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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 Before the week had passed, a regular judicial inquiry relieved his crime of premeditation, and showed it to be a rude duel of two armed and equally desperate men.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
amiable
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From this reading For that amiable outlaw no longer needed disguise or hiding-place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
armed
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From this reading Before the week had passed, a regular judicial inquiry relieved his crime of premeditation, and showed it to be a rude duel of two armed and equally desperate men.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
back
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From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Before the week had passed, a regular judicial inquiry relieved his crime of premeditation, and showed it to be a rude duel of two armed and equally desperate men.
beaten
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From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the week had passed, a regular judicial inquiry relieved his crime of premeditation, and showed it to be a rude duel of two armed and equally desperate men.
beleaguered
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From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The swift wave of pursuit that had dashed him on the summit had fallen back, and the next day was broken and scattered.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
came
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From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
coast
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From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
crest
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From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
crime
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From this reading Before the week had passed, a regular judicial inquiry relieved his crime of premeditation, and showed it to be a rude duel of two armed and equally desperate men.
dashed
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From this reading The swift wave of pursuit that had dashed him on the summit had fallen back, and the next day was broken and scattered.
day
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From this reading The swift wave of pursuit that had dashed him on the summit had fallen back, and the next day was broken and scattered.
desperate
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From this reading Before the week had passed, a regular judicial inquiry relieved his crime of premeditation, and showed it to be a rude duel of two armed and equally desperate men.
disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading For that amiable outlaw no longer needed disguise or hiding-place.
duel
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From this reading Before the week had passed, a regular judicial inquiry relieved his crime of premeditation, and showed it to be a rude duel of two armed and equally desperate men.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Before the week had passed, a regular judicial inquiry relieved his crime of premeditation, and showed it to be a rude duel of two armed and equally desperate men.
fallen
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From this reading The swift wave of pursuit that had dashed him on the summit had fallen back, and the next day was broken and scattered.
fogs
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From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
folds
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From this reading For six months that white veil which had once hidden Lance Harriott in its folds returned without him.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For six months that white veil which had once hidden Lance Harriott in its folds returned without him.
Harriott
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From this reading For six months that white veil which had once hidden Lance Harriott in its folds returned without him.
hidden
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From this reading For six months that white veil which had once hidden Lance Harriott in its folds returned without him.
hiding-place
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From this reading For that amiable outlaw no longer needed disguise or hiding-place.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For six months that white veil which had once hidden Lance Harriott in its folds returned without him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Before the week had passed, a regular judicial inquiry relieved his crime of premeditation, and showed it to be a rude duel of two armed and equally desperate men.
hosts
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From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For six months that white veil which had once hidden Lance Harriott in its folds returned without him.
inquiry
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From this reading Before the week had passed, a regular judicial inquiry relieved his crime of premeditation, and showed it to be a rude duel of two armed and equally desperate men.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Before the week had passed, a regular judicial inquiry relieved his crime of premeditation, and showed it to be a rude duel of two armed and equally desperate men.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For six months that white veil which had once hidden Lance Harriott in its folds returned without him.
judicial
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From this reading Before the week had passed, a regular judicial inquiry relieved his crime of premeditation, and showed it to be a rude duel of two armed and equally desperate men.
Lance
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From this reading For six months that white veil which had once hidden Lance Harriott in its folds returned without him.
lances
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From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
leveled
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From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
longer
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From this reading For that amiable outlaw no longer needed disguise or hiding-place.
men
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From this reading Before the week had passed, a regular judicial inquiry relieved his crime of premeditation, and showed it to be a rude duel of two armed and equally desperate men.
monotonously
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From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
Monterey
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From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
months
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From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
mountain
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From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
needed
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From this reading For that amiable outlaw no longer needed disguise or hiding-place.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The swift wave of pursuit that had dashed him on the summit had fallen back, and the next day was broken and scattered.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For that amiable outlaw no longer needed disguise or hiding-place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The swift wave of pursuit that had dashed him on the summit had fallen back, and the next day was broken and scattered.
once
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From this reading For six months that white veil which had once hidden Lance Harriott in its folds returned without him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For that amiable outlaw no longer needed disguise or hiding-place.
outlaw
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From this reading For that amiable outlaw no longer needed disguise or hiding-place.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before the week had passed, a regular judicial inquiry relieved his crime of premeditation, and showed it to be a rude duel of two armed and equally desperate men.
premeditation
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From this reading Before the week had passed, a regular judicial inquiry relieved his crime of premeditation, and showed it to be a rude duel of two armed and equally desperate men.
pursuit
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From this reading The swift wave of pursuit that had dashed him on the summit had fallen back, and the next day was broken and scattered.
Range
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From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
regular
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From this reading Before the week had passed, a regular judicial inquiry relieved his crime of premeditation, and showed it to be a rude duel of two armed and equally desperate men.
regularly
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From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Before the week had passed, a regular judicial inquiry relieved his crime of premeditation, and showed it to be a rude duel of two armed and equally desperate men.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For six months that white veil which had once hidden Lance Harriott in its folds returned without him.
rude
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From this reading Before the week had passed, a regular judicial inquiry relieved his crime of premeditation, and showed it to be a rude duel of two armed and equally desperate men.
scattered
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From this reading The swift wave of pursuit that had dashed him on the summit had fallen back, and the next day was broken and scattered.
sea
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From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
showed
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From this reading Before the week had passed, a regular judicial inquiry relieved his crime of premeditation, and showed it to be a rude duel of two armed and equally desperate men.
six
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From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
sorties
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From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
summit
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From this reading The swift wave of pursuit that had dashed him on the summit had fallen back, and the next day was broken and scattered.
sun
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From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
swept
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From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
swift
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From this reading The swift wave of pursuit that had dashed him on the summit had fallen back, and the next day was broken and scattered.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before the week had passed, a regular judicial inquiry relieved his crime of premeditation, and showed it to be a rude duel of two armed and equally desperate men.
two
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From this reading Before the week had passed, a regular judicial inquiry relieved his crime of premeditation, and showed it to be a rude duel of two armed and equally desperate men.
veil
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From this reading For six months that white veil which had once hidden Lance Harriott in its folds returned without him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The swift wave of pursuit that had dashed him on the summit had fallen back, and the next day was broken and scattered.
wave
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From this reading The swift wave of pursuit that had dashed him on the summit had fallen back, and the next day was broken and scattered.
week
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From this reading Before the week had passed, a regular judicial inquiry relieved his crime of premeditation, and showed it to be a rude duel of two armed and equally desperate men.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For six months that white veil which had once hidden Lance Harriott in its folds returned without him.
white
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From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For six months the sea fogs monotonously came and went along the Monterey coast; for six months they beleaguered the Coast Range with afternoon sorties of white hosts that regularly swept over the mountain crest, and were as regularly beaten back again by the leveled lances of the morning sun.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading For six months that white veil which had once hidden Lance Harriott in its folds returned without him.
