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afterglow
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From this reading Only the afterglow still flamed in the eastern sky back of the violet cliffs.
almost
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From this reading The moon was quite bright now and the daylight almost vanished.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MOLLY MINE Sandy, replacing the blanket on Wyatt's face, examined his guns and started climbing up to the big boulder.
back
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From this reading Only the afterglow still flamed in the eastern sky back of the violet cliffs.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He could not see the rocks displaced by Brandon's men from below, but he picked up the bloody imprint of Grit's pad, with other smears of blood less distinctly marked.
big
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From this reading MOLLY MINE Sandy, replacing the blanket on Wyatt's face, examined his guns and started climbing up to the big boulder.
blanket
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From this reading MOLLY MINE Sandy, replacing the blanket on Wyatt's face, examined his guns and started climbing up to the big boulder.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could not see the rocks displaced by Brandon's men from below, but he picked up the bloody imprint of Grit's pad, with other smears of blood less distinctly marked.
bloody
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From this reading He could not see the rocks displaced by Brandon's men from below, but he picked up the bloody imprint of Grit's pad, with other smears of blood less distinctly marked.
boulder
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From this reading MOLLY MINE Sandy, replacing the blanket on Wyatt's face, examined his guns and started climbing up to the big boulder.
Brandon's
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From this reading He could not see the rocks displaced by Brandon's men from below, but he picked up the bloody imprint of Grit's pad, with other smears of blood less distinctly marked.
bright
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From this reading The moon was quite bright now and the daylight almost vanished.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He could not see the rocks displaced by Brandon's men from below, but he picked up the bloody imprint of Grit's pad, with other smears of blood less distinctly marked.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He could not see the rocks displaced by Brandon's men from below, but he picked up the bloody imprint of Grit's pad, with other smears of blood less distinctly marked.
cautiously
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From this reading Soon he discovered the narrow opening and proceeded cautiously.
cliffs
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From this reading Only the afterglow still flamed in the eastern sky back of the violet cliffs.
climbing
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From this reading MOLLY MINE Sandy, replacing the blanket on Wyatt's face, examined his guns and started climbing up to the big boulder.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not see the rocks displaced by Brandon's men from below, but he picked up the bloody imprint of Grit's pad, with other smears of blood less distinctly marked.
daylight
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From this reading The moon was quite bright now and the daylight almost vanished.
discovered
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From this reading Soon he discovered the narrow opening and proceeded cautiously.
displaced
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From this reading He could not see the rocks displaced by Brandon's men from below, but he picked up the bloody imprint of Grit's pad, with other smears of blood less distinctly marked.
distinctly
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From this reading He could not see the rocks displaced by Brandon's men from below, but he picked up the bloody imprint of Grit's pad, with other smears of blood less distinctly marked.
eastern
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From this reading Only the afterglow still flamed in the eastern sky back of the violet cliffs.
examined
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From this reading MOLLY MINE Sandy, replacing the blanket on Wyatt's face, examined his guns and started climbing up to the big boulder.
face
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From this reading MOLLY MINE Sandy, replacing the blanket on Wyatt's face, examined his guns and started climbing up to the big boulder.
flamed
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From this reading Only the afterglow still flamed in the eastern sky back of the violet cliffs.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He could not see the rocks displaced by Brandon's men from below, but he picked up the bloody imprint of Grit's pad, with other smears of blood less distinctly marked.
Grit's
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From this reading He could not see the rocks displaced by Brandon's men from below, but he picked up the bloody imprint of Grit's pad, with other smears of blood less distinctly marked.
guns
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From this reading MOLLY MINE Sandy, replacing the blanket on Wyatt's face, examined his guns and started climbing up to the big boulder.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not see the rocks displaced by Brandon's men from below, but he picked up the bloody imprint of Grit's pad, with other smears of blood less distinctly marked.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MOLLY MINE Sandy, replacing the blanket on Wyatt's face, examined his guns and started climbing up to the big boulder.
imprint
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From this reading He could not see the rocks displaced by Brandon's men from below, but he picked up the bloody imprint of Grit's pad, with other smears of blood less distinctly marked.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only the afterglow still flamed in the eastern sky back of the violet cliffs.
less
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From this reading He could not see the rocks displaced by Brandon's men from below, but he picked up the bloody imprint of Grit's pad, with other smears of blood less distinctly marked.
marked
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From this reading He could not see the rocks displaced by Brandon's men from below, but he picked up the bloody imprint of Grit's pad, with other smears of blood less distinctly marked.
men
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From this reading He could not see the rocks displaced by Brandon's men from below, but he picked up the bloody imprint of Grit's pad, with other smears of blood less distinctly marked.
MINEpronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MOLLY MINE Sandy, replacing the blanket on Wyatt's face, examined his guns and started climbing up to the big boulder.
MOLLY
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From this reading MOLLY MINE Sandy, replacing the blanket on Wyatt's face, examined his guns and started climbing up to the big boulder.
moon
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From this reading The moon was quite bright now and the daylight almost vanished.
narrow
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From this reading Soon he discovered the narrow opening and proceeded cautiously.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not see the rocks displaced by Brandon's men from below, but he picked up the bloody imprint of Grit's pad, with other smears of blood less distinctly marked.
now
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From this reading The moon was quite bright now and the daylight almost vanished.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He could not see the rocks displaced by Brandon's men from below, but he picked up the bloody imprint of Grit's pad, with other smears of blood less distinctly marked.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MOLLY MINE Sandy, replacing the blanket on Wyatt's face, examined his guns and started climbing up to the big boulder.
Only
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From this reading Only the afterglow still flamed in the eastern sky back of the violet cliffs.
opening
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From this reading Soon he discovered the narrow opening and proceeded cautiously.
other
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From this reading He could not see the rocks displaced by Brandon's men from below, but he picked up the bloody imprint of Grit's pad, with other smears of blood less distinctly marked.
pad
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From this reading He could not see the rocks displaced by Brandon's men from below, but he picked up the bloody imprint of Grit's pad, with other smears of blood less distinctly marked.
picked
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From this reading He could not see the rocks displaced by Brandon's men from below, but he picked up the bloody imprint of Grit's pad, with other smears of blood less distinctly marked.
proceeded
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From this reading Soon he discovered the narrow opening and proceeded cautiously.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moon was quite bright now and the daylight almost vanished.
replacing
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From this reading MOLLY MINE Sandy, replacing the blanket on Wyatt's face, examined his guns and started climbing up to the big boulder.
rocks
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From this reading He could not see the rocks displaced by Brandon's men from below, but he picked up the bloody imprint of Grit's pad, with other smears of blood less distinctly marked.
Sandy
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From this reading MOLLY MINE Sandy, replacing the blanket on Wyatt's face, examined his guns and started climbing up to the big boulder.
see
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From this reading He could not see the rocks displaced by Brandon's men from below, but he picked up the bloody imprint of Grit's pad, with other smears of blood less distinctly marked.
sky
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From this reading Only the afterglow still flamed in the eastern sky back of the violet cliffs.
smears
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From this reading He could not see the rocks displaced by Brandon's men from below, but he picked up the bloody imprint of Grit's pad, with other smears of blood less distinctly marked.
Soon
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From this reading Soon he discovered the narrow opening and proceeded cautiously.
started
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From this reading MOLLY MINE Sandy, replacing the blanket on Wyatt's face, examined his guns and started climbing up to the big boulder.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only the afterglow still flamed in the eastern sky back of the violet cliffs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MOLLY MINE Sandy, replacing the blanket on Wyatt's face, examined his guns and started climbing up to the big boulder.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MOLLY MINE Sandy, replacing the blanket on Wyatt's face, examined his guns and started climbing up to the big boulder.
up
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From this reading MOLLY MINE Sandy, replacing the blanket on Wyatt's face, examined his guns and started climbing up to the big boulder.
vanished
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From this reading The moon was quite bright now and the daylight almost vanished.
violet
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From this reading Only the afterglow still flamed in the eastern sky back of the violet cliffs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moon was quite bright now and the daylight almost vanished.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He could not see the rocks displaced by Brandon's men from below, but he picked up the bloody imprint of Grit's pad, with other smears of blood less distinctly marked.
Wyatt's
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From this reading MOLLY MINE Sandy, replacing the blanket on Wyatt's face, examined his guns and started climbing up to the big boulder.
