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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 In the distance the herd of buffaloes still could be seen, a tiny mass moving across the plains in the dim light.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading In the distance the herd of buffaloes still could be seen, a tiny mass moving across the plains in the dim light.
also
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From this reading As once more he looked up and peered intently in every direction, he was aware also that no one was within sight.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Even while he was gazing at them they disappeared and were lost to sight among the foothills.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As once more he looked up and peered intently in every direction, he was aware also that no one was within sight.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As once more he looked up and peered intently in every direction, he was aware also that no one was within sight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even while he was gazing at them they disappeared and were lost to sight among the foothills.
aware
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From this reading Reuben was aware that he was not far from the base of one of the highest mountains.
base
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From this reading Reuben was aware that he was not far from the base of one of the highest mountains.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the distance the herd of buffaloes still could be seen, a tiny mass moving across the plains in the dim light.
beast
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From this reading The poor beast on which he had ridden was dead and there was no means by which the young trapper might return to the camp where he had left his friend.
buffaloes
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From this reading In the distance the herd of buffaloes still could be seen, a tiny mass moving across the plains in the dim light.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The poor beast on which he had ridden was dead and there was no means by which the young trapper might return to the camp where he had left his friend.
camp
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From this reading The poor beast on which he had ridden was dead and there was no means by which the young trapper might return to the camp where he had left his friend.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the distance the herd of buffaloes still could be seen, a tiny mass moving across the plains in the dim light.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor beast on which he had ridden was dead and there was no means by which the young trapper might return to the camp where he had left his friend.
dim
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From this reading In the distance the herd of buffaloes still could be seen, a tiny mass moving across the plains in the dim light.
direction
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From this reading As once more he looked up and peered intently in every direction, he was aware also that no one was within sight.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Even while he was gazing at them they disappeared and were lost to sight among the foothills.
distance
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From this reading In the distance the herd of buffaloes still could be seen, a tiny mass moving across the plains in the dim light.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even while he was gazing at them they disappeared and were lost to sight among the foothills.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading As once more he looked up and peered intently in every direction, he was aware also that no one was within sight.
far
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From this reading Reuben was aware that he was not far from the base of one of the highest mountains.
foothills
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From this reading Even while he was gazing at them they disappeared and were lost to sight among the foothills.
friend
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From this reading The poor beast on which he had ridden was dead and there was no means by which the young trapper might return to the camp where he had left his friend.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Reuben was aware that he was not far from the base of one of the highest mountains.
gazing
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From this reading Even while he was gazing at them they disappeared and were lost to sight among the foothills.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The poor beast on which he had ridden was dead and there was no means by which the young trapper might return to the camp where he had left his friend.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Reuben was aware that he was not far from the base of one of the highest mountains.
herd
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From this reading In the distance the herd of buffaloes still could be seen, a tiny mass moving across the plains in the dim light.
highest
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From this reading Reuben was aware that he was not far from the base of one of the highest mountains.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The poor beast on which he had ridden was dead and there was no means by which the young trapper might return to the camp where he had left his friend.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As once more he looked up and peered intently in every direction, he was aware also that no one was within sight.
intently
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From this reading As once more he looked up and peered intently in every direction, he was aware also that no one was within sight.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor beast on which he had ridden was dead and there was no means by which the young trapper might return to the camp where he had left his friend.
light
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From this reading In the distance the herd of buffaloes still could be seen, a tiny mass moving across the plains in the dim light.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As once more he looked up and peered intently in every direction, he was aware also that no one was within sight.
lost
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From this reading Even while he was gazing at them they disappeared and were lost to sight among the foothills.
mass
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From this reading In the distance the herd of buffaloes still could be seen, a tiny mass moving across the plains in the dim light.
means
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From this reading The poor beast on which he had ridden was dead and there was no means by which the young trapper might return to the camp where he had left his friend.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The poor beast on which he had ridden was dead and there was no means by which the young trapper might return to the camp where he had left his friend.
more
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From this reading As once more he looked up and peered intently in every direction, he was aware also that no one was within sight.
mountains
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From this reading Reuben was aware that he was not far from the base of one of the highest mountains.
moving
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From this reading In the distance the herd of buffaloes still could be seen, a tiny mass moving across the plains in the dim light.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As once more he looked up and peered intently in every direction, he was aware also that no one was within sight.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Reuben was aware that he was not far from the base of one of the highest mountains.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Reuben was aware that he was not far from the base of one of the highest mountains.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The poor beast on which he had ridden was dead and there was no means by which the young trapper might return to the camp where he had left his friend.
once
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From this reading As once more he looked up and peered intently in every direction, he was aware also that no one was within sight.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Reuben was aware that he was not far from the base of one of the highest mountains.
peered
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From this reading As once more he looked up and peered intently in every direction, he was aware also that no one was within sight.
plains
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From this reading In the distance the herd of buffaloes still could be seen, a tiny mass moving across the plains in the dim light.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor beast on which he had ridden was dead and there was no means by which the young trapper might return to the camp where he had left his friend.
return
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From this reading The poor beast on which he had ridden was dead and there was no means by which the young trapper might return to the camp where he had left his friend.
Reuben
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From this reading Reuben was aware that he was not far from the base of one of the highest mountains.
ridden
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From this reading The poor beast on which he had ridden was dead and there was no means by which the young trapper might return to the camp where he had left his friend.
seen
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From this reading In the distance the herd of buffaloes still could be seen, a tiny mass moving across the plains in the dim light.
sight
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From this reading As once more he looked up and peered intently in every direction, he was aware also that no one was within sight.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the distance the herd of buffaloes still could be seen, a tiny mass moving across the plains in the dim light.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Reuben was aware that he was not far from the base of one of the highest mountains.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Reuben was aware that he was not far from the base of one of the highest mountains.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Even while he was gazing at them they disappeared and were lost to sight among the foothills.
there
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From this reading The poor beast on which he had ridden was dead and there was no means by which the young trapper might return to the camp where he had left his friend.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even while he was gazing at them they disappeared and were lost to sight among the foothills.
tiny
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From this reading In the distance the herd of buffaloes still could be seen, a tiny mass moving across the plains in the dim light.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The poor beast on which he had ridden was dead and there was no means by which the young trapper might return to the camp where he had left his friend.
trapper
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From this reading The poor beast on which he had ridden was dead and there was no means by which the young trapper might return to the camp where he had left his friend.
up
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From this reading As once more he looked up and peered intently in every direction, he was aware also that no one was within sight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Reuben was aware that he was not far from the base of one of the highest mountains.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even while he was gazing at them they disappeared and were lost to sight among the foothills.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The poor beast on which he had ridden was dead and there was no means by which the young trapper might return to the camp where he had left his friend.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The poor beast on which he had ridden was dead and there was no means by which the young trapper might return to the camp where he had left his friend.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Even while he was gazing at them they disappeared and were lost to sight among the foothills.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading As once more he looked up and peered intently in every direction, he was aware also that no one was within sight.
young
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From this reading The poor beast on which he had ridden was dead and there was no means by which the young trapper might return to the camp where he had left his friend.
