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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 By the light of a tiny fire under the bank some twenty forms can be seen stretched upon the sand,--they are wounded soldiers.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Huddled in confused and cowering group are a few score horses, many of them sprawled upon the sand motionless; others occasionally struggle to rise or plunge about in their misery.
active
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From this reading Crouching among the timber, vigilant but weary, dispersed in big, irregular circle around the beleaguered bivouac, some sixty soldiers are still on the active list.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Crouching among the timber, vigilant but weary, dispersed in big, irregular circle around the beleaguered bivouac, some sixty soldiers are still on the active list.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Huddled in confused and cowering group are a few score horses, many of them sprawled upon the sand motionless; others occasionally struggle to rise or plunge about in their misery.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By the light of a tiny fire under the bank some twenty forms can be seen stretched upon the sand,--they are wounded soldiers.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Crouching among the timber, vigilant but weary, dispersed in big, irregular circle around the beleaguered bivouac, some sixty soldiers are still on the active list.
away
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From this reading A little distance away are nine others, shrouded in blankets: they are the dead.
bank
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From this reading By the light of a tiny fire under the bank some twenty forms can be seen stretched upon the sand,--they are wounded soldiers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By the light of a tiny fire under the bank some twenty forms can be seen stretched upon the sand,--they are wounded soldiers.
beleaguered
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From this reading Crouching among the timber, vigilant but weary, dispersed in big, irregular circle around the beleaguered bivouac, some sixty soldiers are still on the active list.
big
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From this reading Crouching among the timber, vigilant but weary, dispersed in big, irregular circle around the beleaguered bivouac, some sixty soldiers are still on the active list.
bivouac
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From this reading Crouching among the timber, vigilant but weary, dispersed in big, irregular circle around the beleaguered bivouac, some sixty soldiers are still on the active list.
blankets
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From this reading A little distance away are nine others, shrouded in blankets: they are the dead.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Crouching among the timber, vigilant but weary, dispersed in big, irregular circle around the beleaguered bivouac, some sixty soldiers are still on the active list.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the light of a tiny fire under the bank some twenty forms can be seen stretched upon the sand,--they are wounded soldiers.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading By the light of a tiny fire under the bank some twenty forms can be seen stretched upon the sand,--they are wounded soldiers.
circle
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From this reading Crouching among the timber, vigilant but weary, dispersed in big, irregular circle around the beleaguered bivouac, some sixty soldiers are still on the active list.
confused
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From this reading Huddled in confused and cowering group are a few score horses, many of them sprawled upon the sand motionless; others occasionally struggle to rise or plunge about in their misery.
cowering
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From this reading Huddled in confused and cowering group are a few score horses, many of them sprawled upon the sand motionless; others occasionally struggle to rise or plunge about in their misery.
Crouching
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From this reading Crouching among the timber, vigilant but weary, dispersed in big, irregular circle around the beleaguered bivouac, some sixty soldiers are still on the active list.
Darkness
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From this reading RAY'S RIDE FOR LIFE Darkness has settled down in the shadowy Wyoming valley.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little distance away are nine others, shrouded in blankets: they are the dead.
dispersed
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From this reading Crouching among the timber, vigilant but weary, dispersed in big, irregular circle around the beleaguered bivouac, some sixty soldiers are still on the active list.
distance
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From this reading A little distance away are nine others, shrouded in blankets: they are the dead.
down
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From this reading RAY'S RIDE FOR LIFE Darkness has settled down in the shadowy Wyoming valley.
few
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From this reading Huddled in confused and cowering group are a few score horses, many of them sprawled upon the sand motionless; others occasionally struggle to rise or plunge about in their misery.
fire
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From this reading By the light of a tiny fire under the bank some twenty forms can be seen stretched upon the sand,--they are wounded soldiers.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading RAY'S RIDE FOR LIFE Darkness has settled down in the shadowy Wyoming valley.
forms
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From this reading By the light of a tiny fire under the bank some twenty forms can be seen stretched upon the sand,--they are wounded soldiers.
group
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From this reading Huddled in confused and cowering group are a few score horses, many of them sprawled upon the sand motionless; others occasionally struggle to rise or plunge about in their misery.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RAY'S RIDE FOR LIFE Darkness has settled down in the shadowy Wyoming valley.
horses
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From this reading Huddled in confused and cowering group are a few score horses, many of them sprawled upon the sand motionless; others occasionally struggle to rise or plunge about in their misery.
Huddled
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From this reading Huddled in confused and cowering group are a few score horses, many of them sprawled upon the sand motionless; others occasionally struggle to rise or plunge about in their misery.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RAY'S RIDE FOR LIFE Darkness has settled down in the shadowy Wyoming valley.
irregular
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From this reading Crouching among the timber, vigilant but weary, dispersed in big, irregular circle around the beleaguered bivouac, some sixty soldiers are still on the active list.
LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RAY'S RIDE FOR LIFE Darkness has settled down in the shadowy Wyoming valley.
light
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From this reading By the light of a tiny fire under the bank some twenty forms can be seen stretched upon the sand,--they are wounded soldiers.
list
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From this reading Crouching among the timber, vigilant but weary, dispersed in big, irregular circle around the beleaguered bivouac, some sixty soldiers are still on the active list.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little distance away are nine others, shrouded in blankets: they are the dead.
many
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From this reading Huddled in confused and cowering group are a few score horses, many of them sprawled upon the sand motionless; others occasionally struggle to rise or plunge about in their misery.
misery
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From this reading Huddled in confused and cowering group are a few score horses, many of them sprawled upon the sand motionless; others occasionally struggle to rise or plunge about in their misery.
motionless
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From this reading Huddled in confused and cowering group are a few score horses, many of them sprawled upon the sand motionless; others occasionally struggle to rise or plunge about in their misery.
nine
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From this reading A little distance away are nine others, shrouded in blankets: they are the dead.
occasionally
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From this reading Huddled in confused and cowering group are a few score horses, many of them sprawled upon the sand motionless; others occasionally struggle to rise or plunge about in their misery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the light of a tiny fire under the bank some twenty forms can be seen stretched upon the sand,--they are wounded soldiers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Crouching among the timber, vigilant but weary, dispersed in big, irregular circle around the beleaguered bivouac, some sixty soldiers are still on the active list.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Huddled in confused and cowering group are a few score horses, many of them sprawled upon the sand motionless; others occasionally struggle to rise or plunge about in their misery.
others
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From this reading A little distance away are nine others, shrouded in blankets: they are the dead.
plunge
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From this reading Huddled in confused and cowering group are a few score horses, many of them sprawled upon the sand motionless; others occasionally struggle to rise or plunge about in their misery.
RAY'S
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From this reading RAY'S RIDE FOR LIFE Darkness has settled down in the shadowy Wyoming valley.
RIDE
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From this reading RAY'S RIDE FOR LIFE Darkness has settled down in the shadowy Wyoming valley.
rise
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From this reading Huddled in confused and cowering group are a few score horses, many of them sprawled upon the sand motionless; others occasionally struggle to rise or plunge about in their misery.
sand
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From this reading By the light of a tiny fire under the bank some twenty forms can be seen stretched upon the sand,--they are wounded soldiers.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Huddled in confused and cowering group are a few score horses, many of them sprawled upon the sand motionless; others occasionally struggle to rise or plunge about in their misery.
seen
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From this reading By the light of a tiny fire under the bank some twenty forms can be seen stretched upon the sand,--they are wounded soldiers.
settled
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From this reading RAY'S RIDE FOR LIFE Darkness has settled down in the shadowy Wyoming valley.
shadowy
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From this reading RAY'S RIDE FOR LIFE Darkness has settled down in the shadowy Wyoming valley.
shrouded
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From this reading A little distance away are nine others, shrouded in blankets: they are the dead.
sixty
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From this reading Crouching among the timber, vigilant but weary, dispersed in big, irregular circle around the beleaguered bivouac, some sixty soldiers are still on the active list.
soldiers
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From this reading By the light of a tiny fire under the bank some twenty forms can be seen stretched upon the sand,--they are wounded soldiers.
some
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From this reading By the light of a tiny fire under the bank some twenty forms can be seen stretched upon the sand,--they are wounded soldiers.
sprawled
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From this reading Huddled in confused and cowering group are a few score horses, many of them sprawled upon the sand motionless; others occasionally struggle to rise or plunge about in their misery.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Crouching among the timber, vigilant but weary, dispersed in big, irregular circle around the beleaguered bivouac, some sixty soldiers are still on the active list.
stretched
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From this reading By the light of a tiny fire under the bank some twenty forms can be seen stretched upon the sand,--they are wounded soldiers.
struggle
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From this reading Huddled in confused and cowering group are a few score horses, many of them sprawled upon the sand motionless; others occasionally struggle to rise or plunge about in their misery.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RAY'S RIDE FOR LIFE Darkness has settled down in the shadowy Wyoming valley.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Huddled in confused and cowering group are a few score horses, many of them sprawled upon the sand motionless; others occasionally struggle to rise or plunge about in their misery.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Huddled in confused and cowering group are a few score horses, many of them sprawled upon the sand motionless; others occasionally struggle to rise or plunge about in their misery.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By the light of a tiny fire under the bank some twenty forms can be seen stretched upon the sand,--they are wounded soldiers.
timber
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From this reading Crouching among the timber, vigilant but weary, dispersed in big, irregular circle around the beleaguered bivouac, some sixty soldiers are still on the active list.
tiny
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From this reading By the light of a tiny fire under the bank some twenty forms can be seen stretched upon the sand,--they are wounded soldiers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Huddled in confused and cowering group are a few score horses, many of them sprawled upon the sand motionless; others occasionally struggle to rise or plunge about in their misery.
twenty
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From this reading By the light of a tiny fire under the bank some twenty forms can be seen stretched upon the sand,--they are wounded soldiers.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading By the light of a tiny fire under the bank some twenty forms can be seen stretched upon the sand,--they are wounded soldiers.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading By the light of a tiny fire under the bank some twenty forms can be seen stretched upon the sand,--they are wounded soldiers.
valley
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From this reading RAY'S RIDE FOR LIFE Darkness has settled down in the shadowy Wyoming valley.
vigilant
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From this reading Crouching among the timber, vigilant but weary, dispersed in big, irregular circle around the beleaguered bivouac, some sixty soldiers are still on the active list.
weary
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From this reading Crouching among the timber, vigilant but weary, dispersed in big, irregular circle around the beleaguered bivouac, some sixty soldiers are still on the active list.
wounded
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From this reading By the light of a tiny fire under the bank some twenty forms can be seen stretched upon the sand,--they are wounded soldiers.
Wyoming
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From this reading RAY'S RIDE FOR LIFE Darkness has settled down in the shadowy Wyoming valley.
