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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 Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it.
barrel
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From this reading Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair.
Barringford
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From this reading Poor Barringford lay like one dead.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
bottom
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From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair.
cheek
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From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
clipped
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From this reading Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it.
covered
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From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
Dave
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From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Barringford lay like one dead.
DEFEAT
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From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
depended
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From this reading Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it.
ENGLISH
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From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
explosionnounUS /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/
a sudden violent burst of sound or force
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
felt
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From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
flying
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From this reading Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
fragmentnounUS /ˈfræɡ.mənt/
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair.
gun
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From this reading Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
hair
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From this reading Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair.
hand
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From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
happened
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From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
hardly
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From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
Henry
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From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
hit
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From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it.
Indians
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From this reading Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
knew
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From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
lay
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From this reading Poor Barringford lay like one dead.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
like
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From this reading Poor Barringford lay like one dead.
lives
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From this reading Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it.
lock
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From this reading Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair.
moment
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From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
musketnounUS /ˈmusket/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
off
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From this reading Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Poor Barringford lay like one dead.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Barringford lay like one dead.
putting
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From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
recover
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From this reading Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it.
too
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From this reading Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair.
unexpected
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From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
up
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From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it.
very
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From this reading Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair.
whooping
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From this reading Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
withdrew
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From this reading Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood.
