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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 In a dark little valley, lying nearly midway between Fort Sully and Deadwood, and not far from the Cheyenne River, a gin trader, or smuggler, had met with an accident.
accident
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From this reading In a dark little valley, lying nearly midway between Fort Sully and Deadwood, and not far from the Cheyenne River, a gin trader, or smuggler, had met with an accident.
accustomed
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From this reading Then, with a self congratulatory pull at the demijohn, Timon hitched up the mules again, tossed the useless wood into the wagon, and sprung to his accustomed place.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, with a self congratulatory pull at the demijohn, Timon hitched up the mules again, tossed the useless wood into the wagon, and sprung to his accustomed place.
aid
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From this reading Armed with an axe, Timon was not long in finding the desired stick, and when with the aid of straps and chains he had secured it to his satisfaction, the last streak of day left the valley, and the pale light of the stars took its place.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In a dark little valley, lying nearly midway between Fort Sully and Deadwood, and not far from the Cheyenne River, a gin trader, or smuggler, had met with an accident.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a dark little valley, lying nearly midway between Fort Sully and Deadwood, and not far from the Cheyenne River, a gin trader, or smuggler, had met with an accident.
Armed
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From this reading Armed with an axe, Timon was not long in finding the desired stick, and when with the aid of straps and chains he had secured it to his satisfaction, the last streak of day left the valley, and the pale light of the stars took its place.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then, with a self congratulatory pull at the demijohn, Timon hitched up the mules again, tossed the useless wood into the wagon, and sprung to his accustomed place.
axe
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From this reading Armed with an axe, Timon was not long in finding the desired stick, and when with the aid of straps and chains he had secured it to his satisfaction, the last streak of day left the valley, and the pale light of the stars took its place.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In a dark little valley, lying nearly midway between Fort Sully and Deadwood, and not far from the Cheyenne River, a gin trader, or smuggler, had met with an accident.
broke
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From this reading “Linchpin lost!—wheel off!—broke down!”
chains
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From this reading Armed with an axe, Timon was not long in finding the desired stick, and when with the aid of straps and chains he had secured it to his satisfaction, the last streak of day left the valley, and the pale light of the stars took its place.
Cheyenne
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From this reading In a dark little valley, lying nearly midway between Fort Sully and Deadwood, and not far from the Cheyenne River, a gin trader, or smuggler, had met with an accident.
congratulatory
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From this reading Then, with a self congratulatory pull at the demijohn, Timon hitched up the mules again, tossed the useless wood into the wagon, and sprung to his accustomed place.
dark
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From this reading In a dark little valley, lying nearly midway between Fort Sully and Deadwood, and not far from the Cheyenne River, a gin trader, or smuggler, had met with an accident.
day
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From this reading Armed with an axe, Timon was not long in finding the desired stick, and when with the aid of straps and chains he had secured it to his satisfaction, the last streak of day left the valley, and the pale light of the stars took its place.
Deadwood
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From this reading In a dark little valley, lying nearly midway between Fort Sully and Deadwood, and not far from the Cheyenne River, a gin trader, or smuggler, had met with an accident.
demijohn
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From this reading Then, with a self congratulatory pull at the demijohn, Timon hitched up the mules again, tossed the useless wood into the wagon, and sprung to his accustomed place.
desired
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From this reading Armed with an axe, Timon was not long in finding the desired stick, and when with the aid of straps and chains he had secured it to his satisfaction, the last streak of day left the valley, and the pale light of the stars took its place.
down
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From this reading “Linchpin lost!—wheel off!—broke down!”
drag
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From this reading He inaugurated a hunt for a piece of timber, which he hoped to transform into a drag to serve in lieu of the wheel.
far
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From this reading In a dark little valley, lying nearly midway between Fort Sully and Deadwood, and not far from the Cheyenne River, a gin trader, or smuggler, had met with an accident.
finding
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From this reading Armed with an axe, Timon was not long in finding the desired stick, and when with the aid of straps and chains he had secured it to his satisfaction, the last streak of day left the valley, and the pale light of the stars took its place.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He inaugurated a hunt for a piece of timber, which he hoped to transform into a drag to serve in lieu of the wheel.
Fort
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From this reading In a dark little valley, lying nearly midway between Fort Sully and Deadwood, and not far from the Cheyenne River, a gin trader, or smuggler, had met with an accident.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In a dark little valley, lying nearly midway between Fort Sully and Deadwood, and not far from the Cheyenne River, a gin trader, or smuggler, had met with an accident.
gin
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From this reading In a dark little valley, lying nearly midway between Fort Sully and Deadwood, and not far from the Cheyenne River, a gin trader, or smuggler, had met with an accident.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a dark little valley, lying nearly midway between Fort Sully and Deadwood, and not far from the Cheyenne River, a gin trader, or smuggler, had met with an accident.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He inaugurated a hunt for a piece of timber, which he hoped to transform into a drag to serve in lieu of the wheel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Armed with an axe, Timon was not long in finding the desired stick, and when with the aid of straps and chains he had secured it to his satisfaction, the last streak of day left the valley, and the pale light of the stars took its place.
hitched
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From this reading Then, with a self congratulatory pull at the demijohn, Timon hitched up the mules again, tossed the useless wood into the wagon, and sprung to his accustomed place.
hoped
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From this reading He inaugurated a hunt for a piece of timber, which he hoped to transform into a drag to serve in lieu of the wheel.
hunt
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From this reading He inaugurated a hunt for a piece of timber, which he hoped to transform into a drag to serve in lieu of the wheel.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a dark little valley, lying nearly midway between Fort Sully and Deadwood, and not far from the Cheyenne River, a gin trader, or smuggler, had met with an accident.
inaugurated
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From this reading He inaugurated a hunt for a piece of timber, which he hoped to transform into a drag to serve in lieu of the wheel.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He inaugurated a hunt for a piece of timber, which he hoped to transform into a drag to serve in lieu of the wheel.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Armed with an axe, Timon was not long in finding the desired stick, and when with the aid of straps and chains he had secured it to his satisfaction, the last streak of day left the valley, and the pale light of the stars took its place.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Armed with an axe, Timon was not long in finding the desired stick, and when with the aid of straps and chains he had secured it to his satisfaction, the last streak of day left the valley, and the pale light of the stars took its place.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Armed with an axe, Timon was not long in finding the desired stick, and when with the aid of straps and chains he had secured it to his satisfaction, the last streak of day left the valley, and the pale light of the stars took its place.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Armed with an axe, Timon was not long in finding the desired stick, and when with the aid of straps and chains he had secured it to his satisfaction, the last streak of day left the valley, and the pale light of the stars took its place.
lieu
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From this reading He inaugurated a hunt for a piece of timber, which he hoped to transform into a drag to serve in lieu of the wheel.
light
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From this reading Armed with an axe, Timon was not long in finding the desired stick, and when with the aid of straps and chains he had secured it to his satisfaction, the last streak of day left the valley, and the pale light of the stars took its place.
Linchpin
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From this reading “Linchpin lost!—wheel off!—broke down!”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a dark little valley, lying nearly midway between Fort Sully and Deadwood, and not far from the Cheyenne River, a gin trader, or smuggler, had met with an accident.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Armed with an axe, Timon was not long in finding the desired stick, and when with the aid of straps and chains he had secured it to his satisfaction, the last streak of day left the valley, and the pale light of the stars took its place.
lost
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From this reading “Linchpin lost!—wheel off!—broke down!”
lying
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From this reading In a dark little valley, lying nearly midway between Fort Sully and Deadwood, and not far from the Cheyenne River, a gin trader, or smuggler, had met with an accident.
met
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From this reading In a dark little valley, lying nearly midway between Fort Sully and Deadwood, and not far from the Cheyenne River, a gin trader, or smuggler, had met with an accident.
midway
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From this reading In a dark little valley, lying nearly midway between Fort Sully and Deadwood, and not far from the Cheyenne River, a gin trader, or smuggler, had met with an accident.
mules
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From this reading Then, with a self congratulatory pull at the demijohn, Timon hitched up the mules again, tossed the useless wood into the wagon, and sprung to his accustomed place.
nearly
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From this reading In a dark little valley, lying nearly midway between Fort Sully and Deadwood, and not far from the Cheyenne River, a gin trader, or smuggler, had met with an accident.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In a dark little valley, lying nearly midway between Fort Sully and Deadwood, and not far from the Cheyenne River, a gin trader, or smuggler, had met with an accident.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He inaugurated a hunt for a piece of timber, which he hoped to transform into a drag to serve in lieu of the wheel.
off
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From this reading “Linchpin lost!—wheel off!—broke down!”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In a dark little valley, lying nearly midway between Fort Sully and Deadwood, and not far from the Cheyenne River, a gin trader, or smuggler, had met with an accident.
pale
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From this reading Armed with an axe, Timon was not long in finding the desired stick, and when with the aid of straps and chains he had secured it to his satisfaction, the last streak of day left the valley, and the pale light of the stars took its place.
piece
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From this reading He inaugurated a hunt for a piece of timber, which he hoped to transform into a drag to serve in lieu of the wheel.
place
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From this reading Armed with an axe, Timon was not long in finding the desired stick, and when with the aid of straps and chains he had secured it to his satisfaction, the last streak of day left the valley, and the pale light of the stars took its place.
pull
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From this reading Then, with a self congratulatory pull at the demijohn, Timon hitched up the mules again, tossed the useless wood into the wagon, and sprung to his accustomed place.
River
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From this reading In a dark little valley, lying nearly midway between Fort Sully and Deadwood, and not far from the Cheyenne River, a gin trader, or smuggler, had met with an accident.
satisfaction
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From this reading Armed with an axe, Timon was not long in finding the desired stick, and when with the aid of straps and chains he had secured it to his satisfaction, the last streak of day left the valley, and the pale light of the stars took its place.
secured
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From this reading Armed with an axe, Timon was not long in finding the desired stick, and when with the aid of straps and chains he had secured it to his satisfaction, the last streak of day left the valley, and the pale light of the stars took its place.
self
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From this reading Then, with a self congratulatory pull at the demijohn, Timon hitched up the mules again, tossed the useless wood into the wagon, and sprung to his accustomed place.
serve
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From this reading He inaugurated a hunt for a piece of timber, which he hoped to transform into a drag to serve in lieu of the wheel.
smuggler
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From this reading In a dark little valley, lying nearly midway between Fort Sully and Deadwood, and not far from the Cheyenne River, a gin trader, or smuggler, had met with an accident.
sprung
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From this reading Then, with a self congratulatory pull at the demijohn, Timon hitched up the mules again, tossed the useless wood into the wagon, and sprung to his accustomed place.
stars
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From this reading Armed with an axe, Timon was not long in finding the desired stick, and when with the aid of straps and chains he had secured it to his satisfaction, the last streak of day left the valley, and the pale light of the stars took its place.
stick
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From this reading Armed with an axe, Timon was not long in finding the desired stick, and when with the aid of straps and chains he had secured it to his satisfaction, the last streak of day left the valley, and the pale light of the stars took its place.
straps
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From this reading Armed with an axe, Timon was not long in finding the desired stick, and when with the aid of straps and chains he had secured it to his satisfaction, the last streak of day left the valley, and the pale light of the stars took its place.
streak
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From this reading Armed with an axe, Timon was not long in finding the desired stick, and when with the aid of straps and chains he had secured it to his satisfaction, the last streak of day left the valley, and the pale light of the stars took its place.
Sully
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From this reading In a dark little valley, lying nearly midway between Fort Sully and Deadwood, and not far from the Cheyenne River, a gin trader, or smuggler, had met with an accident.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a dark little valley, lying nearly midway between Fort Sully and Deadwood, and not far from the Cheyenne River, a gin trader, or smuggler, had met with an accident.
Then
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From this reading Then, with a self congratulatory pull at the demijohn, Timon hitched up the mules again, tossed the useless wood into the wagon, and sprung to his accustomed place.
timber
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From this reading He inaugurated a hunt for a piece of timber, which he hoped to transform into a drag to serve in lieu of the wheel.
Timon
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From this reading Armed with an axe, Timon was not long in finding the desired stick, and when with the aid of straps and chains he had secured it to his satisfaction, the last streak of day left the valley, and the pale light of the stars took its place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He inaugurated a hunt for a piece of timber, which he hoped to transform into a drag to serve in lieu of the wheel.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Armed with an axe, Timon was not long in finding the desired stick, and when with the aid of straps and chains he had secured it to his satisfaction, the last streak of day left the valley, and the pale light of the stars took its place.
tossed
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From this reading Then, with a self congratulatory pull at the demijohn, Timon hitched up the mules again, tossed the useless wood into the wagon, and sprung to his accustomed place.
trader
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From this reading In a dark little valley, lying nearly midway between Fort Sully and Deadwood, and not far from the Cheyenne River, a gin trader, or smuggler, had met with an accident.
transform
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From this reading He inaugurated a hunt for a piece of timber, which he hoped to transform into a drag to serve in lieu of the wheel.
up
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From this reading Then, with a self congratulatory pull at the demijohn, Timon hitched up the mules again, tossed the useless wood into the wagon, and sprung to his accustomed place.
useless
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From this reading Then, with a self congratulatory pull at the demijohn, Timon hitched up the mules again, tossed the useless wood into the wagon, and sprung to his accustomed place.
valley
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From this reading In a dark little valley, lying nearly midway between Fort Sully and Deadwood, and not far from the Cheyenne River, a gin trader, or smuggler, had met with an accident.
wagon
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From this reading Then, with a self congratulatory pull at the demijohn, Timon hitched up the mules again, tossed the useless wood into the wagon, and sprung to his accustomed place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Armed with an axe, Timon was not long in finding the desired stick, and when with the aid of straps and chains he had secured it to his satisfaction, the last streak of day left the valley, and the pale light of the stars took its place.
wheel
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From this reading “Linchpin lost!—wheel off!—broke down!”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Armed with an axe, Timon was not long in finding the desired stick, and when with the aid of straps and chains he had secured it to his satisfaction, the last streak of day left the valley, and the pale light of the stars took its place.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He inaugurated a hunt for a piece of timber, which he hoped to transform into a drag to serve in lieu of the wheel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In a dark little valley, lying nearly midway between Fort Sully and Deadwood, and not far from the Cheyenne River, a gin trader, or smuggler, had met with an accident.
wood
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From this reading Then, with a self congratulatory pull at the demijohn, Timon hitched up the mules again, tossed the useless wood into the wagon, and sprung to his accustomed place.
