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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 Now I will show you what a white boy can do in the way of giving a rascally Indian a good beating.”
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Hello, Jim,” exclaimed Mark, “you are just the chap I have been looking for!
arms
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From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
attack
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From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
beating
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From this reading Now I will show you what a white boy can do in the way of giving a rascally Indian a good beating.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Hello, Jim,” exclaimed Mark, “you are just the chap I have been looking for!
boy
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From this reading Now I will show you what a white boy can do in the way of giving a rascally Indian a good beating.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Now I will show you what a white boy can do in the way of giving a rascally Indian a good beating.”
chap
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From this reading “Hello, Jim,” exclaimed Mark, “you are just the chap I have been looking for!
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Now I will show you what a white boy can do in the way of giving a rascally Indian a good beating.”
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
excitedly
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From this reading “No hurt! no hurt, white boy!” he exclaimed, excitedly.
exclaimed
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From this reading “Hello, Jim,” exclaimed Mark, “you are just the chap I have been looking for!
ExpectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Hello, Jim,” exclaimed Mark, “you are just the chap I have been looking for!
furious
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From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
giving
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From this reading Now I will show you what a white boy can do in the way of giving a rascally Indian a good beating.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now I will show you what a white boy can do in the way of giving a rascally Indian a good beating.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
ground
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From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Hello, Jim,” exclaimed Mark, “you are just the chap I have been looking for!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No hurt! no hurt, white boy!” he exclaimed, excitedly.
head
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From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
Hello
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From this reading “Hello, Jim,” exclaimed Mark, “you are just the chap I have been looking for!
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
hurt
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From this reading “No hurt! no hurt, white boy!” he exclaimed, excitedly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Hello, Jim,” exclaimed Mark, “you are just the chap I have been looking for!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now I will show you what a white boy can do in the way of giving a rascally Indian a good beating.”
indeed
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From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
Indian
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From this reading Now I will show you what a white boy can do in the way of giving a rascally Indian a good beating.”
Jim
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From this reading “Hello, Jim,” exclaimed Mark, “you are just the chap I have been looking for!
just
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From this reading “Hello, Jim,” exclaimed Mark, “you are just the chap I have been looking for!
looking
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From this reading “Hello, Jim,” exclaimed Mark, “you are just the chap I have been looking for!
Mark
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From this reading “Hello, Jim,” exclaimed Mark, “you are just the chap I have been looking for!
Mark's
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From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
MepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Me no Jim—me Mark; me Mark Two Times.”
meet
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From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
most
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From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No hurt! no hurt, white boy!” he exclaimed, excitedly.
Now
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From this reading Now I will show you what a white boy can do in the way of giving a rascally Indian a good beating.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now I will show you what a white boy can do in the way of giving a rascally Indian a good beating.”
opposition
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From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
raised
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From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
rascally
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From this reading Now I will show you what a white boy can do in the way of giving a rascally Indian a good beating.”
resistance
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From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
savage
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From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
show
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From this reading Now I will show you what a white boy can do in the way of giving a rascally Indian a good beating.”
stubborn
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From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
suffered
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From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
surprise
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From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Hello, Jim,” exclaimed Mark, “you are just the chap I have been looking for!
thrown
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From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
Times
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From this reading “Me no Jim—me Mark; me Mark Two Times.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
Two
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From this reading “Me no Jim—me Mark; me Mark Two Times.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
way
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From this reading Now I will show you what a white boy can do in the way of giving a rascally Indian a good beating.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now I will show you what a white boy can do in the way of giving a rascally Indian a good beating.”
white
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From this reading Now I will show you what a white boy can do in the way of giving a rascally Indian a good beating.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Now I will show you what a white boy can do in the way of giving a rascally Indian a good beating.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hello, Jim,” exclaimed Mark, “you are just the chap I have been looking for!
young
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From this reading Expecting to meet with a most stubborn resistance, Mark’s attack was furious and determined, indeed; but to his great surprise, the young savage raised his arms above his head, and suffered himself to be thrown to the ground without even a show of opposition.
