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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 It was confidently believed that the horses would leave their place of shelter about sunrise or a little before.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was confidently believed that the horses would leave their place of shelter about sunrise or a little before.
agreed
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From this reading The plan which had been agreed upon was for Kit Carson himself to go into the valley into which the drove of wild horses had disappeared and await their return to the plains.
also
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From this reading It also was planned that the scout, if it was possible, was to separate the leader from the other horses in the drove and to chase him at his highest speed.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The three companions of the scout had been stationed at intervals of two or three miles among the foothills in places where they would be concealed from the sight of any passerby.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Long before daylight the following morning Kit Carson and his three companions mounted their horses and departed from the camp.
any
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From this reading The three companions of the scout had been stationed at intervals of two or three miles among the foothills in places where they would be concealed from the sight of any passerby.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The three companions of the scout had been stationed at intervals of two or three miles among the foothills in places where they would be concealed from the sight of any passerby.
await
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From this reading The plan which had been agreed upon was for Kit Carson himself to go into the valley into which the drove of wild horses had disappeared and await their return to the plains.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The three companions of the scout had been stationed at intervals of two or three miles among the foothills in places where they would be concealed from the sight of any passerby.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The plan which had been agreed upon was for Kit Carson himself to go into the valley into which the drove of wild horses had disappeared and await their return to the plains.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Long before daylight the following morning Kit Carson and his three companions mounted their horses and departed from the camp.
believed
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From this reading It was confidently believed that the horses would leave their place of shelter about sunrise or a little before.
camp
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From this reading Long before daylight the following morning Kit Carson and his three companions mounted their horses and departed from the camp.
Carson
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From this reading Long before daylight the following morning Kit Carson and his three companions mounted their horses and departed from the camp.
chase
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From this reading It also was planned that the scout, if it was possible, was to separate the leader from the other horses in the drove and to chase him at his highest speed.
companions
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From this reading Long before daylight the following morning Kit Carson and his three companions mounted their horses and departed from the camp.
concealed
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From this reading The three companions of the scout had been stationed at intervals of two or three miles among the foothills in places where they would be concealed from the sight of any passerby.
confidently
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From this reading It was confidently believed that the horses would leave their place of shelter about sunrise or a little before.
daylight
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From this reading Long before daylight the following morning Kit Carson and his three companions mounted their horses and departed from the camp.
departed
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From this reading Long before daylight the following morning Kit Carson and his three companions mounted their horses and departed from the camp.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The plan which had been agreed upon was for Kit Carson himself to go into the valley into which the drove of wild horses had disappeared and await their return to the plains.
drove
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From this reading The plan which had been agreed upon was for Kit Carson himself to go into the valley into which the drove of wild horses had disappeared and await their return to the plains.
following
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From this reading Long before daylight the following morning Kit Carson and his three companions mounted their horses and departed from the camp.
foothills
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From this reading The three companions of the scout had been stationed at intervals of two or three miles among the foothills in places where they would be concealed from the sight of any passerby.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The plan which had been agreed upon was for Kit Carson himself to go into the valley into which the drove of wild horses had disappeared and await their return to the plains.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Long before daylight the following morning Kit Carson and his three companions mounted their horses and departed from the camp.
go
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From this reading The plan which had been agreed upon was for Kit Carson himself to go into the valley into which the drove of wild horses had disappeared and await their return to the plains.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The plan which had been agreed upon was for Kit Carson himself to go into the valley into which the drove of wild horses had disappeared and await their return to the plains.
highest
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From this reading It also was planned that the scout, if it was possible, was to separate the leader from the other horses in the drove and to chase him at his highest speed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It also was planned that the scout, if it was possible, was to separate the leader from the other horses in the drove and to chase him at his highest speed.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The plan which had been agreed upon was for Kit Carson himself to go into the valley into which the drove of wild horses had disappeared and await their return to the plains.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Long before daylight the following morning Kit Carson and his three companions mounted their horses and departed from the camp.
horses
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From this reading Long before daylight the following morning Kit Carson and his three companions mounted their horses and departed from the camp.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It also was planned that the scout, if it was possible, was to separate the leader from the other horses in the drove and to chase him at his highest speed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The three companions of the scout had been stationed at intervals of two or three miles among the foothills in places where they would be concealed from the sight of any passerby.
intervals
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From this reading The three companions of the scout had been stationed at intervals of two or three miles among the foothills in places where they would be concealed from the sight of any passerby.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The plan which had been agreed upon was for Kit Carson himself to go into the valley into which the drove of wild horses had disappeared and await their return to the plains.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was confidently believed that the horses would leave their place of shelter about sunrise or a little before.
Kit
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From this reading Long before daylight the following morning Kit Carson and his three companions mounted their horses and departed from the camp.
leader
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From this reading It also was planned that the scout, if it was possible, was to separate the leader from the other horses in the drove and to chase him at his highest speed.
leave
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From this reading It was confidently believed that the horses would leave their place of shelter about sunrise or a little before.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was confidently believed that the horses would leave their place of shelter about sunrise or a little before.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long before daylight the following morning Kit Carson and his three companions mounted their horses and departed from the camp.
miles
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From this reading The three companions of the scout had been stationed at intervals of two or three miles among the foothills in places where they would be concealed from the sight of any passerby.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long before daylight the following morning Kit Carson and his three companions mounted their horses and departed from the camp.
mounted
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From this reading Long before daylight the following morning Kit Carson and his three companions mounted their horses and departed from the camp.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The plan which had been agreed upon was for Kit Carson himself to go into the valley into which the drove of wild horses had disappeared and await their return to the plains.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was confidently believed that the horses would leave their place of shelter about sunrise or a little before.
other
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From this reading It also was planned that the scout, if it was possible, was to separate the leader from the other horses in the drove and to chase him at his highest speed.
passerby
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From this reading The three companions of the scout had been stationed at intervals of two or three miles among the foothills in places where they would be concealed from the sight of any passerby.
place
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From this reading It was confidently believed that the horses would leave their place of shelter about sunrise or a little before.
places
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From this reading The three companions of the scout had been stationed at intervals of two or three miles among the foothills in places where they would be concealed from the sight of any passerby.
plains
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From this reading The plan which had been agreed upon was for Kit Carson himself to go into the valley into which the drove of wild horses had disappeared and await their return to the plains.
plan
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From this reading The plan which had been agreed upon was for Kit Carson himself to go into the valley into which the drove of wild horses had disappeared and await their return to the plains.
planned
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From this reading It also was planned that the scout, if it was possible, was to separate the leader from the other horses in the drove and to chase him at his highest speed.
possible
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From this reading It also was planned that the scout, if it was possible, was to separate the leader from the other horses in the drove and to chase him at his highest speed.
return
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From this reading The plan which had been agreed upon was for Kit Carson himself to go into the valley into which the drove of wild horses had disappeared and await their return to the plains.
scout
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From this reading The three companions of the scout had been stationed at intervals of two or three miles among the foothills in places where they would be concealed from the sight of any passerby.
separate
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From this reading It also was planned that the scout, if it was possible, was to separate the leader from the other horses in the drove and to chase him at his highest speed.
shelter
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From this reading It was confidently believed that the horses would leave their place of shelter about sunrise or a little before.
sight
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From this reading The three companions of the scout had been stationed at intervals of two or three miles among the foothills in places where they would be concealed from the sight of any passerby.
speed
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From this reading It also was planned that the scout, if it was possible, was to separate the leader from the other horses in the drove and to chase him at his highest speed.
stationed
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From this reading The three companions of the scout had been stationed at intervals of two or three miles among the foothills in places where they would be concealed from the sight of any passerby.
sunrise
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From this reading It was confidently believed that the horses would leave their place of shelter about sunrise or a little before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was confidently believed that the horses would leave their place of shelter about sunrise or a little before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Long before daylight the following morning Kit Carson and his three companions mounted their horses and departed from the camp.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Long before daylight the following morning Kit Carson and his three companions mounted their horses and departed from the camp.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The three companions of the scout had been stationed at intervals of two or three miles among the foothills in places where they would be concealed from the sight of any passerby.
three
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From this reading Long before daylight the following morning Kit Carson and his three companions mounted their horses and departed from the camp.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The plan which had been agreed upon was for Kit Carson himself to go into the valley into which the drove of wild horses had disappeared and await their return to the plains.
two
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From this reading The three companions of the scout had been stationed at intervals of two or three miles among the foothills in places where they would be concealed from the sight of any passerby.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The plan which had been agreed upon was for Kit Carson himself to go into the valley into which the drove of wild horses had disappeared and await their return to the plains.
valley
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From this reading The plan which had been agreed upon was for Kit Carson himself to go into the valley into which the drove of wild horses had disappeared and await their return to the plains.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The plan which had been agreed upon was for Kit Carson himself to go into the valley into which the drove of wild horses had disappeared and await their return to the plains.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The three companions of the scout had been stationed at intervals of two or three miles among the foothills in places where they would be concealed from the sight of any passerby.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The plan which had been agreed upon was for Kit Carson himself to go into the valley into which the drove of wild horses had disappeared and await their return to the plains.
wild
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From this reading The plan which had been agreed upon was for Kit Carson himself to go into the valley into which the drove of wild horses had disappeared and await their return to the plains.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was confidently believed that the horses would leave their place of shelter about sunrise or a little before.
