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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 Moss and his boy-captive had journeyed not fast, it is true, but nevertheless quite steadily, in a northwesterly direction.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Not as good as an opery, but it strikes the Injun ear like the song of angels.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Moss and his boy-captive had journeyed not fast, it is true, but nevertheless quite steadily, in a northwesterly direction.
angels
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From this reading “Not as good as an opery, but it strikes the Injun ear like the song of angels.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Just over them hills are the red boys what whipped Custer last summer.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Not as good as an opery, but it strikes the Injun ear like the song of angels.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What do you think of the music?” asked the smuggler, when the boy had listened to the bedlamic din for several moments.
bedlamic
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From this reading “What do you think of the music?” asked the smuggler, when the boy had listened to the bedlamic din for several moments.
boy
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From this reading “What do you think of the music?” asked the smuggler, when the boy had listened to the bedlamic din for several moments.
boy-captive
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From this reading Moss and his boy-captive had journeyed not fast, it is true, but nevertheless quite steadily, in a northwesterly direction.
boys
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From this reading Just over them hills are the red boys what whipped Custer last summer.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Moss and his boy-captive had journeyed not fast, it is true, but nevertheless quite steadily, in a northwesterly direction.
chapter
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From this reading The greater part of the week had elapsed since the occurrence of the scenes narrated in the previous chapter.
Custer
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From this reading Just over them hills are the red boys what whipped Custer last summer.
din
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From this reading “What do you think of the music?” asked the smuggler, when the boy had listened to the bedlamic din for several moments.
direction
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From this reading Moss and his boy-captive had journeyed not fast, it is true, but nevertheless quite steadily, in a northwesterly direction.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you think of the music?” asked the smuggler, when the boy had listened to the bedlamic din for several moments.
ear
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From this reading “Not as good as an opery, but it strikes the Injun ear like the song of angels.
elapsed
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From this reading The greater part of the week had elapsed since the occurrence of the scenes narrated in the previous chapter.
fast
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From this reading Moss and his boy-captive had journeyed not fast, it is true, but nevertheless quite steadily, in a northwesterly direction.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “What do you think of the music?” asked the smuggler, when the boy had listened to the bedlamic din for several moments.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not as good as an opery, but it strikes the Injun ear like the song of angels.
greater
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From this reading The greater part of the week had elapsed since the occurrence of the scenes narrated in the previous chapter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The greater part of the week had elapsed since the occurrence of the scenes narrated in the previous chapter.
hills
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From this reading Just over them hills are the red boys what whipped Custer last summer.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Moss and his boy-captive had journeyed not fast, it is true, but nevertheless quite steadily, in a northwesterly direction.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The greater part of the week had elapsed since the occurrence of the scenes narrated in the previous chapter.
Injun
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From this reading “Not as good as an opery, but it strikes the Injun ear like the song of angels.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Moss and his boy-captive had journeyed not fast, it is true, but nevertheless quite steadily, in a northwesterly direction.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Moss and his boy-captive had journeyed not fast, it is true, but nevertheless quite steadily, in a northwesterly direction.
journeyed
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From this reading Moss and his boy-captive had journeyed not fast, it is true, but nevertheless quite steadily, in a northwesterly direction.
Just
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From this reading Just over them hills are the red boys what whipped Custer last summer.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just over them hills are the red boys what whipped Custer last summer.
like
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From this reading “Not as good as an opery, but it strikes the Injun ear like the song of angels.
listened
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From this reading “What do you think of the music?” asked the smuggler, when the boy had listened to the bedlamic din for several moments.
moments
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From this reading “What do you think of the music?” asked the smuggler, when the boy had listened to the bedlamic din for several moments.
Moss
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From this reading Moss and his boy-captive had journeyed not fast, it is true, but nevertheless quite steadily, in a northwesterly direction.
music
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From this reading “What do you think of the music?” asked the smuggler, when the boy had listened to the bedlamic din for several moments.
narrated
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From this reading The greater part of the week had elapsed since the occurrence of the scenes narrated in the previous chapter.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Moss and his boy-captive had journeyed not fast, it is true, but nevertheless quite steadily, in a northwesterly direction.
northwesterly
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From this reading Moss and his boy-captive had journeyed not fast, it is true, but nevertheless quite steadily, in a northwesterly direction.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Moss and his boy-captive had journeyed not fast, it is true, but nevertheless quite steadily, in a northwesterly direction.
occurrence
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From this reading The greater part of the week had elapsed since the occurrence of the scenes narrated in the previous chapter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The greater part of the week had elapsed since the occurrence of the scenes narrated in the previous chapter.
opery
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From this reading “Not as good as an opery, but it strikes the Injun ear like the song of angels.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Just over them hills are the red boys what whipped Custer last summer.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The greater part of the week had elapsed since the occurrence of the scenes narrated in the previous chapter.
previous
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From this reading The greater part of the week had elapsed since the occurrence of the scenes narrated in the previous chapter.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Moss and his boy-captive had journeyed not fast, it is true, but nevertheless quite steadily, in a northwesterly direction.
red
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From this reading Just over them hills are the red boys what whipped Custer last summer.
scenes
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From this reading The greater part of the week had elapsed since the occurrence of the scenes narrated in the previous chapter.
several
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From this reading “What do you think of the music?” asked the smuggler, when the boy had listened to the bedlamic din for several moments.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The greater part of the week had elapsed since the occurrence of the scenes narrated in the previous chapter.
smuggler
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From this reading “What do you think of the music?” asked the smuggler, when the boy had listened to the bedlamic din for several moments.
song
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From this reading “Not as good as an opery, but it strikes the Injun ear like the song of angels.
steadily
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From this reading Moss and his boy-captive had journeyed not fast, it is true, but nevertheless quite steadily, in a northwesterly direction.
strikes
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From this reading “Not as good as an opery, but it strikes the Injun ear like the song of angels.
summer
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From this reading Just over them hills are the red boys what whipped Custer last summer.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The greater part of the week had elapsed since the occurrence of the scenes narrated in the previous chapter.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Just over them hills are the red boys what whipped Custer last summer.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What do you think of the music?” asked the smuggler, when the boy had listened to the bedlamic din for several moments.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What do you think of the music?” asked the smuggler, when the boy had listened to the bedlamic din for several moments.
true
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From this reading Moss and his boy-captive had journeyed not fast, it is true, but nevertheless quite steadily, in a northwesterly direction.
week
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From this reading The greater part of the week had elapsed since the occurrence of the scenes narrated in the previous chapter.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you think of the music?” asked the smuggler, when the boy had listened to the bedlamic din for several moments.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “What do you think of the music?” asked the smuggler, when the boy had listened to the bedlamic din for several moments.
whippednounUS /ˈwhipped/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Just over them hills are the red boys what whipped Custer last summer.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you think of the music?” asked the smuggler, when the boy had listened to the bedlamic din for several moments.
