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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 THE CHEYENNES HAVE SOME FUN WITH a terrific jar Terry landed far in the brush and went ploughing and rolling, topsy-turvy.
all
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From this reading No; he seemed to be all right.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CHEYENNES HAVE SOME FUN WITH a terrific jar Terry landed far in the brush and went ploughing and rolling, topsy-turvy.
any
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From this reading He lay without moving, listening and wondering if any bones were broken.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He thought that he heard Shep yelp (as if Shep had landed, too, somewhere); then he brought up, in a heap, wedged at the bottom of a little wash.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He thought that he heard Shep yelp (as if Shep had landed, too, somewhere); then he brought up, in a heap, wedged at the bottom of a little wash.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No; he seemed to be all right.
bones
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From this reading He lay without moving, listening and wondering if any bones were broken.
bottom
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From this reading He thought that he heard Shep yelp (as if Shep had landed, too, somewhere); then he brought up, in a heap, wedged at the bottom of a little wash.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He lay without moving, listening and wondering if any bones were broken.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He thought that he heard Shep yelp (as if Shep had landed, too, somewhere); then he brought up, in a heap, wedged at the bottom of a little wash.
brush
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From this reading THE CHEYENNES HAVE SOME FUN WITH a terrific jar Terry landed far in the brush and went ploughing and rolling, topsy-turvy.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there were chases, through the brush, in the darkness; the Indians were riding hither-thither, shouting and shooting.
chases
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From this reading But there were chases, through the brush, in the darkness; the Indians were riding hither-thither, shouting and shooting.
CHEYENNES
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From this reading THE CHEYENNES HAVE SOME FUN WITH a terrific jar Terry landed far in the brush and went ploughing and rolling, topsy-turvy.
darkness
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From this reading But there were chases, through the brush, in the darkness; the Indians were riding hither-thither, shouting and shooting.
far
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From this reading THE CHEYENNES HAVE SOME FUN WITH a terrific jar Terry landed far in the brush and went ploughing and rolling, topsy-turvy.
FUN
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From this reading THE CHEYENNES HAVE SOME FUN WITH a terrific jar Terry landed far in the brush and went ploughing and rolling, topsy-turvy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He thought that he heard Shep yelp (as if Shep had landed, too, somewhere); then he brought up, in a heap, wedged at the bottom of a little wash.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE CHEYENNES HAVE SOME FUN WITH a terrific jar Terry landed far in the brush and went ploughing and rolling, topsy-turvy.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought that he heard Shep yelp (as if Shep had landed, too, somewhere); then he brought up, in a heap, wedged at the bottom of a little wash.
heap
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From this reading He thought that he heard Shep yelp (as if Shep had landed, too, somewhere); then he brought up, in a heap, wedged at the bottom of a little wash.
heard
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From this reading He thought that he heard Shep yelp (as if Shep had landed, too, somewhere); then he brought up, in a heap, wedged at the bottom of a little wash.
hither-thither
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From this reading But there were chases, through the brush, in the darkness; the Indians were riding hither-thither, shouting and shooting.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He thought that he heard Shep yelp (as if Shep had landed, too, somewhere); then he brought up, in a heap, wedged at the bottom of a little wash.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CHEYENNES HAVE SOME FUN WITH a terrific jar Terry landed far in the brush and went ploughing and rolling, topsy-turvy.
Indians
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From this reading But there were chases, through the brush, in the darkness; the Indians were riding hither-thither, shouting and shooting.
jar
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From this reading THE CHEYENNES HAVE SOME FUN WITH a terrific jar Terry landed far in the brush and went ploughing and rolling, topsy-turvy.
landed
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From this reading THE CHEYENNES HAVE SOME FUN WITH a terrific jar Terry landed far in the brush and went ploughing and rolling, topsy-turvy.
lay
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From this reading He lay without moving, listening and wondering if any bones were broken.
listening
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From this reading He lay without moving, listening and wondering if any bones were broken.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought that he heard Shep yelp (as if Shep had landed, too, somewhere); then he brought up, in a heap, wedged at the bottom of a little wash.
moving
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From this reading He lay without moving, listening and wondering if any bones were broken.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No; he seemed to be all right.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He thought that he heard Shep yelp (as if Shep had landed, too, somewhere); then he brought up, in a heap, wedged at the bottom of a little wash.
ploughing
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From this reading THE CHEYENNES HAVE SOME FUN WITH a terrific jar Terry landed far in the brush and went ploughing and rolling, topsy-turvy.
riding
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From this reading But there were chases, through the brush, in the darkness; the Indians were riding hither-thither, shouting and shooting.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No; he seemed to be all right.
rolling
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From this reading THE CHEYENNES HAVE SOME FUN WITH a terrific jar Terry landed far in the brush and went ploughing and rolling, topsy-turvy.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No; he seemed to be all right.
Shep
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From this reading He thought that he heard Shep yelp (as if Shep had landed, too, somewhere); then he brought up, in a heap, wedged at the bottom of a little wash.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But there were chases, through the brush, in the darkness; the Indians were riding hither-thither, shouting and shooting.
shouting
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From this reading But there were chases, through the brush, in the darkness; the Indians were riding hither-thither, shouting and shooting.
SOME
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From this reading THE CHEYENNES HAVE SOME FUN WITH a terrific jar Terry landed far in the brush and went ploughing and rolling, topsy-turvy.
somewhere
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From this reading He thought that he heard Shep yelp (as if Shep had landed, too, somewhere); then he brought up, in a heap, wedged at the bottom of a little wash.
terrific
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From this reading THE CHEYENNES HAVE SOME FUN WITH a terrific jar Terry landed far in the brush and went ploughing and rolling, topsy-turvy.
Terry
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From this reading THE CHEYENNES HAVE SOME FUN WITH a terrific jar Terry landed far in the brush and went ploughing and rolling, topsy-turvy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He thought that he heard Shep yelp (as if Shep had landed, too, somewhere); then he brought up, in a heap, wedged at the bottom of a little wash.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHEYENNES HAVE SOME FUN WITH a terrific jar Terry landed far in the brush and went ploughing and rolling, topsy-turvy.
then
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From this reading He thought that he heard Shep yelp (as if Shep had landed, too, somewhere); then he brought up, in a heap, wedged at the bottom of a little wash.
there
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From this reading But there were chases, through the brush, in the darkness; the Indians were riding hither-thither, shouting and shooting.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought that he heard Shep yelp (as if Shep had landed, too, somewhere); then he brought up, in a heap, wedged at the bottom of a little wash.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But there were chases, through the brush, in the darkness; the Indians were riding hither-thither, shouting and shooting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No; he seemed to be all right.
too
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From this reading He thought that he heard Shep yelp (as if Shep had landed, too, somewhere); then he brought up, in a heap, wedged at the bottom of a little wash.
topsy-turvy
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From this reading THE CHEYENNES HAVE SOME FUN WITH a terrific jar Terry landed far in the brush and went ploughing and rolling, topsy-turvy.
up
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From this reading He thought that he heard Shep yelp (as if Shep had landed, too, somewhere); then he brought up, in a heap, wedged at the bottom of a little wash.
wash
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From this reading He thought that he heard Shep yelp (as if Shep had landed, too, somewhere); then he brought up, in a heap, wedged at the bottom of a little wash.
wedged
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From this reading He thought that he heard Shep yelp (as if Shep had landed, too, somewhere); then he brought up, in a heap, wedged at the bottom of a little wash.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CHEYENNES HAVE SOME FUN WITH a terrific jar Terry landed far in the brush and went ploughing and rolling, topsy-turvy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He lay without moving, listening and wondering if any bones were broken.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE CHEYENNES HAVE SOME FUN WITH a terrific jar Terry landed far in the brush and went ploughing and rolling, topsy-turvy.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He lay without moving, listening and wondering if any bones were broken.
wondering
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From this reading He lay without moving, listening and wondering if any bones were broken.
yelp
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From this reading He thought that he heard Shep yelp (as if Shep had landed, too, somewhere); then he brought up, in a heap, wedged at the bottom of a little wash.
