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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 There was not even a cry from the stricken man, and as the Indians sent forth a wild whoop every one in the camp leaped to his feet and fled from the spot.
all
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From this reading By some strange chance almost all the bullets took effect in the body of the suffering schoolmaster.
almost
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From this reading By some strange chance almost all the bullets took effect in the body of the suffering schoolmaster.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was not even a cry from the stricken man, and as the Indians sent forth a wild whoop every one in the camp leaped to his feet and fled from the spot.
appeared
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From this reading CONCLUSION The light of the rising sun had appeared when the crouching Indians together fired upon the silent little camp.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was not even a cry from the stricken man, and as the Indians sent forth a wild whoop every one in the camp leaped to his feet and fled from the spot.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There had been no time for plans to be made, and consequently every man fled by himself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been no time for plans to be made, and consequently every man fled by himself.
befallen
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From this reading They were followed by the shots and the cries of the pursuing Indians, but no one knew what had befallen his comrade.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By some strange chance almost all the bullets took effect in the body of the suffering schoolmaster.
bullets
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From this reading By some strange chance almost all the bullets took effect in the body of the suffering schoolmaster.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They were followed by the shots and the cries of the pursuing Indians, but no one knew what had befallen his comrade.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By some strange chance almost all the bullets took effect in the body of the suffering schoolmaster.
camp
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From this reading CONCLUSION The light of the rising sun had appeared when the crouching Indians together fired upon the silent little camp.
chance
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From this reading By some strange chance almost all the bullets took effect in the body of the suffering schoolmaster.
comrade
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From this reading They were followed by the shots and the cries of the pursuing Indians, but no one knew what had befallen his comrade.
CONCLUSION
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From this reading CONCLUSION The light of the rising sun had appeared when the crouching Indians together fired upon the silent little camp.
consequently
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From this reading There had been no time for plans to be made, and consequently every man fled by himself.
cries
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From this reading They were followed by the shots and the cries of the pursuing Indians, but no one knew what had befallen his comrade.
crouching
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From this reading CONCLUSION The light of the rising sun had appeared when the crouching Indians together fired upon the silent little camp.
cry
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From this reading There was not even a cry from the stricken man, and as the Indians sent forth a wild whoop every one in the camp leaped to his feet and fled from the spot.
effect
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From this reading By some strange chance almost all the bullets took effect in the body of the suffering schoolmaster.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was not even a cry from the stricken man, and as the Indians sent forth a wild whoop every one in the camp leaped to his feet and fled from the spot.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There was not even a cry from the stricken man, and as the Indians sent forth a wild whoop every one in the camp leaped to his feet and fled from the spot.
feet
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From this reading There was not even a cry from the stricken man, and as the Indians sent forth a wild whoop every one in the camp leaped to his feet and fled from the spot.
fired
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From this reading CONCLUSION The light of the rising sun had appeared when the crouching Indians together fired upon the silent little camp.
fled
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From this reading There was not even a cry from the stricken man, and as the Indians sent forth a wild whoop every one in the camp leaped to his feet and fled from the spot.
followed
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From this reading They were followed by the shots and the cries of the pursuing Indians, but no one knew what had befallen his comrade.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There had been no time for plans to be made, and consequently every man fled by himself.
forth
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From this reading There was not even a cry from the stricken man, and as the Indians sent forth a wild whoop every one in the camp leaped to his feet and fled from the spot.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was not even a cry from the stricken man, and as the Indians sent forth a wild whoop every one in the camp leaped to his feet and fled from the spot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CONCLUSION The light of the rising sun had appeared when the crouching Indians together fired upon the silent little camp.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading There had been no time for plans to be made, and consequently every man fled by himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was not even a cry from the stricken man, and as the Indians sent forth a wild whoop every one in the camp leaped to his feet and fled from the spot.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By some strange chance almost all the bullets took effect in the body of the suffering schoolmaster.
Indians
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From this reading CONCLUSION The light of the rising sun had appeared when the crouching Indians together fired upon the silent little camp.
knew
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From this reading They were followed by the shots and the cries of the pursuing Indians, but no one knew what had befallen his comrade.
leaped
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From this reading There was not even a cry from the stricken man, and as the Indians sent forth a wild whoop every one in the camp leaped to his feet and fled from the spot.
light
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From this reading CONCLUSION The light of the rising sun had appeared when the crouching Indians together fired upon the silent little camp.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CONCLUSION The light of the rising sun had appeared when the crouching Indians together fired upon the silent little camp.
made
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From this reading There had been no time for plans to be made, and consequently every man fled by himself.
man
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From this reading There was not even a cry from the stricken man, and as the Indians sent forth a wild whoop every one in the camp leaped to his feet and fled from the spot.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There had been no time for plans to be made, and consequently every man fled by himself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not even a cry from the stricken man, and as the Indians sent forth a wild whoop every one in the camp leaped to his feet and fled from the spot.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONCLUSION The light of the rising sun had appeared when the crouching Indians together fired upon the silent little camp.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was not even a cry from the stricken man, and as the Indians sent forth a wild whoop every one in the camp leaped to his feet and fled from the spot.
plans
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From this reading There had been no time for plans to be made, and consequently every man fled by himself.
pursuing
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From this reading They were followed by the shots and the cries of the pursuing Indians, but no one knew what had befallen his comrade.
rising
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From this reading CONCLUSION The light of the rising sun had appeared when the crouching Indians together fired upon the silent little camp.
schoolmaster
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From this reading By some strange chance almost all the bullets took effect in the body of the suffering schoolmaster.
sent
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From this reading There was not even a cry from the stricken man, and as the Indians sent forth a wild whoop every one in the camp leaped to his feet and fled from the spot.
shots
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From this reading They were followed by the shots and the cries of the pursuing Indians, but no one knew what had befallen his comrade.
silent
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From this reading CONCLUSION The light of the rising sun had appeared when the crouching Indians together fired upon the silent little camp.
some
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From this reading By some strange chance almost all the bullets took effect in the body of the suffering schoolmaster.
spot
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From this reading There was not even a cry from the stricken man, and as the Indians sent forth a wild whoop every one in the camp leaped to his feet and fled from the spot.
strange
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From this reading By some strange chance almost all the bullets took effect in the body of the suffering schoolmaster.
stricken
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From this reading There was not even a cry from the stricken man, and as the Indians sent forth a wild whoop every one in the camp leaped to his feet and fled from the spot.
suffering
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From this reading By some strange chance almost all the bullets took effect in the body of the suffering schoolmaster.
sun
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From this reading CONCLUSION The light of the rising sun had appeared when the crouching Indians together fired upon the silent little camp.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONCLUSION The light of the rising sun had appeared when the crouching Indians together fired upon the silent little camp.
There
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From this reading There was not even a cry from the stricken man, and as the Indians sent forth a wild whoop every one in the camp leaped to his feet and fled from the spot.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were followed by the shots and the cries of the pursuing Indians, but no one knew what had befallen his comrade.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been no time for plans to be made, and consequently every man fled by himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was not even a cry from the stricken man, and as the Indians sent forth a wild whoop every one in the camp leaped to his feet and fled from the spot.
together
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From this reading CONCLUSION The light of the rising sun had appeared when the crouching Indians together fired upon the silent little camp.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By some strange chance almost all the bullets took effect in the body of the suffering schoolmaster.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading CONCLUSION The light of the rising sun had appeared when the crouching Indians together fired upon the silent little camp.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was not even a cry from the stricken man, and as the Indians sent forth a wild whoop every one in the camp leaped to his feet and fled from the spot.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were followed by the shots and the cries of the pursuing Indians, but no one knew what had befallen his comrade.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They were followed by the shots and the cries of the pursuing Indians, but no one knew what had befallen his comrade.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading CONCLUSION The light of the rising sun had appeared when the crouching Indians together fired upon the silent little camp.
whoop
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From this reading There was not even a cry from the stricken man, and as the Indians sent forth a wild whoop every one in the camp leaped to his feet and fled from the spot.
wild
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From this reading There was not even a cry from the stricken man, and as the Indians sent forth a wild whoop every one in the camp leaped to his feet and fled from the spot.
