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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 For a moment the startled men gazed silently at their leader.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before an attack was made, however, the daring hunter approached the village alone and noisily summoned the braves to a second conference.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Before an attack was made, however, the daring hunter approached the village alone and noisily summoned the braves to a second conference.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However, the quietly spoken declaration of Kit Carson speedily aroused a spirit of determination, and every one of his followers was willing to do his utmost to carry out his directions.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Doubtless the slight form of the hunter and his boyish appearance created a false impression in the minds of the Indians.
approached
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From this reading Before an attack was made, however, the daring hunter approached the village alone and noisily summoned the braves to a second conference.
aroused
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From this reading However, the quietly spoken declaration of Kit Carson speedily aroused a spirit of determination, and every one of his followers was willing to do his utmost to carry out his directions.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For a moment the startled men gazed silently at their leader.
attack
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From this reading Before an attack was made, however, the daring hunter approached the village alone and noisily summoned the braves to a second conference.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Every one had been confident that when they drew near the Indian village the redmen would give up the culprits.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before an attack was made, however, the daring hunter approached the village alone and noisily summoned the braves to a second conference.
boyish
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From this reading Doubtless the slight form of the hunter and his boyish appearance created a false impression in the minds of the Indians.
braves
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From this reading Before an attack was made, however, the daring hunter approached the village alone and noisily summoned the braves to a second conference.
carry
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From this reading However, the quietly spoken declaration of Kit Carson speedily aroused a spirit of determination, and every one of his followers was willing to do his utmost to carry out his directions.
Carson
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From this reading However, the quietly spoken declaration of Kit Carson speedily aroused a spirit of determination, and every one of his followers was willing to do his utmost to carry out his directions.
conference
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From this reading Before an attack was made, however, the daring hunter approached the village alone and noisily summoned the braves to a second conference.
confident
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From this reading Every one had been confident that when they drew near the Indian village the redmen would give up the culprits.
created
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From this reading Doubtless the slight form of the hunter and his boyish appearance created a false impression in the minds of the Indians.
culprits
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From this reading Every one had been confident that when they drew near the Indian village the redmen would give up the culprits.
daring
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From this reading Before an attack was made, however, the daring hunter approached the village alone and noisily summoned the braves to a second conference.
declaration
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From this reading However, the quietly spoken declaration of Kit Carson speedily aroused a spirit of determination, and every one of his followers was willing to do his utmost to carry out his directions.
determination
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From this reading However, the quietly spoken declaration of Kit Carson speedily aroused a spirit of determination, and every one of his followers was willing to do his utmost to carry out his directions.
directions
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From this reading However, the quietly spoken declaration of Kit Carson speedily aroused a spirit of determination, and every one of his followers was willing to do his utmost to carry out his directions.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading However, the quietly spoken declaration of Kit Carson speedily aroused a spirit of determination, and every one of his followers was willing to do his utmost to carry out his directions.
Doubtless
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From this reading Doubtless the slight form of the hunter and his boyish appearance created a false impression in the minds of the Indians.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every one had been confident that when they drew near the Indian village the redmen would give up the culprits.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one had been confident that when they drew near the Indian village the redmen would give up the culprits.
false
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From this reading Doubtless the slight form of the hunter and his boyish appearance created a false impression in the minds of the Indians.
followers
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From this reading However, the quietly spoken declaration of Kit Carson speedily aroused a spirit of determination, and every one of his followers was willing to do his utmost to carry out his directions.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment the startled men gazed silently at their leader.
form
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From this reading Doubtless the slight form of the hunter and his boyish appearance created a false impression in the minds of the Indians.
gazed
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From this reading For a moment the startled men gazed silently at their leader.
give
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From this reading Every one had been confident that when they drew near the Indian village the redmen would give up the culprits.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every one had been confident that when they drew near the Indian village the redmen would give up the culprits.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading However, the quietly spoken declaration of Kit Carson speedily aroused a spirit of determination, and every one of his followers was willing to do his utmost to carry out his directions.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, the quietly spoken declaration of Kit Carson speedily aroused a spirit of determination, and every one of his followers was willing to do his utmost to carry out his directions.
hunter
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From this reading Before an attack was made, however, the daring hunter approached the village alone and noisily summoned the braves to a second conference.
impression
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From this reading Doubtless the slight form of the hunter and his boyish appearance created a false impression in the minds of the Indians.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Doubtless the slight form of the hunter and his boyish appearance created a false impression in the minds of the Indians.
Indian
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From this reading Every one had been confident that when they drew near the Indian village the redmen would give up the culprits.
Indians
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From this reading Doubtless the slight form of the hunter and his boyish appearance created a false impression in the minds of the Indians.
Kit
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From this reading However, the quietly spoken declaration of Kit Carson speedily aroused a spirit of determination, and every one of his followers was willing to do his utmost to carry out his directions.
leader
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From this reading For a moment the startled men gazed silently at their leader.
made
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From this reading Before an attack was made, however, the daring hunter approached the village alone and noisily summoned the braves to a second conference.
men
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From this reading For a moment the startled men gazed silently at their leader.
minds
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From this reading Doubtless the slight form of the hunter and his boyish appearance created a false impression in the minds of the Indians.
moment
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From this reading For a moment the startled men gazed silently at their leader.
near
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From this reading Every one had been confident that when they drew near the Indian village the redmen would give up the culprits.
noisily
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From this reading Before an attack was made, however, the daring hunter approached the village alone and noisily summoned the braves to a second conference.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading However, the quietly spoken declaration of Kit Carson speedily aroused a spirit of determination, and every one of his followers was willing to do his utmost to carry out his directions.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one had been confident that when they drew near the Indian village the redmen would give up the culprits.
out
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From this reading However, the quietly spoken declaration of Kit Carson speedily aroused a spirit of determination, and every one of his followers was willing to do his utmost to carry out his directions.
quietly
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From this reading However, the quietly spoken declaration of Kit Carson speedily aroused a spirit of determination, and every one of his followers was willing to do his utmost to carry out his directions.
redmen
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From this reading Every one had been confident that when they drew near the Indian village the redmen would give up the culprits.
second
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From this reading Before an attack was made, however, the daring hunter approached the village alone and noisily summoned the braves to a second conference.
silently
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From this reading For a moment the startled men gazed silently at their leader.
slight
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From this reading Doubtless the slight form of the hunter and his boyish appearance created a false impression in the minds of the Indians.
speedily
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From this reading However, the quietly spoken declaration of Kit Carson speedily aroused a spirit of determination, and every one of his followers was willing to do his utmost to carry out his directions.
spirit
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From this reading However, the quietly spoken declaration of Kit Carson speedily aroused a spirit of determination, and every one of his followers was willing to do his utmost to carry out his directions.
spoken
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From this reading However, the quietly spoken declaration of Kit Carson speedily aroused a spirit of determination, and every one of his followers was willing to do his utmost to carry out his directions.
startled
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From this reading For a moment the startled men gazed silently at their leader.
summoned
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From this reading Before an attack was made, however, the daring hunter approached the village alone and noisily summoned the braves to a second conference.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every one had been confident that when they drew near the Indian village the redmen would give up the culprits.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a moment the startled men gazed silently at their leader.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For a moment the startled men gazed silently at their leader.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every one had been confident that when they drew near the Indian village the redmen would give up the culprits.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading However, the quietly spoken declaration of Kit Carson speedily aroused a spirit of determination, and every one of his followers was willing to do his utmost to carry out his directions.
up
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From this reading Every one had been confident that when they drew near the Indian village the redmen would give up the culprits.
utmost
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From this reading However, the quietly spoken declaration of Kit Carson speedily aroused a spirit of determination, and every one of his followers was willing to do his utmost to carry out his directions.
village
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From this reading Every one had been confident that when they drew near the Indian village the redmen would give up the culprits.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading However, the quietly spoken declaration of Kit Carson speedily aroused a spirit of determination, and every one of his followers was willing to do his utmost to carry out his directions.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Every one had been confident that when they drew near the Indian village the redmen would give up the culprits.
willing
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From this reading However, the quietly spoken declaration of Kit Carson speedily aroused a spirit of determination, and every one of his followers was willing to do his utmost to carry out his directions.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Every one had been confident that when they drew near the Indian village the redmen would give up the culprits.
