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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 Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There they are, along with Dunn and the ponies--an old croaker, to make believe that they might never come back!"
amusing
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From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There they are, along with Dunn and the ponies--an old croaker, to make believe that they might never come back!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There they are, along with Dunn and the ponies--an old croaker, to make believe that they might never come back!"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There they are, along with Dunn and the ponies--an old croaker, to make believe that they might never come back!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well," cried Mark, as they met, "what luck?
assumption
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From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
back
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From this reading There they are, along with Dunn and the ponies--an old croaker, to make believe that they might never come back!"
begin
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From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There they are, along with Dunn and the ponies--an old croaker, to make believe that they might never come back!"
blacks
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From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
braggart
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From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
caught
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From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There they are, along with Dunn and the ponies--an old croaker, to make believe that they might never come back!"
conceit
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From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," cried Mark, as they met, "what luck?
croaker
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From this reading There they are, along with Dunn and the ponies--an old croaker, to make believe that they might never come back!"
direction
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From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Why, you don't mean--" "Yes, I do.
don't
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From this reading "Why, you don't mean--" "Yes, I do.
Dunn
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From this reading There they are, along with Dunn and the ponies--an old croaker, to make believe that they might never come back!"
extreme
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From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
Hooray
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From this reading Hooray!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why, you don't mean--" "Yes, I do.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
Just
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From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
luck
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From this reading "Well," cried Mark, as they met, "what luck?
Mak
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From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There they are, along with Dunn and the ponies--an old croaker, to make believe that they might never come back!"
marching
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From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
Mark
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From this reading "Well," cried Mark, as they met, "what luck?
mean
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From this reading "Why, you don't mean--" "Yes, I do.
met
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From this reading "Well," cried Mark, as they met, "what luck?
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There they are, along with Dunn and the ponies--an old croaker, to make believe that they might never come back!"
military
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From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There they are, along with Dunn and the ponies--an old croaker, to make believe that they might never come back!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
old
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From this reading There they are, along with Dunn and the ponies--an old croaker, to make believe that they might never come back!"
out
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From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
pigmy
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From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
pointed
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From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
ponies
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From this reading There they are, along with Dunn and the ponies--an old croaker, to make believe that they might never come back!"
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
shouldering
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From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
sight
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From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
slowly
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From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
spear
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From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
stepping
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From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
stride
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From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
strutted
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From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There they are, along with Dunn and the ponies--an old croaker, to make believe that they might never come back!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There they are, along with Dunn and the ponies--an old croaker, to make believe that they might never come back!"
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
then
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From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
There
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From this reading There they are, along with Dunn and the ponies--an old croaker, to make believe that they might never come back!"
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There they are, along with Dunn and the ponies--an old croaker, to make believe that they might never come back!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There they are, along with Dunn and the ponies--an old croaker, to make believe that they might never come back!"
turned
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From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
two
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From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
Well
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From this reading "Well," cried Mark, as they met, "what luck?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well," cried Mark, as they met, "what luck?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Just then Dunn pointed in their direction, and the two blacks turned and caught sight of them, to begin marching slowly forward, Mak shouldering his spear and stepping out with quite a military stride, while the pigmy strutted along with an assumption of braggart conceit that was amusing in the extreme.
Why
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From this reading "Why, you don't mean--" "Yes, I do.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There they are, along with Dunn and the ponies--an old croaker, to make believe that they might never come back!"
Yes
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From this reading "Why, you don't mean--" "Yes, I do.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, you don't mean--" "Yes, I do.
