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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 CORNERED RAT.
aching
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From this reading Hour after hour, with strained, aching eyes, they have been watching the gradually-nearing dome of Cloud Peak, still glistening white though this is August.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Far away to the northwest this night, close under the shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains, a regiment of cavalry has gone into bivouac after a day's march through blistering sun-glare and alkali.
alkali
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From this reading Far away to the northwest this night, close under the shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains, a regiment of cavalry has gone into bivouac after a day's march through blistering sun-glare and alkali.
all
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From this reading Around the blunt elbow of the mountains, two days' march away to the north, they expect to find the Gray Fox and all his men eagerly awaiting their coming.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Far away to the northwest this night, close under the shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains, a regiment of cavalry has gone into bivouac after a day's march through blistering sun-glare and alkali.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A courier from the front has brought them tidings that the Indians are in force all over the country west of the Cheetish group.
AroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around the blunt elbow of the mountains, two days' march away to the north, they expect to find the Gray Fox and all his men eagerly awaiting their coming.
August
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From this reading Hour after hour, with strained, aching eyes, they have been watching the gradually-nearing dome of Cloud Peak, still glistening white though this is August.
awaiting
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From this reading Around the blunt elbow of the mountains, two days' march away to the north, they expect to find the Gray Fox and all his men eagerly awaiting their coming.
away
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From this reading Far away to the northwest this night, close under the shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains, a regiment of cavalry has gone into bivouac after a day's march through blistering sun-glare and alkali.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hour after hour, with strained, aching eyes, they have been watching the gradually-nearing dome of Cloud Peak, still glistening white though this is August.
Big
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From this reading Far away to the northwest this night, close under the shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains, a regiment of cavalry has gone into bivouac after a day's march through blistering sun-glare and alkali.
bivouac
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From this reading Far away to the northwest this night, close under the shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains, a regiment of cavalry has gone into bivouac after a day's march through blistering sun-glare and alkali.
blistering
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From this reading Far away to the northwest this night, close under the shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains, a regiment of cavalry has gone into bivouac after a day's march through blistering sun-glare and alkali.
blunt
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From this reading Around the blunt elbow of the mountains, two days' march away to the north, they expect to find the Gray Fox and all his men eagerly awaiting their coming.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A courier from the front has brought them tidings that the Indians are in force all over the country west of the Cheetish group.
cavalry
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From this reading Far away to the northwest this night, close under the shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains, a regiment of cavalry has gone into bivouac after a day's march through blistering sun-glare and alkali.
Cheetish
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From this reading A courier from the front has brought them tidings that the Indians are in force all over the country west of the Cheetish group.
close
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From this reading Far away to the northwest this night, close under the shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains, a regiment of cavalry has gone into bivouac after a day's march through blistering sun-glare and alkali.
Cloud
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From this reading Hour after hour, with strained, aching eyes, they have been watching the gradually-nearing dome of Cloud Peak, still glistening white though this is August.
coming
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From this reading Around the blunt elbow of the mountains, two days' march away to the north, they expect to find the Gray Fox and all his men eagerly awaiting their coming.
CORNERED
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From this reading A CORNERED RAT.
country
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From this reading A courier from the front has brought them tidings that the Indians are in force all over the country west of the Cheetish group.
courier
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From this reading A courier from the front has brought them tidings that the Indians are in force all over the country west of the Cheetish group.
day's
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From this reading Far away to the northwest this night, close under the shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains, a regiment of cavalry has gone into bivouac after a day's march through blistering sun-glare and alkali.
days
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From this reading Around the blunt elbow of the mountains, two days' march away to the north, they expect to find the Gray Fox and all his men eagerly awaiting their coming.
dome
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From this reading Hour after hour, with strained, aching eyes, they have been watching the gradually-nearing dome of Cloud Peak, still glistening white though this is August.
eagerly
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From this reading Around the blunt elbow of the mountains, two days' march away to the north, they expect to find the Gray Fox and all his men eagerly awaiting their coming.
elbow
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From this reading Around the blunt elbow of the mountains, two days' march away to the north, they expect to find the Gray Fox and all his men eagerly awaiting their coming.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading Around the blunt elbow of the mountains, two days' march away to the north, they expect to find the Gray Fox and all his men eagerly awaiting their coming.
eyes
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From this reading Hour after hour, with strained, aching eyes, they have been watching the gradually-nearing dome of Cloud Peak, still glistening white though this is August.
Far
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From this reading Far away to the northwest this night, close under the shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains, a regiment of cavalry has gone into bivouac after a day's march through blistering sun-glare and alkali.
find
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From this reading Around the blunt elbow of the mountains, two days' march away to the north, they expect to find the Gray Fox and all his men eagerly awaiting their coming.
force
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From this reading A courier from the front has brought them tidings that the Indians are in force all over the country west of the Cheetish group.
Fox
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From this reading Around the blunt elbow of the mountains, two days' march away to the north, they expect to find the Gray Fox and all his men eagerly awaiting their coming.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A courier from the front has brought them tidings that the Indians are in force all over the country west of the Cheetish group.
front
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From this reading A courier from the front has brought them tidings that the Indians are in force all over the country west of the Cheetish group.
glistening
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From this reading Hour after hour, with strained, aching eyes, they have been watching the gradually-nearing dome of Cloud Peak, still glistening white though this is August.
gone
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From this reading Far away to the northwest this night, close under the shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains, a regiment of cavalry has gone into bivouac after a day's march through blistering sun-glare and alkali.
gradually-nearing
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From this reading Hour after hour, with strained, aching eyes, they have been watching the gradually-nearing dome of Cloud Peak, still glistening white though this is August.
Gray
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From this reading Around the blunt elbow of the mountains, two days' march away to the north, they expect to find the Gray Fox and all his men eagerly awaiting their coming.
group
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From this reading A courier from the front has brought them tidings that the Indians are in force all over the country west of the Cheetish group.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Far away to the northwest this night, close under the shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains, a regiment of cavalry has gone into bivouac after a day's march through blistering sun-glare and alkali.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Hour after hour, with strained, aching eyes, they have been watching the gradually-nearing dome of Cloud Peak, still glistening white though this is August.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Around the blunt elbow of the mountains, two days' march away to the north, they expect to find the Gray Fox and all his men eagerly awaiting their coming.
Horn
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From this reading Far away to the northwest this night, close under the shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains, a regiment of cavalry has gone into bivouac after a day's march through blistering sun-glare and alkali.
Hour
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From this reading Hour after hour, with strained, aching eyes, they have been watching the gradually-nearing dome of Cloud Peak, still glistening white though this is August.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A courier from the front has brought them tidings that the Indians are in force all over the country west of the Cheetish group.
Indians
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From this reading A courier from the front has brought them tidings that the Indians are in force all over the country west of the Cheetish group.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Far away to the northwest this night, close under the shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains, a regiment of cavalry has gone into bivouac after a day's march through blistering sun-glare and alkali.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hour after hour, with strained, aching eyes, they have been watching the gradually-nearing dome of Cloud Peak, still glistening white though this is August.
march
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From this reading Far away to the northwest this night, close under the shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains, a regiment of cavalry has gone into bivouac after a day's march through blistering sun-glare and alkali.
men
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From this reading Around the blunt elbow of the mountains, two days' march away to the north, they expect to find the Gray Fox and all his men eagerly awaiting their coming.
Mountains
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From this reading Far away to the northwest this night, close under the shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains, a regiment of cavalry has gone into bivouac after a day's march through blistering sun-glare and alkali.
night
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From this reading Far away to the northwest this night, close under the shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains, a regiment of cavalry has gone into bivouac after a day's march through blistering sun-glare and alkali.
north
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From this reading Around the blunt elbow of the mountains, two days' march away to the north, they expect to find the Gray Fox and all his men eagerly awaiting their coming.
northwest
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From this reading Far away to the northwest this night, close under the shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains, a regiment of cavalry has gone into bivouac after a day's march through blistering sun-glare and alkali.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Far away to the northwest this night, close under the shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains, a regiment of cavalry has gone into bivouac after a day's march through blistering sun-glare and alkali.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A courier from the front has brought them tidings that the Indians are in force all over the country west of the Cheetish group.
Peak
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From this reading Hour after hour, with strained, aching eyes, they have been watching the gradually-nearing dome of Cloud Peak, still glistening white though this is August.
RAT
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From this reading A CORNERED RAT.
regiment
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From this reading Far away to the northwest this night, close under the shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains, a regiment of cavalry has gone into bivouac after a day's march through blistering sun-glare and alkali.
shoulders
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From this reading Far away to the northwest this night, close under the shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains, a regiment of cavalry has gone into bivouac after a day's march through blistering sun-glare and alkali.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hour after hour, with strained, aching eyes, they have been watching the gradually-nearing dome of Cloud Peak, still glistening white though this is August.
strained
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From this reading Hour after hour, with strained, aching eyes, they have been watching the gradually-nearing dome of Cloud Peak, still glistening white though this is August.
sun-glare
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From this reading Far away to the northwest this night, close under the shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains, a regiment of cavalry has gone into bivouac after a day's march through blistering sun-glare and alkali.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A courier from the front has brought them tidings that the Indians are in force all over the country west of the Cheetish group.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Far away to the northwest this night, close under the shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains, a regiment of cavalry has gone into bivouac after a day's march through blistering sun-glare and alkali.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Around the blunt elbow of the mountains, two days' march away to the north, they expect to find the Gray Fox and all his men eagerly awaiting their coming.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A courier from the front has brought them tidings that the Indians are in force all over the country west of the Cheetish group.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hour after hour, with strained, aching eyes, they have been watching the gradually-nearing dome of Cloud Peak, still glistening white though this is August.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Far away to the northwest this night, close under the shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains, a regiment of cavalry has gone into bivouac after a day's march through blistering sun-glare and alkali.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Hour after hour, with strained, aching eyes, they have been watching the gradually-nearing dome of Cloud Peak, still glistening white though this is August.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Far away to the northwest this night, close under the shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains, a regiment of cavalry has gone into bivouac after a day's march through blistering sun-glare and alkali.
tidings
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From this reading A courier from the front has brought them tidings that the Indians are in force all over the country west of the Cheetish group.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Far away to the northwest this night, close under the shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains, a regiment of cavalry has gone into bivouac after a day's march through blistering sun-glare and alkali.
two
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From this reading Around the blunt elbow of the mountains, two days' march away to the north, they expect to find the Gray Fox and all his men eagerly awaiting their coming.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Far away to the northwest this night, close under the shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains, a regiment of cavalry has gone into bivouac after a day's march through blistering sun-glare and alkali.
watching
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From this reading Hour after hour, with strained, aching eyes, they have been watching the gradually-nearing dome of Cloud Peak, still glistening white though this is August.
west
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From this reading A courier from the front has brought them tidings that the Indians are in force all over the country west of the Cheetish group.
white
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From this reading Hour after hour, with strained, aching eyes, they have been watching the gradually-nearing dome of Cloud Peak, still glistening white though this is August.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hour after hour, with strained, aching eyes, they have been watching the gradually-nearing dome of Cloud Peak, still glistening white though this is August.
