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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 A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I guess that’s about all we’ll hear of them,” said old Zeke, as he rammed a fresh charge of powder home and topped it with a bullet.
all
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From this reading “I guess that’s about all we’ll hear of them,” said old Zeke, as he rammed a fresh charge of powder home and topped it with a bullet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
arrows
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From this reading From this shelter the arrows began to dart; but the thick tree trunks protected the trappers from their barbed heads.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At early dawn the Indians saw how few in number the whites were; at once they poured forth, with tomahawk, war club and scalping knife, to crush them.
band
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From this reading But at a discharge of the rifles five of the band dropped in their tracks; the others fled into the forts once more.
barbed
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From this reading From this shelter the arrows began to dart; but the thick tree trunks protected the trappers from their barbed heads.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
bullet
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From this reading “I guess that’s about all we’ll hear of them,” said old Zeke, as he rammed a fresh charge of powder home and topped it with a bullet.
bullets
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From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading From this shelter the arrows began to dart; but the thick tree trunks protected the trappers from their barbed heads.
charge
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From this reading “I guess that’s about all we’ll hear of them,” said old Zeke, as he rammed a fresh charge of powder home and topped it with a bullet.
club
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From this reading At early dawn the Indians saw how few in number the whites were; at once they poured forth, with tomahawk, war club and scalping knife, to crush them.
cover
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From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
Crow
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From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
crush
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From this reading At early dawn the Indians saw how few in number the whites were; at once they poured forth, with tomahawk, war club and scalping knife, to crush them.
dart
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From this reading From this shelter the arrows began to dart; but the thick tree trunks protected the trappers from their barbed heads.
dawn
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From this reading At early dawn the Indians saw how few in number the whites were; at once they poured forth, with tomahawk, war club and scalping knife, to crush them.
DESPERATE
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From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
discharge
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From this reading But at a discharge of the rifles five of the band dropped in their tracks; the others fled into the forts once more.
doing
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From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
dropped
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From this reading But at a discharge of the rifles five of the band dropped in their tracks; the others fled into the forts once more.
early
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From this reading At early dawn the Indians saw how few in number the whites were; at once they poured forth, with tomahawk, war club and scalping knife, to crush them.
encampment
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From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
erected
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From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
EXPERIENCE
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From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
fall
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From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
few
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From this reading At early dawn the Indians saw how few in number the whites were; at once they poured forth, with tomahawk, war club and scalping knife, to crush them.
five
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From this reading But at a discharge of the rifles five of the band dropped in their tracks; the others fled into the forts once more.
fled
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From this reading But at a discharge of the rifles five of the band dropped in their tracks; the others fled into the forts once more.
forth
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From this reading At early dawn the Indians saw how few in number the whites were; at once they poured forth, with tomahawk, war club and scalping knife, to crush them.
fortified
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From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
forts
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From this reading But at a discharge of the rifles five of the band dropped in their tracks; the others fled into the forts once more.
fresh
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From this reading “I guess that’s about all we’ll hear of them,” said old Zeke, as he rammed a fresh charge of powder home and topped it with a bullet.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From this shelter the arrows began to dart; but the thick tree trunks protected the trappers from their barbed heads.
GRIZZLIES
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From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
guess
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From this reading “I guess that’s about all we’ll hear of them,” said old Zeke, as he rammed a fresh charge of powder home and topped it with a bullet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I guess that’s about all we’ll hear of them,” said old Zeke, as he rammed a fresh charge of powder home and topped it with a bullet.
heads
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From this reading From this shelter the arrows began to dart; but the thick tree trunks protected the trappers from their barbed heads.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I guess that’s about all we’ll hear of them,” said old Zeke, as he rammed a fresh charge of powder home and topped it with a bullet.
home
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From this reading “I guess that’s about all we’ll hear of them,” said old Zeke, as he rammed a fresh charge of powder home and topped it with a bullet.
how
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From this reading At early dawn the Indians saw how few in number the whites were; at once they poured forth, with tomahawk, war club and scalping knife, to crush them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I guess that’s about all we’ll hear of them,” said old Zeke, as he rammed a fresh charge of powder home and topped it with a bullet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At early dawn the Indians saw how few in number the whites were; at once they poured forth, with tomahawk, war club and scalping knife, to crush them.
Indians
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From this reading At early dawn the Indians saw how few in number the whites were; at once they poured forth, with tomahawk, war club and scalping knife, to crush them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I guess that’s about all we’ll hear of them,” said old Zeke, as he rammed a fresh charge of powder home and topped it with a bullet.
knife
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From this reading At early dawn the Indians saw how few in number the whites were; at once they poured forth, with tomahawk, war club and scalping knife, to crush them.
lodges
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From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
more
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From this reading But at a discharge of the rifles five of the band dropped in their tracks; the others fled into the forts once more.
number
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From this reading At early dawn the Indians saw how few in number the whites were; at once they poured forth, with tomahawk, war club and scalping knife, to crush them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
old
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From this reading “I guess that’s about all we’ll hear of them,” said old Zeke, as he rammed a fresh charge of powder home and topped it with a bullet.
once
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From this reading At early dawn the Indians saw how few in number the whites were; at once they poured forth, with tomahawk, war club and scalping knife, to crush them.
others
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From this reading But at a discharge of the rifles five of the band dropped in their tracks; the others fled into the forts once more.
poured
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From this reading At early dawn the Indians saw how few in number the whites were; at once they poured forth, with tomahawk, war club and scalping knife, to crush them.
powder
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From this reading “I guess that’s about all we’ll hear of them,” said old Zeke, as he rammed a fresh charge of powder home and topped it with a bullet.
protected
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From this reading From this shelter the arrows began to dart; but the thick tree trunks protected the trappers from their barbed heads.
rammed
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From this reading “I guess that’s about all we’ll hear of them,” said old Zeke, as he rammed a fresh charge of powder home and topped it with a bullet.
reloaded
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From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
rifles
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From this reading But at a discharge of the rifles five of the band dropped in their tracks; the others fled into the forts once more.
said
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From this reading “I guess that’s about all we’ll hear of them,” said old Zeke, as he rammed a fresh charge of powder home and topped it with a bullet.
sang
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From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
savages
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From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
saw
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From this reading At early dawn the Indians saw how few in number the whites were; at once they poured forth, with tomahawk, war club and scalping knife, to crush them.
scalping
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From this reading At early dawn the Indians saw how few in number the whites were; at once they poured forth, with tomahawk, war club and scalping knife, to crush them.
shelter
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From this reading From this shelter the arrows began to dart; but the thick tree trunks protected the trappers from their barbed heads.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
sought
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From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
stationed
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From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
that's
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From this reading “I guess that’s about all we’ll hear of them,” said old Zeke, as he rammed a fresh charge of powder home and topped it with a bullet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At early dawn the Indians saw how few in number the whites were; at once they poured forth, with tomahawk, war club and scalping knife, to crush them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
thick
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From this reading From this shelter the arrows began to dart; but the thick tree trunks protected the trappers from their barbed heads.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From this shelter the arrows began to dart; but the thick tree trunks protected the trappers from their barbed heads.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
tomahawk
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From this reading At early dawn the Indians saw how few in number the whites were; at once they poured forth, with tomahawk, war club and scalping knife, to crush them.
topped
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From this reading “I guess that’s about all we’ll hear of them,” said old Zeke, as he rammed a fresh charge of powder home and topped it with a bullet.
tracks
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From this reading But at a discharge of the rifles five of the band dropped in their tracks; the others fled into the forts once more.
trappers
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From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
tree
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From this reading From this shelter the arrows began to dart; but the thick tree trunks protected the trappers from their barbed heads.
trees
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From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
trunks
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From this reading From this shelter the arrows began to dart; but the thick tree trunks protected the trappers from their barbed heads.
two
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From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
war
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From this reading At early dawn the Indians saw how few in number the whites were; at once they poured forth, with tomahawk, war club and scalping knife, to crush them.
warriors
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From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
way
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From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
we'll
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From this reading “I guess that’s about all we’ll hear of them,” said old Zeke, as he rammed a fresh charge of powder home and topped it with a bullet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
whites
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From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A DESPERATE EXPERIENCE WITH GRIZZLIES As the bullets of the trappers sang their way into the Crow encampment, the warriors began to fall; the whites stationed themselves behind trees and reloaded; and while they were doing so the savages sought the cover of the two fortified lodges which they had erected.
Zeke
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From this reading “I guess that’s about all we’ll hear of them,” said old Zeke, as he rammed a fresh charge of powder home and topped it with a bullet.
