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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 At this moment down from the bluff and over the wooden bridge came clattering a crowd of armed farmers, the younger ones whirling their rifles or revolvers as they rode.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Those instructions I have,” replied the lieutenant, “and I've got to follow them out--more's the pity,” he added between his teeth, while turning to his troopers to give the decisive command.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Foremost among them were Morris and Seth Stevens, and between these two young Jake Conklin on Jack.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Those instructions I have,” replied the lieutenant, “and I've got to follow them out--more's the pity,” he added between his teeth, while turning to his troopers to give the decisive command.
armed
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From this reading At this moment down from the bluff and over the wooden bridge came clattering a crowd of armed farmers, the younger ones whirling their rifles or revolvers as they rode.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At this moment down from the bluff and over the wooden bridge came clattering a crowd of armed farmers, the younger ones whirling their rifles or revolvers as they rode.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this moment down from the bluff and over the wooden bridge came clattering a crowd of armed farmers, the younger ones whirling their rifles or revolvers as they rode.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Those instructions I have,” replied the lieutenant, “and I've got to follow them out--more's the pity,” he added between his teeth, while turning to his troopers to give the decisive command.
bluffadjectiveUS /blʌf/
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading At this moment down from the bluff and over the wooden bridge came clattering a crowd of armed farmers, the younger ones whirling their rifles or revolvers as they rode.
bridge
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From this reading At this moment down from the bluff and over the wooden bridge came clattering a crowd of armed farmers, the younger ones whirling their rifles or revolvers as they rode.
came
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From this reading At this moment down from the bluff and over the wooden bridge came clattering a crowd of armed farmers, the younger ones whirling their rifles or revolvers as they rode.
clattering
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From this reading At this moment down from the bluff and over the wooden bridge came clattering a crowd of armed farmers, the younger ones whirling their rifles or revolvers as they rode.
command
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From this reading “Those instructions I have,” replied the lieutenant, “and I've got to follow them out--more's the pity,” he added between his teeth, while turning to his troopers to give the decisive command.
Conklin
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From this reading Foremost among them were Morris and Seth Stevens, and between these two young Jake Conklin on Jack.
corner
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From this reading As they reached the corner of the fence the crowd pulled up and Morris cried out:
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As they reached the corner of the fence the crowd pulled up and Morris cried out:
crowd
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From this reading At this moment down from the bluff and over the wooden bridge came clattering a crowd of armed farmers, the younger ones whirling their rifles or revolvers as they rode.
decisive
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From this reading “Those instructions I have,” replied the lieutenant, “and I've got to follow them out--more's the pity,” he added between his teeth, while turning to his troopers to give the decisive command.
down
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From this reading At this moment down from the bluff and over the wooden bridge came clattering a crowd of armed farmers, the younger ones whirling their rifles or revolvers as they rode.
Elder
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From this reading “Elder, we're on time, I reckon.”
farmers
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From this reading At this moment down from the bluff and over the wooden bridge came clattering a crowd of armed farmers, the younger ones whirling their rifles or revolvers as they rode.
fence
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From this reading As they reached the corner of the fence the crowd pulled up and Morris cried out:
follow
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From this reading “Those instructions I have,” replied the lieutenant, “and I've got to follow them out--more's the pity,” he added between his teeth, while turning to his troopers to give the decisive command.
ForemostnounUS /ˈforemost/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Foremost among them were Morris and Seth Stevens, and between these two young Jake Conklin on Jack.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At this moment down from the bluff and over the wooden bridge came clattering a crowd of armed farmers, the younger ones whirling their rifles or revolvers as they rode.
give
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From this reading “Those instructions I have,” replied the lieutenant, “and I've got to follow them out--more's the pity,” he added between his teeth, while turning to his troopers to give the decisive command.
got
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From this reading “Those instructions I have,” replied the lieutenant, “and I've got to follow them out--more's the pity,” he added between his teeth, while turning to his troopers to give the decisive command.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Those instructions I have,” replied the lieutenant, “and I've got to follow them out--more's the pity,” he added between his teeth, while turning to his troopers to give the decisive command.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Those instructions I have,” replied the lieutenant, “and I've got to follow them out--more's the pity,” he added between his teeth, while turning to his troopers to give the decisive command.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Those instructions I have,” replied the lieutenant, “and I've got to follow them out--more's the pity,” he added between his teeth, while turning to his troopers to give the decisive command.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Those instructions I have,” replied the lieutenant, “and I've got to follow them out--more's the pity,” he added between his teeth, while turning to his troopers to give the decisive command.
I've
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From this reading “Those instructions I have,” replied the lieutenant, “and I've got to follow them out--more's the pity,” he added between his teeth, while turning to his troopers to give the decisive command.
instructions
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From this reading “Those instructions I have,” replied the lieutenant, “and I've got to follow them out--more's the pity,” he added between his teeth, while turning to his troopers to give the decisive command.
Jack
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From this reading Foremost among them were Morris and Seth Stevens, and between these two young Jake Conklin on Jack.
Jake
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From this reading Foremost among them were Morris and Seth Stevens, and between these two young Jake Conklin on Jack.
lieutenant
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From this reading “Those instructions I have,” replied the lieutenant, “and I've got to follow them out--more's the pity,” he added between his teeth, while turning to his troopers to give the decisive command.
moment
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From this reading At this moment down from the bluff and over the wooden bridge came clattering a crowd of armed farmers, the younger ones whirling their rifles or revolvers as they rode.
more's
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From this reading “Those instructions I have,” replied the lieutenant, “and I've got to follow them out--more's the pity,” he added between his teeth, while turning to his troopers to give the decisive command.
Morris
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From this reading Foremost among them were Morris and Seth Stevens, and between these two young Jake Conklin on Jack.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At this moment down from the bluff and over the wooden bridge came clattering a crowd of armed farmers, the younger ones whirling their rifles or revolvers as they rode.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Foremost among them were Morris and Seth Stevens, and between these two young Jake Conklin on Jack.
ones
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From this reading At this moment down from the bluff and over the wooden bridge came clattering a crowd of armed farmers, the younger ones whirling their rifles or revolvers as they rode.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At this moment down from the bluff and over the wooden bridge came clattering a crowd of armed farmers, the younger ones whirling their rifles or revolvers as they rode.
out
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From this reading “Those instructions I have,” replied the lieutenant, “and I've got to follow them out--more's the pity,” he added between his teeth, while turning to his troopers to give the decisive command.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At this moment down from the bluff and over the wooden bridge came clattering a crowd of armed farmers, the younger ones whirling their rifles or revolvers as they rode.
pity
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From this reading “Those instructions I have,” replied the lieutenant, “and I've got to follow them out--more's the pity,” he added between his teeth, while turning to his troopers to give the decisive command.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As they reached the corner of the fence the crowd pulled up and Morris cried out:
reached
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From this reading As they reached the corner of the fence the crowd pulled up and Morris cried out:
reckon
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From this reading “Elder, we're on time, I reckon.”
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Those instructions I have,” replied the lieutenant, “and I've got to follow them out--more's the pity,” he added between his teeth, while turning to his troopers to give the decisive command.
revolvers
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From this reading At this moment down from the bluff and over the wooden bridge came clattering a crowd of armed farmers, the younger ones whirling their rifles or revolvers as they rode.
rifles
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From this reading At this moment down from the bluff and over the wooden bridge came clattering a crowd of armed farmers, the younger ones whirling their rifles or revolvers as they rode.
rode
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From this reading At this moment down from the bluff and over the wooden bridge came clattering a crowd of armed farmers, the younger ones whirling their rifles or revolvers as they rode.
Seth
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From this reading Foremost among them were Morris and Seth Stevens, and between these two young Jake Conklin on Jack.
Stevens
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From this reading Foremost among them were Morris and Seth Stevens, and between these two young Jake Conklin on Jack.
teeth
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From this reading “Those instructions I have,” replied the lieutenant, “and I've got to follow them out--more's the pity,” he added between his teeth, while turning to his troopers to give the decisive command.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Those instructions I have,” replied the lieutenant, “and I've got to follow them out--more's the pity,” he added between his teeth, while turning to his troopers to give the decisive command.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At this moment down from the bluff and over the wooden bridge came clattering a crowd of armed farmers, the younger ones whirling their rifles or revolvers as they rode.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Those instructions I have,” replied the lieutenant, “and I've got to follow them out--more's the pity,” he added between his teeth, while turning to his troopers to give the decisive command.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Foremost among them were Morris and Seth Stevens, and between these two young Jake Conklin on Jack.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At this moment down from the bluff and over the wooden bridge came clattering a crowd of armed farmers, the younger ones whirling their rifles or revolvers as they rode.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this moment down from the bluff and over the wooden bridge came clattering a crowd of armed farmers, the younger ones whirling their rifles or revolvers as they rode.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those instructions I have,” replied the lieutenant, “and I've got to follow them out--more's the pity,” he added between his teeth, while turning to his troopers to give the decisive command.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Elder, we're on time, I reckon.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Those instructions I have,” replied the lieutenant, “and I've got to follow them out--more's the pity,” he added between his teeth, while turning to his troopers to give the decisive command.
troopers
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From this reading “Those instructions I have,” replied the lieutenant, “and I've got to follow them out--more's the pity,” he added between his teeth, while turning to his troopers to give the decisive command.
turning
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From this reading “Those instructions I have,” replied the lieutenant, “and I've got to follow them out--more's the pity,” he added between his teeth, while turning to his troopers to give the decisive command.
two
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From this reading Foremost among them were Morris and Seth Stevens, and between these two young Jake Conklin on Jack.
up
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From this reading As they reached the corner of the fence the crowd pulled up and Morris cried out:
we're
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From this reading “Elder, we're on time, I reckon.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Foremost among them were Morris and Seth Stevens, and between these two young Jake Conklin on Jack.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Those instructions I have,” replied the lieutenant, “and I've got to follow them out--more's the pity,” he added between his teeth, while turning to his troopers to give the decisive command.
whirling
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From this reading At this moment down from the bluff and over the wooden bridge came clattering a crowd of armed farmers, the younger ones whirling their rifles or revolvers as they rode.
wooden
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From this reading At this moment down from the bluff and over the wooden bridge came clattering a crowd of armed farmers, the younger ones whirling their rifles or revolvers as they rode.
young
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From this reading Foremost among them were Morris and Seth Stevens, and between these two young Jake Conklin on Jack.
younger
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From this reading At this moment down from the bluff and over the wooden bridge came clattering a crowd of armed farmers, the younger ones whirling their rifles or revolvers as they rode.
