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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 Even if I had a pack-horse and a grub-stake, it would be on a par with chasing a rainbow for me to start on a lone hunt for Hank Rowan's _cache_.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For the next hour or two I poked aimlessly around the post buildings, chafing at the forced inaction and wondering what I would better do after I'd gone with the squad of redcoats to those graves and helped bring the bodies in.
AFTERNOONnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AN IDLE AFTERNOON.
aimlessly
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From this reading For the next hour or two I poked aimlessly around the post buildings, chafing at the forced inaction and wondering what I would better do after I'd gone with the squad of redcoats to those graves and helped bring the bodies in.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn't know the Writing-Stone country, and a man had no business wandering up and down those somber ridges alone, away from the big freight-trails, unless he was anxious to be among the "reported missing"--which he sure would be if a bunch of non-treaty Indians ever got within gunshot of him.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I didn't know the Writing-Stone country, and a man had no business wandering up and down those somber ridges alone, away from the big freight-trails, unless he was anxious to be among the "reported missing"--which he sure would be if a bunch of non-treaty Indians ever got within gunshot of him.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN IDLE AFTERNOON.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the next hour or two I poked aimlessly around the post buildings, chafing at the forced inaction and wondering what I would better do after I'd gone with the squad of redcoats to those graves and helped bring the bodies in.
anxious
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aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading For the next hour or two I poked aimlessly around the post buildings, chafing at the forced inaction and wondering what I would better do after I'd gone with the squad of redcoats to those graves and helped bring the bodies in.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For the next hour or two I poked aimlessly around the post buildings, chafing at the forced inaction and wondering what I would better do after I'd gone with the squad of redcoats to those graves and helped bring the bodies in.
away
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Even if I had a pack-horse and a grub-stake, it would be on a par with chasing a rainbow for me to start on a lone hunt for Hank Rowan's _cache_.
better
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big
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bodies
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bring
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buildings
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bunch
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business
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cachenounUS /kæʃ/
a hidden store of valuable objects or supplies
From this reading Even if I had a pack-horse and a grub-stake, it would be on a par with chasing a rainbow for me to start on a lone hunt for Hank Rowan's _cache_.
chafing
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chasing
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From this reading Even if I had a pack-horse and a grub-stake, it would be on a par with chasing a rainbow for me to start on a lone hunt for Hank Rowan's _cache_.
considered
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From this reading I damned Major Lessard earnestly for what I considered his injustice to MacRae, and wondered if he would send his troopers out to look for that hypothetical gold-dust.
country
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damned
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didn't
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading For the next hour or two I poked aimlessly around the post buildings, chafing at the forced inaction and wondering what I would better do after I'd gone with the squad of redcoats to those graves and helped bring the bodies in.
down
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earnestly
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From this reading I damned Major Lessard earnestly for what I considered his injustice to MacRae, and wondered if he would send his troopers out to look for that hypothetical gold-dust.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even if I had a pack-horse and a grub-stake, it would be on a par with chasing a rainbow for me to start on a lone hunt for Hank Rowan's _cache_.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn't know the Writing-Stone country, and a man had no business wandering up and down those somber ridges alone, away from the big freight-trails, unless he was anxious to be among the "reported missing"--which he sure would be if a bunch of non-treaty Indians ever got within gunshot of him.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the next hour or two I poked aimlessly around the post buildings, chafing at the forced inaction and wondering what I would better do after I'd gone with the squad of redcoats to those graves and helped bring the bodies in.
forced
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freight-trails
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I didn't know the Writing-Stone country, and a man had no business wandering up and down those somber ridges alone, away from the big freight-trails, unless he was anxious to be among the "reported missing"--which he sure would be if a bunch of non-treaty Indians ever got within gunshot of him.
gold-dust
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gone
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got
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graves
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grub-stake
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From this reading Even if I had a pack-horse and a grub-stake, it would be on a par with chasing a rainbow for me to start on a lone hunt for Hank Rowan's _cache_.
gunshot
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even if I had a pack-horse and a grub-stake, it would be on a par with chasing a rainbow for me to start on a lone hunt for Hank Rowan's _cache_.
Hank
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From this reading Even if I had a pack-horse and a grub-stake, it would be on a par with chasing a rainbow for me to start on a lone hunt for Hank Rowan's _cache_.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I didn't know the Writing-Stone country, and a man had no business wandering up and down those somber ridges alone, away from the big freight-trails, unless he was anxious to be among the "reported missing"--which he sure would be if a bunch of non-treaty Indians ever got within gunshot of him.
helped
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I didn't know the Writing-Stone country, and a man had no business wandering up and down those somber ridges alone, away from the big freight-trails, unless he was anxious to be among the "reported missing"--which he sure would be if a bunch of non-treaty Indians ever got within gunshot of him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I damned Major Lessard earnestly for what I considered his injustice to MacRae, and wondered if he would send his troopers out to look for that hypothetical gold-dust.
hour
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hunt
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From this reading Even if I had a pack-horse and a grub-stake, it would be on a par with chasing a rainbow for me to start on a lone hunt for Hank Rowan's _cache_.
hypothetical
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For the next hour or two I poked aimlessly around the post buildings, chafing at the forced inaction and wondering what I would better do after I'd gone with the squad of redcoats to those graves and helped bring the bodies in.
I'd
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IDLE
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From this reading AN IDLE AFTERNOON.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Even if I had a pack-horse and a grub-stake, it would be on a par with chasing a rainbow for me to start on a lone hunt for Hank Rowan's _cache_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the next hour or two I poked aimlessly around the post buildings, chafing at the forced inaction and wondering what I would better do after I'd gone with the squad of redcoats to those graves and helped bring the bodies in.
inaction
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Indians
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injustice
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even if I had a pack-horse and a grub-stake, it would be on a par with chasing a rainbow for me to start on a lone hunt for Hank Rowan's _cache_.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn't know the Writing-Stone country, and a man had no business wandering up and down those somber ridges alone, away from the big freight-trails, unless he was anxious to be among the "reported missing"--which he sure would be if a bunch of non-treaty Indians ever got within gunshot of him.
Lessard
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lone
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From this reading Even if I had a pack-horse and a grub-stake, it would be on a par with chasing a rainbow for me to start on a lone hunt for Hank Rowan's _cache_.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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MacRae
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Major
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man
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even if I had a pack-horse and a grub-stake, it would be on a par with chasing a rainbow for me to start on a lone hunt for Hank Rowan's _cache_.
missing
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nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the next hour or two I poked aimlessly around the post buildings, chafing at the forced inaction and wondering what I would better do after I'd gone with the squad of redcoats to those graves and helped bring the bodies in.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I didn't know the Writing-Stone country, and a man had no business wandering up and down those somber ridges alone, away from the big freight-trails, unless he was anxious to be among the "reported missing"--which he sure would be if a bunch of non-treaty Indians ever got within gunshot of him.
non-treaty
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the next hour or two I poked aimlessly around the post buildings, chafing at the forced inaction and wondering what I would better do after I'd gone with the squad of redcoats to those graves and helped bring the bodies in.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Even if I had a pack-horse and a grub-stake, it would be on a par with chasing a rainbow for me to start on a lone hunt for Hank Rowan's _cache_.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For the next hour or two I poked aimlessly around the post buildings, chafing at the forced inaction and wondering what I would better do after I'd gone with the squad of redcoats to those graves and helped bring the bodies in.
out
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pack-horse
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From this reading Even if I had a pack-horse and a grub-stake, it would be on a par with chasing a rainbow for me to start on a lone hunt for Hank Rowan's _cache_.
par
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From this reading Even if I had a pack-horse and a grub-stake, it would be on a par with chasing a rainbow for me to start on a lone hunt for Hank Rowan's _cache_.
poked
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post
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rainbow
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redcoats
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reported
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ridges
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Rowan's
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send
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somber
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squad
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startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even if I had a pack-horse and a grub-stake, it would be on a par with chasing a rainbow for me to start on a lone hunt for Hank Rowan's _cache_.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn't know the Writing-Stone country, and a man had no business wandering up and down those somber ridges alone, away from the big freight-trails, unless he was anxious to be among the "reported missing"--which he sure would be if a bunch of non-treaty Indians ever got within gunshot of him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I damned Major Lessard earnestly for what I considered his injustice to MacRae, and wondered if he would send his troopers out to look for that hypothetical gold-dust.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the next hour or two I poked aimlessly around the post buildings, chafing at the forced inaction and wondering what I would better do after I'd gone with the squad of redcoats to those graves and helped bring the bodies in.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading For the next hour or two I poked aimlessly around the post buildings, chafing at the forced inaction and wondering what I would better do after I'd gone with the squad of redcoats to those graves and helped bring the bodies in.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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troopers
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two
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unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading I didn't know the Writing-Stone country, and a man had no business wandering up and down those somber ridges alone, away from the big freight-trails, unless he was anxious to be among the "reported missing"--which he sure would be if a bunch of non-treaty Indians ever got within gunshot of him.
up
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From this reading I didn't know the Writing-Stone country, and a man had no business wandering up and down those somber ridges alone, away from the big freight-trails, unless he was anxious to be among the "reported missing"--which he sure would be if a bunch of non-treaty Indians ever got within gunshot of him.
wandering
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I didn't know the Writing-Stone country, and a man had no business wandering up and down those somber ridges alone, away from the big freight-trails, unless he was anxious to be among the "reported missing"--which he sure would be if a bunch of non-treaty Indians ever got within gunshot of him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For the next hour or two I poked aimlessly around the post buildings, chafing at the forced inaction and wondering what I would better do after I'd gone with the squad of redcoats to those graves and helped bring the bodies in.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I didn't know the Writing-Stone country, and a man had no business wandering up and down those somber ridges alone, away from the big freight-trails, unless he was anxious to be among the "reported missing"--which he sure would be if a bunch of non-treaty Indians ever got within gunshot of him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For the next hour or two I poked aimlessly around the post buildings, chafing at the forced inaction and wondering what I would better do after I'd gone with the squad of redcoats to those graves and helped bring the bodies in.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading I didn't know the Writing-Stone country, and a man had no business wandering up and down those somber ridges alone, away from the big freight-trails, unless he was anxious to be among the "reported missing"--which he sure would be if a bunch of non-treaty Indians ever got within gunshot of him.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I damned Major Lessard earnestly for what I considered his injustice to MacRae, and wondered if he would send his troopers out to look for that hypothetical gold-dust.
wondering
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From this reading For the next hour or two I poked aimlessly around the post buildings, chafing at the forced inaction and wondering what I would better do after I'd gone with the squad of redcoats to those graves and helped bring the bodies in.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For the next hour or two I poked aimlessly around the post buildings, chafing at the forced inaction and wondering what I would better do after I'd gone with the squad of redcoats to those graves and helped bring the bodies in.
Writing-Stone
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From this reading I didn't know the Writing-Stone country, and a man had no business wandering up and down those somber ridges alone, away from the big freight-trails, unless he was anxious to be among the "reported missing"--which he sure would be if a bunch of non-treaty Indians ever got within gunshot of him.
