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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 Two of them carried a big saw, the third, coils of rope and wire, and all of them were heavily armed.
all
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From this reading Two of them carried a big saw, the third, coils of rope and wire, and all of them were heavily armed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road.
Angel
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From this reading Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road.
armed
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From this reading Two of them carried a big saw, the third, coils of rope and wire, and all of them were heavily armed.
arose
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From this reading Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They left one man on guard at the entrance.
best
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From this reading The other three made their way through the darkness as best they could, and were soon at Freckles' room.
big
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From this reading Two of them carried a big saw, the third, coils of rope and wire, and all of them were heavily armed.
Black
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From this reading Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road.
Captures
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From this reading Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road.
carefully
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From this reading Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road.
carried
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From this reading Two of them carried a big saw, the third, coils of rope and wire, and all of them were heavily armed.
close
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From this reading Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road.
coils
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From this reading Two of them carried a big saw, the third, coils of rope and wire, and all of them were heavily armed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The other three made their way through the darkness as best they could, and were soon at Freckles' room.
darkness
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From this reading The other three made their way through the darkness as best they could, and were soon at Freckles' room.
entered
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From this reading Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road.
entrance
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From this reading Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road.
four
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From this reading Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road.
Freckles
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From this reading Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road.
guard
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From this reading They left one man on guard at the entrance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had left the swamp on his wheel from the west trail.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had left the swamp on his wheel from the west trail.
heavily
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From this reading Two of them carried a big saw, the third, coils of rope and wire, and all of them were heavily armed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had left the swamp on his wheel from the west trail.
Jack
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From this reading Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road.
large
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From this reading Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road.
made
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From this reading The other three made their way through the darkness as best they could, and were soon at Freckles' room.
man
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From this reading They left one man on guard at the entrance.
men
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From this reading Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road.
muscular
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From this reading Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two of them carried a big saw, the third, coils of rope and wire, and all of them were heavily armed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They left one man on guard at the entrance.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They left one man on guard at the entrance.
other
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From this reading The other three made their way through the darkness as best they could, and were soon at Freckles' room.
road
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From this reading Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road.
room
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From this reading The other three made their way through the darkness as best they could, and were soon at Freckles' room.
rope
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From this reading Two of them carried a big saw, the third, coils of rope and wire, and all of them were heavily armed.
saw
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From this reading Two of them carried a big saw, the third, coils of rope and wire, and all of them were heavily armed.
soon
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From this reading The other three made their way through the darkness as best they could, and were soon at Freckles' room.
south
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From this reading Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road.
swale
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From this reading Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road.
swamp
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From this reading Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road.
swiftly
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From this reading Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The other three made their way through the darkness as best they could, and were soon at Freckles' room.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Two of them carried a big saw, the third, coils of rope and wire, and all of them were heavily armed.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They left one man on guard at the entrance.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two of them carried a big saw, the third, coils of rope and wire, and all of them were heavily armed.
three
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From this reading The other three made their way through the darkness as best they could, and were soon at Freckles' room.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The other three made their way through the darkness as best they could, and were soon at Freckles' room.
trail
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From this reading Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road.
Two
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From this reading Two of them carried a big saw, the third, coils of rope and wire, and all of them were heavily armed.
wagon
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From this reading Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road.
way
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From this reading The other three made their way through the darkness as best they could, and were soon at Freckles' room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two of them carried a big saw, the third, coils of rope and wire, and all of them were heavily armed.
west
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From this reading He had left the swamp on his wheel from the west trail.
wheel
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From this reading He had left the swamp on his wheel from the west trail.
Wherein
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From this reading Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road.
wire
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From this reading Two of them carried a big saw, the third, coils of rope and wire, and all of them were heavily armed.
