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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 I find an account of the affair in the thrilling little book I quoted a paragraph from in the last chapter--"The Vigilantes of Montana; being a Reliable Account of the Capture, Trial and Execution of Henry Plummer's Notorious Road Agent Band: By Prof. Thos.
account
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From this reading I find an account of the affair in the thrilling little book I quoted a paragraph from in the last chapter--"The Vigilantes of Montana; being a Reliable Account of the Capture, Trial and Execution of Henry Plummer's Notorious Road Agent Band: By Prof. Thos.
affair
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From this reading I find an account of the affair in the thrilling little book I quoted a paragraph from in the last chapter--"The Vigilantes of Montana; being a Reliable Account of the Capture, Trial and Execution of Henry Plummer's Notorious Road Agent Band: By Prof. Thos.
afterward
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From this reading And sure enough, two or three years afterward, we did hear him again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And sure enough, two or three years afterward, we did hear him again.
Agent
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From this reading I find an account of the affair in the thrilling little book I quoted a paragraph from in the last chapter--"The Vigilantes of Montana; being a Reliable Account of the Capture, Trial and Execution of Henry Plummer's Notorious Road Agent Band: By Prof. Thos.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I find an account of the affair in the thrilling little book I quoted a paragraph from in the last chapter--"The Vigilantes of Montana; being a Reliable Account of the Capture, Trial and Execution of Henry Plummer's Notorious Road Agent Band: By Prof. Thos.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And sure enough, two or three years afterward, we did hear him again.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Dimsdale's chapter is well worth reading, as a specimen of how the people of the frontier deal with criminals when the courts of law prove inefficient.
Band
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From this reading I find an account of the affair in the thrilling little book I quoted a paragraph from in the last chapter--"The Vigilantes of Montana; being a Reliable Account of the Capture, Trial and Execution of Henry Plummer's Notorious Road Agent Band: By Prof. Thos.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I find an account of the affair in the thrilling little book I quoted a paragraph from in the last chapter--"The Vigilantes of Montana; being a Reliable Account of the Capture, Trial and Execution of Henry Plummer's Notorious Road Agent Band: By Prof. Thos.
book
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From this reading I find an account of the affair in the thrilling little book I quoted a paragraph from in the last chapter--"The Vigilantes of Montana; being a Reliable Account of the Capture, Trial and Execution of Henry Plummer's Notorious Road Agent Band: By Prof. Thos.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I find an account of the affair in the thrilling little book I quoted a paragraph from in the last chapter--"The Vigilantes of Montana; being a Reliable Account of the Capture, Trial and Execution of Henry Plummer's Notorious Road Agent Band: By Prof. Thos.
came
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From this reading News came to the Pacific coast that the Vigilance Committee in Montana (whither Slade had removed from Rocky Ridge) had hanged him.
Capture
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From this reading I find an account of the affair in the thrilling little book I quoted a paragraph from in the last chapter--"The Vigilantes of Montana; being a Reliable Account of the Capture, Trial and Execution of Henry Plummer's Notorious Road Agent Band: By Prof. Thos.
chapter
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City
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From this reading J. Dimsdale, Virginia City, M.T."
coast
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From this reading News came to the Pacific coast that the Vigilance Committee in Montana (whither Slade had removed from Rocky Ridge) had hanged him.
Committee
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courts
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criminals
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deal
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And sure enough, two or three years afterward, we did hear him again.
Dimsdale
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From this reading J. Dimsdale, Virginia City, M.T."
Dimsdale's
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enough
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Execution
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find
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From this reading I find an account of the affair in the thrilling little book I quoted a paragraph from in the last chapter--"The Vigilantes of Montana; being a Reliable Account of the Capture, Trial and Execution of Henry Plummer's Notorious Road Agent Band: By Prof. Thos.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading News came to the Pacific coast that the Vigilance Committee in Montana (whither Slade had removed from Rocky Ridge) had hanged him.
frontier
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From this reading Mr. Dimsdale's chapter is well worth reading, as a specimen of how the people of the frontier deal with criminals when the courts of law prove inefficient.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading News came to the Pacific coast that the Vigilance Committee in Montana (whither Slade had removed from Rocky Ridge) had hanged him.
hanged
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From this reading News came to the Pacific coast that the Vigilance Committee in Montana (whither Slade had removed from Rocky Ridge) had hanged him.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And sure enough, two or three years afterward, we did hear him again.
Henry
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From this reading I find an account of the affair in the thrilling little book I quoted a paragraph from in the last chapter--"The Vigilantes of Montana; being a Reliable Account of the Capture, Trial and Execution of Henry Plummer's Notorious Road Agent Band: By Prof. Thos.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And sure enough, two or three years afterward, we did hear him again.
how
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From this reading Mr. Dimsdale's chapter is well worth reading, as a specimen of how the people of the frontier deal with criminals when the courts of law prove inefficient.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I find an account of the affair in the thrilling little book I quoted a paragraph from in the last chapter--"The Vigilantes of Montana; being a Reliable Account of the Capture, Trial and Execution of Henry Plummer's Notorious Road Agent Band: By Prof. Thos.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading News came to the Pacific coast that the Vigilance Committee in Montana (whither Slade had removed from Rocky Ridge) had hanged him.
inefficient
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From this reading Mr. Dimsdale's chapter is well worth reading, as a specimen of how the people of the frontier deal with criminals when the courts of law prove inefficient.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Dimsdale's chapter is well worth reading, as a specimen of how the people of the frontier deal with criminals when the courts of law prove inefficient.
J
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From this reading J. Dimsdale, Virginia City, M.T."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I find an account of the affair in the thrilling little book I quoted a paragraph from in the last chapter--"The Vigilantes of Montana; being a Reliable Account of the Capture, Trial and Execution of Henry Plummer's Notorious Road Agent Band: By Prof. Thos.
law
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From this reading Mr. Dimsdale's chapter is well worth reading, as a specimen of how the people of the frontier deal with criminals when the courts of law prove inefficient.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I find an account of the affair in the thrilling little book I quoted a paragraph from in the last chapter--"The Vigilantes of Montana; being a Reliable Account of the Capture, Trial and Execution of Henry Plummer's Notorious Road Agent Band: By Prof. Thos.
M
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From this reading J. Dimsdale, Virginia City, M.T."
Montana
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Mr
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From this reading Mr. Dimsdale's chapter is well worth reading, as a specimen of how the people of the frontier deal with criminals when the courts of law prove inefficient.
News
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From this reading News came to the Pacific coast that the Vigilance Committee in Montana (whither Slade had removed from Rocky Ridge) had hanged him.
Notorious
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I find an account of the affair in the thrilling little book I quoted a paragraph from in the last chapter--"The Vigilantes of Montana; being a Reliable Account of the Capture, Trial and Execution of Henry Plummer's Notorious Road Agent Band: By Prof. Thos.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And sure enough, two or three years afterward, we did hear him again.
Pacific
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From this reading News came to the Pacific coast that the Vigilance Committee in Montana (whither Slade had removed from Rocky Ridge) had hanged him.
paragraph
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people
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Plummer's
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Prof
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prove
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quoted
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reading
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Reliable
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removed
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From this reading News came to the Pacific coast that the Vigilance Committee in Montana (whither Slade had removed from Rocky Ridge) had hanged him.
Ridge
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From this reading News came to the Pacific coast that the Vigilance Committee in Montana (whither Slade had removed from Rocky Ridge) had hanged him.
Road
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From this reading I find an account of the affair in the thrilling little book I quoted a paragraph from in the last chapter--"The Vigilantes of Montana; being a Reliable Account of the Capture, Trial and Execution of Henry Plummer's Notorious Road Agent Band: By Prof. Thos.
Rocky
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From this reading News came to the Pacific coast that the Vigilance Committee in Montana (whither Slade had removed from Rocky Ridge) had hanged him.
Slade
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From this reading News came to the Pacific coast that the Vigilance Committee in Montana (whither Slade had removed from Rocky Ridge) had hanged him.
specimen
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From this reading Mr. Dimsdale's chapter is well worth reading, as a specimen of how the people of the frontier deal with criminals when the courts of law prove inefficient.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And sure enough, two or three years afterward, we did hear him again.
T
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From this reading J. Dimsdale, Virginia City, M.T."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading News came to the Pacific coast that the Vigilance Committee in Montana (whither Slade had removed from Rocky Ridge) had hanged him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading News came to the Pacific coast that the Vigilance Committee in Montana (whither Slade had removed from Rocky Ridge) had hanged him.
Thos
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From this reading I find an account of the affair in the thrilling little book I quoted a paragraph from in the last chapter--"The Vigilantes of Montana; being a Reliable Account of the Capture, Trial and Execution of Henry Plummer's Notorious Road Agent Band: By Prof. Thos.
three
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From this reading And sure enough, two or three years afterward, we did hear him again.
thrilling
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From this reading I find an account of the affair in the thrilling little book I quoted a paragraph from in the last chapter--"The Vigilantes of Montana; being a Reliable Account of the Capture, Trial and Execution of Henry Plummer's Notorious Road Agent Band: By Prof. Thos.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading News came to the Pacific coast that the Vigilance Committee in Montana (whither Slade had removed from Rocky Ridge) had hanged him.
Trial
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two
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Vigilance
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Vigilantes
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Virginia
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From this reading J. Dimsdale, Virginia City, M.T."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And sure enough, two or three years afterward, we did hear him again.
well
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From this reading Mr. Dimsdale's chapter is well worth reading, as a specimen of how the people of the frontier deal with criminals when the courts of law prove inefficient.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mr. Dimsdale's chapter is well worth reading, as a specimen of how the people of the frontier deal with criminals when the courts of law prove inefficient.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading News came to the Pacific coast that the Vigilance Committee in Montana (whither Slade had removed from Rocky Ridge) had hanged him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Dimsdale's chapter is well worth reading, as a specimen of how the people of the frontier deal with criminals when the courts of law prove inefficient.
worth
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From this reading Mr. Dimsdale's chapter is well worth reading, as a specimen of how the people of the frontier deal with criminals when the courts of law prove inefficient.
years
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From this reading And sure enough, two or three years afterward, we did hear him again.
