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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 daylight he had ridden away, dead white, sick-looking, and wordless save for his parting words in a strangely quiet voice-- "I'll get all three of you for this, s'elp me!"
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Blenham gone, Barbee and Bill Royce went down to the bunk-house again, slipping in quietly.
all
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From this reading Before daylight he had ridden away, dead white, sick-looking, and wordless save for his parting words in a strangely quiet voice-- "I'll get all three of you for this, s'elp me!"
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Steve Packard, alone in the ranch-house, sat smoking his pipe for half an hour.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They had bound his head up in a strip torn from an old sheet; the last they saw of him in the uncertain light was this bandage, rising and falling slowly as his horse bore him away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT THE LUMBER CAMP They did what they could for Blenham--which was but little--and let him go when he was ready.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had bound his head up in a strip torn from an old sheet; the last they saw of him in the uncertain light was this bandage, rising and falling slowly as his horse bore him away.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE LUMBER CAMP They did what they could for Blenham--which was but little--and let him go when he was ready.
away
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From this reading Before daylight he had ridden away, dead white, sick-looking, and wordless save for his parting words in a strangely quiet voice-- "I'll get all three of you for this, s'elp me!"
bandage
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From this reading They had bound his head up in a strip torn from an old sheet; the last they saw of him in the uncertain light was this bandage, rising and falling slowly as his horse bore him away.
Barbee
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From this reading Blenham gone, Barbee and Bill Royce went down to the bunk-house again, slipping in quietly.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before daylight he had ridden away, dead white, sick-looking, and wordless save for his parting words in a strangely quiet voice-- "I'll get all three of you for this, s'elp me!"
Bill
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From this reading Blenham gone, Barbee and Bill Royce went down to the bunk-house again, slipping in quietly.
Blenham
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From this reading AT THE LUMBER CAMP They did what they could for Blenham--which was but little--and let him go when he was ready.
bore
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From this reading They had bound his head up in a strip torn from an old sheet; the last they saw of him in the uncertain light was this bandage, rising and falling slowly as his horse bore him away.
bound
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From this reading They had bound his head up in a strip torn from an old sheet; the last they saw of him in the uncertain light was this bandage, rising and falling slowly as his horse bore him away.
bunk-house
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From this reading Blenham gone, Barbee and Bill Royce went down to the bunk-house again, slipping in quietly.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading AT THE LUMBER CAMP They did what they could for Blenham--which was but little--and let him go when he was ready.
CAMP
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From this reading AT THE LUMBER CAMP They did what they could for Blenham--which was but little--and let him go when he was ready.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading AT THE LUMBER CAMP They did what they could for Blenham--which was but little--and let him go when he was ready.
daylight
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From this reading Before daylight he had ridden away, dead white, sick-looking, and wordless save for his parting words in a strangely quiet voice-- "I'll get all three of you for this, s'elp me!"
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before daylight he had ridden away, dead white, sick-looking, and wordless save for his parting words in a strangely quiet voice-- "I'll get all three of you for this, s'elp me!"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading AT THE LUMBER CAMP They did what they could for Blenham--which was but little--and let him go when he was ready.
down
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From this reading Blenham gone, Barbee and Bill Royce went down to the bunk-house again, slipping in quietly.
falling
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From this reading They had bound his head up in a strip torn from an old sheet; the last they saw of him in the uncertain light was this bandage, rising and falling slowly as his horse bore him away.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AT THE LUMBER CAMP They did what they could for Blenham--which was but little--and let him go when he was ready.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had bound his head up in a strip torn from an old sheet; the last they saw of him in the uncertain light was this bandage, rising and falling slowly as his horse bore him away.
get
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From this reading Before daylight he had ridden away, dead white, sick-looking, and wordless save for his parting words in a strangely quiet voice-- "I'll get all three of you for this, s'elp me!"
go
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From this reading AT THE LUMBER CAMP They did what they could for Blenham--which was but little--and let him go when he was ready.
gone
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From this reading Blenham gone, Barbee and Bill Royce went down to the bunk-house again, slipping in quietly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before daylight he had ridden away, dead white, sick-looking, and wordless save for his parting words in a strangely quiet voice-- "I'll get all three of you for this, s'elp me!"
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Steve Packard, alone in the ranch-house, sat smoking his pipe for half an hour.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AT THE LUMBER CAMP They did what they could for Blenham--which was but little--and let him go when he was ready.
head
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From this reading They had bound his head up in a strip torn from an old sheet; the last they saw of him in the uncertain light was this bandage, rising and falling slowly as his horse bore him away.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AT THE LUMBER CAMP They did what they could for Blenham--which was but little--and let him go when he was ready.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Before daylight he had ridden away, dead white, sick-looking, and wordless save for his parting words in a strangely quiet voice-- "I'll get all three of you for this, s'elp me!"
horse
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From this reading They had bound his head up in a strip torn from an old sheet; the last they saw of him in the uncertain light was this bandage, rising and falling slowly as his horse bore him away.
hour
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From this reading Steve Packard, alone in the ranch-house, sat smoking his pipe for half an hour.
I'll
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From this reading Before daylight he had ridden away, dead white, sick-looking, and wordless save for his parting words in a strangely quiet voice-- "I'll get all three of you for this, s'elp me!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Before daylight he had ridden away, dead white, sick-looking, and wordless save for his parting words in a strangely quiet voice-- "I'll get all three of you for this, s'elp me!"
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had bound his head up in a strip torn from an old sheet; the last they saw of him in the uncertain light was this bandage, rising and falling slowly as his horse bore him away.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading AT THE LUMBER CAMP They did what they could for Blenham--which was but little--and let him go when he was ready.
light
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From this reading They had bound his head up in a strip torn from an old sheet; the last they saw of him in the uncertain light was this bandage, rising and falling slowly as his horse bore him away.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE LUMBER CAMP They did what they could for Blenham--which was but little--and let him go when he was ready.
LUMBER
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From this reading AT THE LUMBER CAMP They did what they could for Blenham--which was but little--and let him go when he was ready.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before daylight he had ridden away, dead white, sick-looking, and wordless save for his parting words in a strangely quiet voice-- "I'll get all three of you for this, s'elp me!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before daylight he had ridden away, dead white, sick-looking, and wordless save for his parting words in a strangely quiet voice-- "I'll get all three of you for this, s'elp me!"
old
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From this reading They had bound his head up in a strip torn from an old sheet; the last they saw of him in the uncertain light was this bandage, rising and falling slowly as his horse bore him away.
Packard
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From this reading Steve Packard, alone in the ranch-house, sat smoking his pipe for half an hour.
parting
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From this reading Before daylight he had ridden away, dead white, sick-looking, and wordless save for his parting words in a strangely quiet voice-- "I'll get all three of you for this, s'elp me!"
pipe
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From this reading Steve Packard, alone in the ranch-house, sat smoking his pipe for half an hour.
quiet
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From this reading Before daylight he had ridden away, dead white, sick-looking, and wordless save for his parting words in a strangely quiet voice-- "I'll get all three of you for this, s'elp me!"
quietly
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From this reading Blenham gone, Barbee and Bill Royce went down to the bunk-house again, slipping in quietly.
ranch-house
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From this reading Steve Packard, alone in the ranch-house, sat smoking his pipe for half an hour.
ready
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From this reading AT THE LUMBER CAMP They did what they could for Blenham--which was but little--and let him go when he was ready.
ridden
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From this reading Before daylight he had ridden away, dead white, sick-looking, and wordless save for his parting words in a strangely quiet voice-- "I'll get all three of you for this, s'elp me!"
rising
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From this reading They had bound his head up in a strip torn from an old sheet; the last they saw of him in the uncertain light was this bandage, rising and falling slowly as his horse bore him away.
Royce
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From this reading Blenham gone, Barbee and Bill Royce went down to the bunk-house again, slipping in quietly.
s'elp
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From this reading Before daylight he had ridden away, dead white, sick-looking, and wordless save for his parting words in a strangely quiet voice-- "I'll get all three of you for this, s'elp me!"
sat
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From this reading Steve Packard, alone in the ranch-house, sat smoking his pipe for half an hour.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Before daylight he had ridden away, dead white, sick-looking, and wordless save for his parting words in a strangely quiet voice-- "I'll get all three of you for this, s'elp me!"
saw
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From this reading They had bound his head up in a strip torn from an old sheet; the last they saw of him in the uncertain light was this bandage, rising and falling slowly as his horse bore him away.
sheet
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From this reading They had bound his head up in a strip torn from an old sheet; the last they saw of him in the uncertain light was this bandage, rising and falling slowly as his horse bore him away.
sick-looking
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From this reading Before daylight he had ridden away, dead white, sick-looking, and wordless save for his parting words in a strangely quiet voice-- "I'll get all three of you for this, s'elp me!"
slipping
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From this reading Blenham gone, Barbee and Bill Royce went down to the bunk-house again, slipping in quietly.
slowly
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From this reading They had bound his head up in a strip torn from an old sheet; the last they saw of him in the uncertain light was this bandage, rising and falling slowly as his horse bore him away.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Steve Packard, alone in the ranch-house, sat smoking his pipe for half an hour.
Steve
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From this reading Steve Packard, alone in the ranch-house, sat smoking his pipe for half an hour.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Before daylight he had ridden away, dead white, sick-looking, and wordless save for his parting words in a strangely quiet voice-- "I'll get all three of you for this, s'elp me!"
strip
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From this reading They had bound his head up in a strip torn from an old sheet; the last they saw of him in the uncertain light was this bandage, rising and falling slowly as his horse bore him away.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE LUMBER CAMP They did what they could for Blenham--which was but little--and let him go when he was ready.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AT THE LUMBER CAMP They did what they could for Blenham--which was but little--and let him go when he was ready.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Before daylight he had ridden away, dead white, sick-looking, and wordless save for his parting words in a strangely quiet voice-- "I'll get all three of you for this, s'elp me!"
three
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From this reading Before daylight he had ridden away, dead white, sick-looking, and wordless save for his parting words in a strangely quiet voice-- "I'll get all three of you for this, s'elp me!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Blenham gone, Barbee and Bill Royce went down to the bunk-house again, slipping in quietly.
torn
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From this reading They had bound his head up in a strip torn from an old sheet; the last they saw of him in the uncertain light was this bandage, rising and falling slowly as his horse bore him away.
uncertain
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From this reading They had bound his head up in a strip torn from an old sheet; the last they saw of him in the uncertain light was this bandage, rising and falling slowly as his horse bore him away.
up
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From this reading They had bound his head up in a strip torn from an old sheet; the last they saw of him in the uncertain light was this bandage, rising and falling slowly as his horse bore him away.
voice
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From this reading Before daylight he had ridden away, dead white, sick-looking, and wordless save for his parting words in a strangely quiet voice-- "I'll get all three of you for this, s'elp me!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT THE LUMBER CAMP They did what they could for Blenham--which was but little--and let him go when he was ready.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Blenham gone, Barbee and Bill Royce went down to the bunk-house again, slipping in quietly.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading AT THE LUMBER CAMP They did what they could for Blenham--which was but little--and let him go when he was ready.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading AT THE LUMBER CAMP They did what they could for Blenham--which was but little--and let him go when he was ready.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading AT THE LUMBER CAMP They did what they could for Blenham--which was but little--and let him go when he was ready.
white
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From this reading Before daylight he had ridden away, dead white, sick-looking, and wordless save for his parting words in a strangely quiet voice-- "I'll get all three of you for this, s'elp me!"
wordless
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From this reading Before daylight he had ridden away, dead white, sick-looking, and wordless save for his parting words in a strangely quiet voice-- "I'll get all three of you for this, s'elp me!"
words
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From this reading Before daylight he had ridden away, dead white, sick-looking, and wordless save for his parting words in a strangely quiet voice-- "I'll get all three of you for this, s'elp me!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Before daylight he had ridden away, dead white, sick-looking, and wordless save for his parting words in a strangely quiet voice-- "I'll get all three of you for this, s'elp me!"
