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From this reading (Note 13.) We scarcely breathed.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Pretty soon they came riding along--four of them on horseback; we knew the horses.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He made the sign of birds flying up and pointed down the trail, below, us; so that I knew somebody was coming, around a turn there.
ATTACK
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From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He made the sign of birds flying up and pointed down the trail, below, us; so that I knew somebody was coming, around a turn there.
birds
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From this reading He made the sign of birds flying up and pointed down the trail, below, us; so that I knew somebody was coming, around a turn there.
breathed
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From this reading (Note 13.) We scarcely breathed.
came
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From this reading Pretty soon they came riding along--four of them on horseback; we knew the horses.
close
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From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
coming
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From this reading He made the sign of birds flying up and pointed down the trail, below, us; so that I knew somebody was coming, around a turn there.
down
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From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
draw
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From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
Fitzpatrick
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From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
flying
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From this reading He made the sign of birds flying up and pointed down the trail, below, us; so that I knew somebody was coming, around a turn there.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
four
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From this reading Pretty soon they came riding along--four of them on horseback; we knew the horses.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made the sign of birds flying up and pointed down the trail, below, us; so that I knew somebody was coming, around a turn there.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
horseback
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From this reading Pretty soon they came riding along--four of them on horseback; we knew the horses.
horses
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From this reading Pretty soon they came riding along--four of them on horseback; we knew the horses.
hour
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From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He made the sign of birds flying up and pointed down the trail, below, us; so that I knew somebody was coming, around a turn there.
just
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From this reading We just sat and watched, like two mountain lions waiting.
knew
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From this reading He made the sign of birds flying up and pointed down the trail, below, us; so that I knew somebody was coming, around a turn there.
like
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From this reading We just sat and watched, like two mountain lions waiting.
lions
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From this reading We just sat and watched, like two mountain lions waiting.
made
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From this reading He made the sign of birds flying up and pointed down the trail, below, us; so that I knew somebody was coming, around a turn there.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
mountain
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From this reading We just sat and watched, like two mountain lions waiting.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
NIGHT
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From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
Note
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From this reading (Note 13.) We scarcely breathed.
nudged
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From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pretty soon they came riding along--four of them on horseback; we knew the horses.
pointed
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From this reading He made the sign of birds flying up and pointed down the trail, below, us; so that I knew somebody was coming, around a turn there.
Pretty
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From this reading Pretty soon they came riding along--four of them on horseback; we knew the horses.
riding
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From this reading Pretty soon they came riding along--four of them on horseback; we knew the horses.
sat
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From this reading We just sat and watched, like two mountain lions waiting.
scarcely
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From this reading (Note 13.) We scarcely breathed.
sign
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From this reading He made the sign of birds flying up and pointed down the trail, below, us; so that I knew somebody was coming, around a turn there.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He made the sign of birds flying up and pointed down the trail, below, us; so that I knew somebody was coming, around a turn there.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading He made the sign of birds flying up and pointed down the trail, below, us; so that I knew somebody was coming, around a turn there.
soon
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From this reading Pretty soon they came riding along--four of them on horseback; we knew the horses.
squatting
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From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
sun
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From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He made the sign of birds flying up and pointed down the trail, below, us; so that I knew somebody was coming, around a turn there.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Pretty soon they came riding along--four of them on horseback; we knew the horses.
there
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From this reading He made the sign of birds flying up and pointed down the trail, below, us; so that I knew somebody was coming, around a turn there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pretty soon they came riding along--four of them on horseback; we knew the horses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
top
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From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
trail
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From this reading He made the sign of birds flying up and pointed down the trail, below, us; so that I knew somebody was coming, around a turn there.
turn
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From this reading He made the sign of birds flying up and pointed down the trail, below, us; so that I knew somebody was coming, around a turn there.
two
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From this reading We just sat and watched, like two mountain lions waiting.
up
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From this reading He made the sign of birds flying up and pointed down the trail, below, us; so that I knew somebody was coming, around a turn there.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
waiting
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From this reading We just sat and watched, like two mountain lions waiting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
watched
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From this reading We just sat and watched, like two mountain lions waiting.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE NIGHT ATTACK We must have been squatting for an hour and a half, and the sun was down close to the top of the draw, behind us, when Fitzpatrick nudged me with his foot, and nodded.
