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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 “This doesn’t mean much, lads; the reds are going to run rings around us, maybe, and do a little fancy shooting.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
any
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From this reading It is probable that Kit Carson understood something of what they were feeling; more than likely he had once gone through it himself; at any rate, he said:
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “This doesn’t mean much, lads; the reds are going to run rings around us, maybe, and do a little fancy shooting.
armed
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From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “This doesn’t mean much, lads; the reds are going to run rings around us, maybe, and do a little fancy shooting.
array
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From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
attack
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From this reading But this new situation was different; their minds had time to grasp the consequence of the attack and they felt uneasy.
bred
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From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this new situation was different; their minds had time to grasp the consequence of the attack and they felt uneasy.
camp
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From this reading At the crisis within the camp neither had felt the slightest fear; the thing was so sudden and so desperate that they had no time to think of themselves.
Carson
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From this reading It is probable that Kit Carson understood something of what they were feeling; more than likely he had once gone through it himself; at any rate, he said:
comes
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From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
consequence
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From this reading But this new situation was different; their minds had time to grasp the consequence of the attack and they felt uneasy.
crisis
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From this reading At the crisis within the camp neither had felt the slightest fear; the thing was so sudden and so desperate that they had no time to think of themselves.
DANGER
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From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
desperate
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From this reading At the crisis within the camp neither had felt the slightest fear; the thing was so sudden and so desperate that they had no time to think of themselves.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But this new situation was different; their minds had time to grasp the consequence of the attack and they felt uneasy.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “This doesn’t mean much, lads; the reds are going to run rings around us, maybe, and do a little fancy shooting.
doesn't
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From this reading “This doesn’t mean much, lads; the reds are going to run rings around us, maybe, and do a little fancy shooting.
East
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From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
facing
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From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
fancy
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From this reading “This doesn’t mean much, lads; the reds are going to run rings around us, maybe, and do a little fancy shooting.
fear
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From this reading At the crisis within the camp neither had felt the slightest fear; the thing was so sudden and so desperate that they had no time to think of themselves.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is probable that Kit Carson understood something of what they were feeling; more than likely he had once gone through it himself; at any rate, he said:
felt
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From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
fort
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From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
going
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From this reading “This doesn’t mean much, lads; the reds are going to run rings around us, maybe, and do a little fancy shooting.
gone
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From this reading It is probable that Kit Carson understood something of what they were feeling; more than likely he had once gone through it himself; at any rate, he said:
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading But this new situation was different; their minds had time to grasp the consequence of the attack and they felt uneasy.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the crisis within the camp neither had felt the slightest fear; the thing was so sudden and so desperate that they had no time to think of themselves.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is probable that Kit Carson understood something of what they were feeling; more than likely he had once gone through it himself; at any rate, he said:
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It is probable that Kit Carson understood something of what they were feeling; more than likely he had once gone through it himself; at any rate, he said:
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is probable that Kit Carson understood something of what they were feeling; more than likely he had once gone through it himself; at any rate, he said:
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is probable that Kit Carson understood something of what they were feeling; more than likely he had once gone through it himself; at any rate, he said:
Kit
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From this reading It is probable that Kit Carson understood something of what they were feeling; more than likely he had once gone through it himself; at any rate, he said:
lads
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From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
likely
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From this reading It is probable that Kit Carson understood something of what they were feeling; more than likely he had once gone through it himself; at any rate, he said:
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
maybe
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From this reading “This doesn’t mean much, lads; the reds are going to run rings around us, maybe, and do a little fancy shooting.
mean
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From this reading “This doesn’t mean much, lads; the reds are going to run rings around us, maybe, and do a little fancy shooting.
minds
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From this reading But this new situation was different; their minds had time to grasp the consequence of the attack and they felt uneasy.
more
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From this reading It is probable that Kit Carson understood something of what they were feeling; more than likely he had once gone through it himself; at any rate, he said:
mounted
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From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
much
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From this reading “This doesn’t mean much, lads; the reds are going to run rings around us, maybe, and do a little fancy shooting.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading At the crisis within the camp neither had felt the slightest fear; the thing was so sudden and so desperate that they had no time to think of themselves.
new
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From this reading But this new situation was different; their minds had time to grasp the consequence of the attack and they felt uneasy.
NIGHTSnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At the crisis within the camp neither had felt the slightest fear; the thing was so sudden and so desperate that they had no time to think of themselves.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
once
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From this reading It is probable that Kit Carson understood something of what they were feeling; more than likely he had once gone through it himself; at any rate, he said:
physical
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From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
probable
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From this reading It is probable that Kit Carson understood something of what they were feeling; more than likely he had once gone through it himself; at any rate, he said:
rate
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From this reading It is probable that Kit Carson understood something of what they were feeling; more than likely he had once gone through it himself; at any rate, he said:
reds
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From this reading “This doesn’t mean much, lads; the reds are going to run rings around us, maybe, and do a little fancy shooting.
rings
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From this reading “This doesn’t mean much, lads; the reds are going to run rings around us, maybe, and do a little fancy shooting.
run
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From this reading “This doesn’t mean much, lads; the reds are going to run rings around us, maybe, and do a little fancy shooting.
said
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From this reading It is probable that Kit Carson understood something of what they were feeling; more than likely he had once gone through it himself; at any rate, he said:
savages
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From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
sensation
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From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This doesn’t mean much, lads; the reds are going to run rings around us, maybe, and do a little fancy shooting.
sight
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From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
sinking
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From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
situation
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From this reading But this new situation was different; their minds had time to grasp the consequence of the attack and they felt uneasy.
slightest
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From this reading At the crisis within the camp neither had felt the slightest fear; the thing was so sudden and so desperate that they had no time to think of themselves.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At the crisis within the camp neither had felt the slightest fear; the thing was so sudden and so desperate that they had no time to think of themselves.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It is probable that Kit Carson understood something of what they were feeling; more than likely he had once gone through it himself; at any rate, he said:
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the crisis within the camp neither had felt the slightest fear; the thing was so sudden and so desperate that they had no time to think of themselves.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is probable that Kit Carson understood something of what they were feeling; more than likely he had once gone through it himself; at any rate, he said:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But this new situation was different; their minds had time to grasp the consequence of the attack and they felt uneasy.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading At the crisis within the camp neither had felt the slightest fear; the thing was so sudden and so desperate that they had no time to think of themselves.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the crisis within the camp neither had felt the slightest fear; the thing was so sudden and so desperate that they had no time to think of themselves.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the crisis within the camp neither had felt the slightest fear; the thing was so sudden and so desperate that they had no time to think of themselves.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the crisis within the camp neither had felt the slightest fear; the thing was so sudden and so desperate that they had no time to think of themselves.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this new situation was different; their minds had time to grasp the consequence of the attack and they felt uneasy.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is probable that Kit Carson understood something of what they were feeling; more than likely he had once gone through it himself; at any rate, he said:
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the crisis within the camp neither had felt the slightest fear; the thing was so sudden and so desperate that they had no time to think of themselves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
TWO
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From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
understood
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From this reading It is probable that Kit Carson understood something of what they were feeling; more than likely he had once gone through it himself; at any rate, he said:
uneasy
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From this reading But this new situation was different; their minds had time to grasp the consequence of the attack and they felt uneasy.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “This doesn’t mean much, lads; the reds are going to run rings around us, maybe, and do a little fancy shooting.
usually
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From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the crisis within the camp neither had felt the slightest fear; the thing was so sudden and so desperate that they had no time to think of themselves.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is probable that Kit Carson understood something of what they were feeling; more than likely he had once gone through it himself; at any rate, he said:
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It is probable that Kit Carson understood something of what they were feeling; more than likely he had once gone through it himself; at any rate, he said:
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading TWO NIGHTS OF DANGER At sight of the great array of armed and mounted savages facing the little fort, the two lads from the East felt that sinking sensation which usually comes to those not bred to physical danger.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading At the crisis within the camp neither had felt the slightest fear; the thing was so sudden and so desperate that they had no time to think of themselves.
