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1910
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From this reading _Published October 1910_ Only one shot had been fired.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He submitted sullenly to his captors; his companion fugitive and horse-thief gave up the protracted struggle with a feeling not unlike relief.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had gone wide of its mark,--the ringleader of the Vigilantes,--and had left Red Pete, who had fired it, covered by their rifles and at their mercy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had gone wide of its mark,--the ringleader of the Vigilantes,--and had left Red Pete, who had fired it, covered by their rifles and at their mercy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Published October 1910_ Only one shot had been fired.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It had gone wide of its mark,--the ringleader of the Vigilantes,--and had left Red Pete, who had fired it, covered by their rifles and at their mercy.
captors
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From this reading He submitted sullenly to his captors; his companion fugitive and horse-thief gave up the protracted struggle with a feeling not unlike relief.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For his hand had been cramped by hard riding, and his eye distracted by their sudden onset, and so the inevitable end had come.
companion
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From this reading He submitted sullenly to his captors; his companion fugitive and horse-thief gave up the protracted struggle with a feeling not unlike relief.
content
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From this reading Even the hot and revengeful victors were content.
covered
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From this reading It had gone wide of its mark,--the ringleader of the Vigilantes,--and had left Red Pete, who had fired it, covered by their rifles and at their mercy.
cramped
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From this reading For his hand had been cramped by hard riding, and his eye distracted by their sudden onset, and so the inevitable end had come.
distracted
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From this reading For his hand had been cramped by hard riding, and his eye distracted by their sudden onset, and so the inevitable end had come.
end
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From this reading For his hand had been cramped by hard riding, and his eye distracted by their sudden onset, and so the inevitable end had come.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the hot and revengeful victors were content.
eye
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From this reading For his hand had been cramped by hard riding, and his eye distracted by their sudden onset, and so the inevitable end had come.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He submitted sullenly to his captors; his companion fugitive and horse-thief gave up the protracted struggle with a feeling not unlike relief.
fired
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From this reading _Published October 1910_ Only one shot had been fired.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For his hand had been cramped by hard riding, and his eye distracted by their sudden onset, and so the inevitable end had come.
fugitive
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From this reading He submitted sullenly to his captors; his companion fugitive and horse-thief gave up the protracted struggle with a feeling not unlike relief.
gave
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From this reading He submitted sullenly to his captors; his companion fugitive and horse-thief gave up the protracted struggle with a feeling not unlike relief.
gone
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From this reading It had gone wide of its mark,--the ringleader of the Vigilantes,--and had left Red Pete, who had fired it, covered by their rifles and at their mercy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Published October 1910_ Only one shot had been fired.
hand
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From this reading For his hand had been cramped by hard riding, and his eye distracted by their sudden onset, and so the inevitable end had come.
hard
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From this reading For his hand had been cramped by hard riding, and his eye distracted by their sudden onset, and so the inevitable end had come.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He submitted sullenly to his captors; his companion fugitive and horse-thief gave up the protracted struggle with a feeling not unlike relief.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For his hand had been cramped by hard riding, and his eye distracted by their sudden onset, and so the inevitable end had come.
horse-thief
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From this reading He submitted sullenly to his captors; his companion fugitive and horse-thief gave up the protracted struggle with a feeling not unlike relief.
hot
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From this reading Even the hot and revengeful victors were content.
inevitable
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From this reading For his hand had been cramped by hard riding, and his eye distracted by their sudden onset, and so the inevitable end had come.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had gone wide of its mark,--the ringleader of the Vigilantes,--and had left Red Pete, who had fired it, covered by their rifles and at their mercy.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It had gone wide of its mark,--the ringleader of the Vigilantes,--and had left Red Pete, who had fired it, covered by their rifles and at their mercy.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had gone wide of its mark,--the ringleader of the Vigilantes,--and had left Red Pete, who had fired it, covered by their rifles and at their mercy.
mark
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From this reading It had gone wide of its mark,--the ringleader of the Vigilantes,--and had left Red Pete, who had fired it, covered by their rifles and at their mercy.
mercy
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From this reading It had gone wide of its mark,--the ringleader of the Vigilantes,--and had left Red Pete, who had fired it, covered by their rifles and at their mercy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He submitted sullenly to his captors; his companion fugitive and horse-thief gave up the protracted struggle with a feeling not unlike relief.
October
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From this reading _Published October 1910_ Only one shot had been fired.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had gone wide of its mark,--the ringleader of the Vigilantes,--and had left Red Pete, who had fired it, covered by their rifles and at their mercy.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Published October 1910_ Only one shot had been fired.
Only
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From this reading _Published October 1910_ Only one shot had been fired.
onset
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From this reading For his hand had been cramped by hard riding, and his eye distracted by their sudden onset, and so the inevitable end had come.
Pete
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From this reading It had gone wide of its mark,--the ringleader of the Vigilantes,--and had left Red Pete, who had fired it, covered by their rifles and at their mercy.
protracted
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From this reading He submitted sullenly to his captors; his companion fugitive and horse-thief gave up the protracted struggle with a feeling not unlike relief.
Published
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From this reading _Published October 1910_ Only one shot had been fired.
Red
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From this reading It had gone wide of its mark,--the ringleader of the Vigilantes,--and had left Red Pete, who had fired it, covered by their rifles and at their mercy.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading He submitted sullenly to his captors; his companion fugitive and horse-thief gave up the protracted struggle with a feeling not unlike relief.
revengeful
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From this reading Even the hot and revengeful victors were content.
riding
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From this reading For his hand had been cramped by hard riding, and his eye distracted by their sudden onset, and so the inevitable end had come.
rifles
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From this reading It had gone wide of its mark,--the ringleader of the Vigilantes,--and had left Red Pete, who had fired it, covered by their rifles and at their mercy.
ringleadernounUS /ˈringleader/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had gone wide of its mark,--the ringleader of the Vigilantes,--and had left Red Pete, who had fired it, covered by their rifles and at their mercy.
shot
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From this reading _Published October 1910_ Only one shot had been fired.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For his hand had been cramped by hard riding, and his eye distracted by their sudden onset, and so the inevitable end had come.
struggle
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From this reading He submitted sullenly to his captors; his companion fugitive and horse-thief gave up the protracted struggle with a feeling not unlike relief.
submitted
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From this reading He submitted sullenly to his captors; his companion fugitive and horse-thief gave up the protracted struggle with a feeling not unlike relief.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For his hand had been cramped by hard riding, and his eye distracted by their sudden onset, and so the inevitable end had come.
sullenly
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From this reading He submitted sullenly to his captors; his companion fugitive and horse-thief gave up the protracted struggle with a feeling not unlike relief.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It had gone wide of its mark,--the ringleader of the Vigilantes,--and had left Red Pete, who had fired it, covered by their rifles and at their mercy.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It had gone wide of its mark,--the ringleader of the Vigilantes,--and had left Red Pete, who had fired it, covered by their rifles and at their mercy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He submitted sullenly to his captors; his companion fugitive and horse-thief gave up the protracted struggle with a feeling not unlike relief.
unlike
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From this reading He submitted sullenly to his captors; his companion fugitive and horse-thief gave up the protracted struggle with a feeling not unlike relief.
up
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From this reading He submitted sullenly to his captors; his companion fugitive and horse-thief gave up the protracted struggle with a feeling not unlike relief.
victors
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From this reading Even the hot and revengeful victors were content.
Vigilantes
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From this reading It had gone wide of its mark,--the ringleader of the Vigilantes,--and had left Red Pete, who had fired it, covered by their rifles and at their mercy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even the hot and revengeful victors were content.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It had gone wide of its mark,--the ringleader of the Vigilantes,--and had left Red Pete, who had fired it, covered by their rifles and at their mercy.
wide
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From this reading It had gone wide of its mark,--the ringleader of the Vigilantes,--and had left Red Pete, who had fired it, covered by their rifles and at their mercy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He submitted sullenly to his captors; his companion fugitive and horse-thief gave up the protracted struggle with a feeling not unlike relief.
