morning and sitting behind a bush on the ridge just back of the cabin, his rifle across his knees.
breakfast
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From this reading At sunrise he went back to his camp--which he had moved closer to the cabin, by the way, just barely keeping it out of sight--and cooked a hasty breakfast.
bush
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From this reading Casey was out of his blankets long before daylight the next morning and sitting behind a bush on the ridge just back of the cabin, his rifle across his knees.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was not going to take any risk whatever.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At sunrise he went back to his camp--which he had moved closer to the cabin, by the way, just barely keeping it out of sight--and cooked a hasty breakfast.
cabin
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From this reading Casey was out of his blankets long before daylight the next morning and sitting behind a bush on the ridge just back of the cabin, his rifle across his knees.
camp
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From this reading At sunrise he went back to his camp--which he had moved closer to the cabin, by the way, just barely keeping it out of sight--and cooked a hasty breakfast.
Casey
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From this reading Casey was out of his blankets long before daylight the next morning and sitting behind a bush on the ridge just back of the cabin, his rifle across his knees.
cats
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From this reading When he returned the little woman was ready to show him her claims, and she seemed to have forgotten those two who had been so ignominiously hauled away and dropped like unwanted cats beside the road.
claims
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From this reading When he returned the little woman was ready to show him her claims, and she seemed to have forgotten those two who had been so ignominiously hauled away and dropped like unwanted cats beside the road.
closer
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From this reading At sunrise he went back to his camp--which he had moved closer to the cabin, by the way, just barely keeping it out of sight--and cooked a hasty breakfast.
cooked
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From this reading At sunrise he went back to his camp--which he had moved closer to the cabin, by the way, just barely keeping it out of sight--and cooked a hasty breakfast.
daylight
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From this reading Casey was out of his blankets long before daylight the next morning and sitting behind a bush on the ridge just back of the cabin, his rifle across his knees.
discourage
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From this reading He hoped that his mention of three other men would discourage those two from the attempt to revenge themselves, much as a lone woman would tempt them.
dropped
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From this reading When he returned the little woman was ready to show him her claims, and she seemed to have forgotten those two who had been so ignominiously hauled away and dropped like unwanted cats beside the road.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading When he returned the little woman was ready to show him her claims, and she seemed to have forgotten those two who had been so ignominiously hauled away and dropped like unwanted cats beside the road.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He hoped that his mention of three other men would discourage those two from the attempt to revenge themselves, much as a lone woman would tempt them.
going
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From this reading But he was not going to take any risk whatever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At sunrise he went back to his camp--which he had moved closer to the cabin, by the way, just barely keeping it out of sight--and cooked a hasty breakfast.
hasty
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From this reading At sunrise he went back to his camp--which he had moved closer to the cabin, by the way, just barely keeping it out of sight--and cooked a hasty breakfast.
hauled
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From this reading When he returned the little woman was ready to show him her claims, and she seemed to have forgotten those two who had been so ignominiously hauled away and dropped like unwanted cats beside the road.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When he returned the little woman was ready to show him her claims, and she seemed to have forgotten those two who had been so ignominiously hauled away and dropped like unwanted cats beside the road.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hoped that his mention of three other men would discourage those two from the attempt to revenge themselves, much as a lone woman would tempt them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When he returned the little woman was ready to show him her claims, and she seemed to have forgotten those two who had been so ignominiously hauled away and dropped like unwanted cats beside the road.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When he returned the little woman was ready to show him her claims, and she seemed to have forgotten those two who had been so ignominiously hauled away and dropped like unwanted cats beside the road.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Casey was out of his blankets long before daylight the next morning and sitting behind a bush on the ridge just back of the cabin, his rifle across his knees.
hoped
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From this reading He hoped that his mention of three other men would discourage those two from the attempt to revenge themselves, much as a lone woman would tempt them.
ignominiously
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From this reading When he returned the little woman was ready to show him her claims, and she seemed to have forgotten those two who had been so ignominiously hauled away and dropped like unwanted cats beside the road.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At sunrise he went back to his camp--which he had moved closer to the cabin, by the way, just barely keeping it out of sight--and cooked a hasty breakfast.
just
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From this reading Casey was out of his blankets long before daylight the next morning and sitting behind a bush on the ridge just back of the cabin, his rifle across his knees.
keeping
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From this reading At sunrise he went back to his camp--which he had moved closer to the cabin, by the way, just barely keeping it out of sight--and cooked a hasty breakfast.
knees
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From this reading Casey was out of his blankets long before daylight the next morning and sitting behind a bush on the ridge just back of the cabin, his rifle across his knees.
like
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From this reading When he returned the little woman was ready to show him her claims, and she seemed to have forgotten those two who had been so ignominiously hauled away and dropped like unwanted cats beside the road.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he returned the little woman was ready to show him her claims, and she seemed to have forgotten those two who had been so ignominiously hauled away and dropped like unwanted cats beside the road.
lone
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From this reading He hoped that his mention of three other men would discourage those two from the attempt to revenge themselves, much as a lone woman would tempt them.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Casey was out of his blankets long before daylight the next morning and sitting behind a bush on the ridge just back of the cabin, his rifle across his knees.
men
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From this reading He hoped that his mention of three other men would discourage those two from the attempt to revenge themselves, much as a lone woman would tempt them.
mention
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From this reading He hoped that his mention of three other men would discourage those two from the attempt to revenge themselves, much as a lone woman would tempt them.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Casey was out of his blankets long before daylight the next morning and sitting behind a bush on the ridge just back of the cabin, his rifle across his knees.
moved
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From this reading At sunrise he went back to his camp--which he had moved closer to the cabin, by the way, just barely keeping it out of sight--and cooked a hasty breakfast.
much
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From this reading He hoped that his mention of three other men would discourage those two from the attempt to revenge themselves, much as a lone woman would tempt them.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Casey was out of his blankets long before daylight the next morning and sitting behind a bush on the ridge just back of the cabin, his rifle across his knees.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he was not going to take any risk whatever.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Casey was out of his blankets long before daylight the next morning and sitting behind a bush on the ridge just back of the cabin, his rifle across his knees.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Casey was out of his blankets long before daylight the next morning and sitting behind a bush on the ridge just back of the cabin, his rifle across his knees.
other
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From this reading He hoped that his mention of three other men would discourage those two from the attempt to revenge themselves, much as a lone woman would tempt them.
out
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From this reading Casey was out of his blankets long before daylight the next morning and sitting behind a bush on the ridge just back of the cabin, his rifle across his knees.
ready
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From this reading When he returned the little woman was ready to show him her claims, and she seemed to have forgotten those two who had been so ignominiously hauled away and dropped like unwanted cats beside the road.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he returned the little woman was ready to show him her claims, and she seemed to have forgotten those two who had been so ignominiously hauled away and dropped like unwanted cats beside the road.
revenge
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From this reading He hoped that his mention of three other men would discourage those two from the attempt to revenge themselves, much as a lone woman would tempt them.
ridge
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From this reading Casey was out of his blankets long before daylight the next morning and sitting behind a bush on the ridge just back of the cabin, his rifle across his knees.
rifle
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From this reading Casey was out of his blankets long before daylight the next morning and sitting behind a bush on the ridge just back of the cabin, his rifle across his knees.
risk
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From this reading But he was not going to take any risk whatever.
road
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From this reading When he returned the little woman was ready to show him her claims, and she seemed to have forgotten those two who had been so ignominiously hauled away and dropped like unwanted cats beside the road.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he returned the little woman was ready to show him her claims, and she seemed to have forgotten those two who had been so ignominiously hauled away and dropped like unwanted cats beside the road.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he returned the little woman was ready to show him her claims, and she seemed to have forgotten those two who had been so ignominiously hauled away and dropped like unwanted cats beside the road.
show
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From this reading When he returned the little woman was ready to show him her claims, and she seemed to have forgotten those two who had been so ignominiously hauled away and dropped like unwanted cats beside the road.
sight
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From this reading At sunrise he went back to his camp--which he had moved closer to the cabin, by the way, just barely keeping it out of sight--and cooked a hasty breakfast.
sitting
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From this reading Casey was out of his blankets long before daylight the next morning and sitting behind a bush on the ridge just back of the cabin, his rifle across his knees.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When he returned the little woman was ready to show him her claims, and she seemed to have forgotten those two who had been so ignominiously hauled away and dropped like unwanted cats beside the road.
sunrise
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From this reading At sunrise he went back to his camp--which he had moved closer to the cabin, by the way, just barely keeping it out of sight--and cooked a hasty breakfast.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he was not going to take any risk whatever.
tempt
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From this reading He hoped that his mention of three other men would discourage those two from the attempt to revenge themselves, much as a lone woman would tempt them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He hoped that his mention of three other men would discourage those two from the attempt to revenge themselves, much as a lone woman would tempt them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Casey was out of his blankets long before daylight the next morning and sitting behind a bush on the ridge just back of the cabin, his rifle across his knees.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He hoped that his mention of three other men would discourage those two from the attempt to revenge themselves, much as a lone woman would tempt them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading He hoped that his mention of three other men would discourage those two from the attempt to revenge themselves, much as a lone woman would tempt them.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He hoped that his mention of three other men would discourage those two from the attempt to revenge themselves, much as a lone woman would tempt them.
three
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From this reading He hoped that his mention of three other men would discourage those two from the attempt to revenge themselves, much as a lone woman would tempt them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He hoped that his mention of three other men would discourage those two from the attempt to revenge themselves, much as a lone woman would tempt them.
two
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From this reading He hoped that his mention of three other men would discourage those two from the attempt to revenge themselves, much as a lone woman would tempt them.
unwanted
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From this reading When he returned the little woman was ready to show him her claims, and she seemed to have forgotten those two who had been so ignominiously hauled away and dropped like unwanted cats beside the road.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Casey was out of his blankets long before daylight the next morning and sitting behind a bush on the ridge just back of the cabin, his rifle across his knees.
way
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From this reading At sunrise he went back to his camp--which he had moved closer to the cabin, by the way, just barely keeping it out of sight--and cooked a hasty breakfast.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At sunrise he went back to his camp--which he had moved closer to the cabin, by the way, just barely keeping it out of sight--and cooked a hasty breakfast.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading But he was not going to take any risk whatever.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he returned the little woman was ready to show him her claims, and she seemed to have forgotten those two who had been so ignominiously hauled away and dropped like unwanted cats beside the road.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At sunrise he went back to his camp--which he had moved closer to the cabin, by the way, just barely keeping it out of sight--and cooked a hasty breakfast.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When he returned the little woman was ready to show him her claims, and she seemed to have forgotten those two who had been so ignominiously hauled away and dropped like unwanted cats beside the road.
woman
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From this reading He hoped that his mention of three other men would discourage those two from the attempt to revenge themselves, much as a lone woman would tempt them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He hoped that his mention of three other men would discourage those two from the attempt to revenge themselves, much as a lone woman would tempt them.
