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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 He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
Ackerman
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From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
all
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From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
anxious
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From this reading The boy was not frightened in the least--he never was, unless he saw something to be frightened at--but he was anxious and uneasy, as any body would have been under the same circumstances.
any
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From this reading The boy was not frightened in the least--he never was, unless he saw something to be frightened at--but he was anxious and uneasy, as any body would have been under the same circumstances.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The boy was not frightened in the least--he never was, unless he saw something to be frightened at--but he was anxious and uneasy, as any body would have been under the same circumstances.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
attempts
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From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
away
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From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The boy was not frightened in the least--he never was, unless he saw something to be frightened at--but he was anxious and uneasy, as any body would have been under the same circumstances.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The boy was not frightened in the least--he never was, unless he saw something to be frightened at--but he was anxious and uneasy, as any body would have been under the same circumstances.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He began to believe now, that Springer told the truth; and that his capture was the result of the plans his uncle had laid to get him out of the way, so that Ned could lay claim to the property.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He began to believe now, that Springer told the truth; and that his capture was the result of the plans his uncle had laid to get him out of the way, so that Ned could lay claim to the property.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy was not frightened in the least--he never was, unless he saw something to be frightened at--but he was anxious and uneasy, as any body would have been under the same circumstances.
boy
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From this reading The boy was not frightened in the least--he never was, unless he saw something to be frightened at--but he was anxious and uneasy, as any body would have been under the same circumstances.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The boy was not frightened in the least--he never was, unless he saw something to be frightened at--but he was anxious and uneasy, as any body would have been under the same circumstances.
camp
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From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
capture
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From this reading He began to believe now, that Springer told the truth; and that his capture was the result of the plans his uncle had laid to get him out of the way, so that Ned could lay claim to the property.
cattle-thieves
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From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
circumstances
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From this reading The boy was not frightened in the least--he never was, unless he saw something to be frightened at--but he was anxious and uneasy, as any body would have been under the same circumstances.
claim
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From this reading He began to believe now, that Springer told the truth; and that his capture was the result of the plans his uncle had laid to get him out of the way, so that Ned could lay claim to the property.
CONTRA-GUERRILLAS
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From this reading THE CONTRA-GUERRILLAS.
cook
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From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He began to believe now, that Springer told the truth; and that his capture was the result of the plans his uncle had laid to get him out of the way, so that Ned could lay claim to the property.
cousin's
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From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
dressed
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From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
end
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From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
escape
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From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
fast
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From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
frightened
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From this reading The boy was not frightened in the least--he never was, unless he saw something to be frightened at--but he was anxious and uneasy, as any body would have been under the same circumstances.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
George
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From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
George's
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From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
get
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From this reading He began to believe now, that Springer told the truth; and that his capture was the result of the plans his uncle had laid to get him out of the way, so that Ned could lay claim to the property.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The boy was not frightened in the least--he never was, unless he saw something to be frightened at--but he was anxious and uneasy, as any body would have been under the same circumstances.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
held
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From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
horse
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From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
keep
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From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
laid
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From this reading He began to believe now, that Springer told the truth; and that his capture was the result of the plans his uncle had laid to get him out of the way, so that Ned could lay claim to the property.
lariat
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From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
lay
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From this reading He began to believe now, that Springer told the truth; and that his capture was the result of the plans his uncle had laid to get him out of the way, so that Ned could lay claim to the property.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy was not frightened in the least--he never was, unless he saw something to be frightened at--but he was anxious and uneasy, as any body would have been under the same circumstances.
neck
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From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
Ned
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From this reading He began to believe now, that Springer told the truth; and that his capture was the result of the plans his uncle had laid to get him out of the way, so that Ned could lay claim to the property.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy was not frightened in the least--he never was, unless he saw something to be frightened at--but he was anxious and uneasy, as any body would have been under the same circumstances.
nobby
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From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The boy was not frightened in the least--he never was, unless he saw something to be frightened at--but he was anxious and uneasy, as any body would have been under the same circumstances.
now
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From this reading He began to believe now, that Springer told the truth; and that his capture was the result of the plans his uncle had laid to get him out of the way, so that Ned could lay claim to the property.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
other
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From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
out
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From this reading He began to believe now, that Springer told the truth; and that his capture was the result of the plans his uncle had laid to get him out of the way, so that Ned could lay claim to the property.
Philip
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From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
placed
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From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
plans
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From this reading He began to believe now, that Springer told the truth; and that his capture was the result of the plans his uncle had laid to get him out of the way, so that Ned could lay claim to the property.
prevent
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From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
prisoner
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From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
property
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From this reading He began to believe now, that Springer told the truth; and that his capture was the result of the plans his uncle had laid to get him out of the way, so that Ned could lay claim to the property.
result
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From this reading He began to believe now, that Springer told the truth; and that his capture was the result of the plans his uncle had laid to get him out of the way, so that Ned could lay claim to the property.
riding
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From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy was not frightened in the least--he never was, unless he saw something to be frightened at--but he was anxious and uneasy, as any body would have been under the same circumstances.
saw
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From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He began to believe now, that Springer told the truth; and that his capture was the result of the plans his uncle had laid to get him out of the way, so that Ned could lay claim to the property.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The boy was not frightened in the least--he never was, unless he saw something to be frightened at--but he was anxious and uneasy, as any body would have been under the same circumstances.
Springer
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From this reading He began to believe now, that Springer told the truth; and that his capture was the result of the plans his uncle had laid to get him out of the way, so that Ned could lay claim to the property.
suit
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From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He began to believe now, that Springer told the truth; and that his capture was the result of the plans his uncle had laid to get him out of the way, so that Ned could lay claim to the property.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONTRA-GUERRILLAS.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
tied
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From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He began to believe now, that Springer told the truth; and that his capture was the result of the plans his uncle had laid to get him out of the way, so that Ned could lay claim to the property.
too
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From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
trail
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From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
truth
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From this reading He began to believe now, that Springer told the truth; and that his capture was the result of the plans his uncle had laid to get him out of the way, so that Ned could lay claim to the property.
two
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From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
uncle
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From this reading He began to believe now, that Springer told the truth; and that his capture was the result of the plans his uncle had laid to get him out of the way, so that Ned could lay claim to the property.
uncle's
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From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The boy was not frightened in the least--he never was, unless he saw something to be frightened at--but he was anxious and uneasy, as any body would have been under the same circumstances.
uneasy
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From this reading The boy was not frightened in the least--he never was, unless he saw something to be frightened at--but he was anxious and uneasy, as any body would have been under the same circumstances.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading The boy was not frightened in the least--he never was, unless he saw something to be frightened at--but he was anxious and uneasy, as any body would have been under the same circumstances.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
way
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From this reading He began to believe now, that Springer told the truth; and that his capture was the result of the plans his uncle had laid to get him out of the way, so that Ned could lay claim to the property.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was their prisoner, and they seemed determined to keep him too; for one of them, in order to prevent all attempts at escape, held fast to one end of a lariat, the other end of which was tied around the neck of George's horse.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The last time we saw George Ackerman he was dressed in his cousin's nobby suit, and was riding away from camp between the two cattle-thieves, whom Philip, his uncle's cook, had placed upon his trail.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The boy was not frightened in the least--he never was, unless he saw something to be frightened at--but he was anxious and uneasy, as any body would have been under the same circumstances.
