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ain't
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From this reading “It’s lucky I thought to send Barney around here, ain’t it?” we heard him say.
also
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From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Them boys would have been out an’ gone in five minutes more.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
angrier
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From this reading The robber was angrier than ever, and was swearing loudly.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “It’s lucky I thought to send Barney around here, ain’t it?” we heard him say.
Barney
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From this reading “It’s lucky I thought to send Barney around here, ain’t it?” we heard him say.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Them boys would have been out an’ gone in five minutes more.
bound
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From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
boys
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From this reading “Them boys would have been out an’ gone in five minutes more.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
darkness
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From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
Dragoons
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From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The robber was angrier than ever, and was swearing loudly.
faces
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From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
five
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From this reading “Them boys would have been out an’ gone in five minutes more.
front
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From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
gone
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From this reading “Them boys would have been out an’ gone in five minutes more.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
half-breed
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From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Them boys would have been out an’ gone in five minutes more.
heard
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From this reading “It’s lucky I thought to send Barney around here, ain’t it?” we heard him say.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s lucky I thought to send Barney around here, ain’t it?” we heard him say.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It’s lucky I thought to send Barney around here, ain’t it?” we heard him say.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
hull
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From this reading They’re smarter than the hull lot on us put together.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It’s lucky I thought to send Barney around here, ain’t it?” we heard him say.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
It's
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From this reading “It’s lucky I thought to send Barney around here, ain’t it?” we heard him say.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
lot
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From this reading They’re smarter than the hull lot on us put together.
loudly
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From this reading The robber was angrier than ever, and was swearing loudly.
lucky
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From this reading “It’s lucky I thought to send Barney around here, ain’t it?” we heard him say.
Luke
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From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
Mark
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From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
minutes
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From this reading “Them boys would have been out an’ gone in five minutes more.
more
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From this reading “Them boys would have been out an’ gone in five minutes more.
mouth
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From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
obscured
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From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They’re smarter than the hull lot on us put together.
out
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From this reading “Them boys would have been out an’ gone in five minutes more.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
passage-way
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From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
peer
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From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
Pete
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From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
prisoner
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From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
put
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From this reading They’re smarter than the hull lot on us put together.
Redman
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From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
robber
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From this reading The robber was angrier than ever, and was swearing loudly.
say
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From this reading “It’s lucky I thought to send Barney around here, ain’t it?” we heard him say.
scowling
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From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
securely
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From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
see
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From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
send
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From this reading “It’s lucky I thought to send Barney around here, ain’t it?” we heard him say.
shoulder
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From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
smarter
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From this reading They’re smarter than the hull lot on us put together.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
swearing
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From this reading The robber was angrier than ever, and was swearing loudly.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The robber was angrier than ever, and was swearing loudly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
ThempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Them boys would have been out an’ gone in five minutes more.
They're
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From this reading They’re smarter than the hull lot on us put together.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s lucky I thought to send Barney around here, ain’t it?” we heard him say.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
together
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From this reading They’re smarter than the hull lot on us put together.
trying
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From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They’re smarter than the hull lot on us put together.
visages
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From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE prisoner, whom Mark had left securely bound, was standing in front of the mouth of the passage-way, trying to peer through the darkness that obscured it, and over his shoulder we could see the faces of the rest of the Dragoons, and also the scowling visages of Luke Redman and Pete, the half-breed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Them boys would have been out an’ gone in five minutes more.
