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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 They arrived opposite us, and then headed by the man with the rifle, who was leading the horse, they obliqued up along the gulch as if they knew of a crossing; so we decided that one of the strangers must be acquainted with the country.
acquainted
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From this reading They arrived opposite us, and then headed by the man with the rifle, who was leading the horse, they obliqued up along the gulch as if they knew of a crossing; so we decided that one of the strangers must be acquainted with the country.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading They made a fine sight, against the horizon.
All
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From this reading While they were approaching, Major Henry wigwagged: "All there?" with his cap; and Fitzpatrick wigwagged back: "Sure!"
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They arrived opposite us, and then headed by the man with the rifle, who was leading the horse, they obliqued up along the gulch as if they knew of a crossing; so we decided that one of the strangers must be acquainted with the country.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
approaching
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From this reading While they were approaching, Major Henry wigwagged: "All there?" with his cap; and Fitzpatrick wigwagged back: "Sure!"
arrived
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From this reading They arrived opposite us, and then headed by the man with the rifle, who was leading the horse, they obliqued up along the gulch as if they knew of a crossing; so we decided that one of the strangers must be acquainted with the country.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They arrived opposite us, and then headed by the man with the rifle, who was leading the horse, they obliqued up along the gulch as if they knew of a crossing; so we decided that one of the strangers must be acquainted with the country.
ASHLEY
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From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
back
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From this reading While they were approaching, Major Henry wigwagged: "All there?" with his cap; and Fitzpatrick wigwagged back: "Sure!"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We guessed that the three boys must be our three partners--and when they waved with the Elk Patrol sign we knew; but of course we didn't know who the two strangers were.
beaver
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From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
boys
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From this reading We guessed that the three boys must be our three partners--and when they waved with the Elk Patrol sign we knew; but of course we didn't know who the two strangers were.
BRIDGER
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From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We guessed that the three boys must be our three partners--and when they waved with the Elk Patrol sign we knew; but of course we didn't know who the two strangers were.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They arrived opposite us, and then headed by the man with the rifle, who was leading the horse, they obliqued up along the gulch as if they knew of a crossing; so we decided that one of the strangers must be acquainted with the country.
cap
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From this reading While they were approaching, Major Henry wigwagged: "All there?" with his cap; and Fitzpatrick wigwagged back: "Sure!"
Carson
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From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
coming
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From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
country
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From this reading They arrived opposite us, and then headed by the man with the rifle, who was leading the horse, they obliqued up along the gulch as if they knew of a crossing; so we decided that one of the strangers must be acquainted with the country.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We guessed that the three boys must be our three partners--and when they waved with the Elk Patrol sign we knew; but of course we didn't know who the two strangers were.
crossing
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From this reading They arrived opposite us, and then headed by the man with the rifle, who was leading the horse, they obliqued up along the gulch as if they knew of a crossing; so we decided that one of the strangers must be acquainted with the country.
decided
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From this reading They arrived opposite us, and then headed by the man with the rifle, who was leading the horse, they obliqued up along the gulch as if they knew of a crossing; so we decided that one of the strangers must be acquainted with the country.
didn't
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From this reading We guessed that the three boys must be our three partners--and when they waved with the Elk Patrol sign we knew; but of course we didn't know who the two strangers were.
DROPS
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From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
Elk
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From this reading We guessed that the three boys must be our three partners--and when they waved with the Elk Patrol sign we knew; but of course we didn't know who the two strangers were.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They made a fine sight, against the horizon.
Fitzpatrick
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From this reading While they were approaching, Major Henry wigwagged: "All there?" with his cap; and Fitzpatrick wigwagged back: "Sure!"
GENERAL
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From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
glad
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From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
guessed
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From this reading We guessed that the three boys must be our three partners--and when they waved with the Elk Patrol sign we knew; but of course we didn't know who the two strangers were.
gulch
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From this reading They arrived opposite us, and then headed by the man with the rifle, who was leading the horse, they obliqued up along the gulch as if they knew of a crossing; so we decided that one of the strangers must be acquainted with the country.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
headed
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From this reading They arrived opposite us, and then headed by the man with the rifle, who was leading the horse, they obliqued up along the gulch as if they knew of a crossing; so we decided that one of the strangers must be acquainted with the country.
Henry
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From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While they were approaching, Major Henry wigwagged: "All there?" with his cap; and Fitzpatrick wigwagged back: "Sure!"
horizon
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From this reading They made a fine sight, against the horizon.
horse
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From this reading They arrived opposite us, and then headed by the man with the rifle, who was leading the horse, they obliqued up along the gulch as if they knew of a crossing; so we decided that one of the strangers must be acquainted with the country.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They arrived opposite us, and then headed by the man with the rifle, who was leading the horse, they obliqued up along the gulch as if they knew of a crossing; so we decided that one of the strangers must be acquainted with the country.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
Jed
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From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
JIM
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From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
Kit
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From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
knew
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From this reading We guessed that the three boys must be our three partners--and when they waved with the Elk Patrol sign we knew; but of course we didn't know who the two strangers were.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We guessed that the three boys must be our three partners--and when they waved with the Elk Patrol sign we knew; but of course we didn't know who the two strangers were.
leading
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From this reading They arrived opposite us, and then headed by the man with the rifle, who was leading the horse, they obliqued up along the gulch as if they knew of a crossing; so we decided that one of the strangers must be acquainted with the country.
made
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From this reading They made a fine sight, against the horizon.
Major
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From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
man
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From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We guessed that the three boys must be our three partners--and when they waved with the Elk Patrol sign we knew; but of course we didn't know who the two strangers were.
obliqued
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From this reading They arrived opposite us, and then headed by the man with the rifle, who was leading the horse, they obliqued up along the gulch as if they knew of a crossing; so we decided that one of the strangers must be acquainted with the country.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They arrived opposite us, and then headed by the man with the rifle, who was leading the horse, they obliqued up along the gulch as if they knew of a crossing; so we decided that one of the strangers must be acquainted with the country.
opposite
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From this reading They arrived opposite us, and then headed by the man with the rifle, who was leading the horse, they obliqued up along the gulch as if they knew of a crossing; so we decided that one of the strangers must be acquainted with the country.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We guessed that the three boys must be our three partners--and when they waved with the Elk Patrol sign we knew; but of course we didn't know who the two strangers were.
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
OUT
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From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
partners
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From this reading We guessed that the three boys must be our three partners--and when they waved with the Elk Patrol sign we knew; but of course we didn't know who the two strangers were.
Patrol
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From this reading We guessed that the three boys must be our three partners--and when they waved with the Elk Patrol sign we knew; but of course we didn't know who the two strangers were.
Ranger
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From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
RESUMES
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From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
rifle
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From this reading They arrived opposite us, and then headed by the man with the rifle, who was leading the horse, they obliqued up along the gulch as if they knew of a crossing; so we decided that one of the strangers must be acquainted with the country.
see
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From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
sight
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From this reading They made a fine sight, against the horizon.
sign
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From this reading We guessed that the three boys must be our three partners--and when they waved with the Elk Patrol sign we knew; but of course we didn't know who the two strangers were.
Smith
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From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
smoke
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From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They arrived opposite us, and then headed by the man with the rifle, who was leading the horse, they obliqued up along the gulch as if they knew of a crossing; so we decided that one of the strangers must be acquainted with the country.
strangers
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From this reading We guessed that the three boys must be our three partners--and when they waved with the Elk Patrol sign we knew; but of course we didn't know who the two strangers were.
SurenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While they were approaching, Major Henry wigwagged: "All there?" with his cap; and Fitzpatrick wigwagged back: "Sure!"
TALE
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From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
then
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From this reading They arrived opposite us, and then headed by the man with the rifle, who was leading the horse, they obliqued up along the gulch as if they knew of a crossing; so we decided that one of the strangers must be acquainted with the country.
there
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From this reading While they were approaching, Major Henry wigwagged: "All there?" with his cap; and Fitzpatrick wigwagged back: "Sure!"
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We guessed that the three boys must be our three partners--and when they waved with the Elk Patrol sign we knew; but of course we didn't know who the two strangers were.
three
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From this reading We guessed that the three boys must be our three partners--and when they waved with the Elk Patrol sign we knew; but of course we didn't know who the two strangers were.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
two
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From this reading We guessed that the three boys must be our three partners--and when they waved with the Elk Patrol sign we knew; but of course we didn't know who the two strangers were.
up
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From this reading They arrived opposite us, and then headed by the man with the rifle, who was leading the horse, they obliqued up along the gulch as if they knew of a crossing; so we decided that one of the strangers must be acquainted with the country.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They arrived opposite us, and then headed by the man with the rifle, who was leading the horse, they obliqued up along the gulch as if they knew of a crossing; so we decided that one of the strangers must be acquainted with the country.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They arrived opposite us, and then headed by the man with the rifle, who was leading the horse, they obliqued up along the gulch as if they knew of a crossing; so we decided that one of the strangers must be acquainted with the country.
waved
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From this reading We guessed that the three boys must be our three partners--and when they waved with the Elk Patrol sign we knew; but of course we didn't know who the two strangers were.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We guessed that the three boys must be our three partners--and when they waved with the Elk Patrol sign we knew; but of course we didn't know who the two strangers were.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While they were approaching, Major Henry wigwagged: "All there?" with his cap; and Fitzpatrick wigwagged back: "Sure!"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading We guessed that the three boys must be our three partners--and when they waved with the Elk Patrol sign we knew; but of course we didn't know who the two strangers were.
wigwagged
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From this reading While they were approaching, Major Henry wigwagged: "All there?" with his cap; and Fitzpatrick wigwagged back: "Sure!"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT (JIM BRIDGER RESUMES THE TALE) I tell you, we were glad to have that smoke of ours answered, and to see Major Henry and Kit Carson and Jed Smith coming, in the twilight, with the Ranger and the beaver man.
