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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 a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
able
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From this reading Reuben was able to see the tired horse when he dashed through the little valley and fled to the exit on the opposite side.
advanced
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From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Instantly Kit Carson and Reuben, together with the men who were still on the open plain, dashed toward the entrance.
anger
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From this reading The noble animal stopped and gazed partly in fear and partly in anger at the men, and then with repeated snorts of defiance began to circle the little enclosure.
animal
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From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The noble animal stopped and gazed partly in fear and partly in anger at the men, and then with repeated snorts of defiance began to circle the little enclosure.
back
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From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
beast
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From this reading Again the terrified beast turned back when he found the passageway blocked by several of his pursuers.
beating
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From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The noble animal stopped and gazed partly in fear and partly in anger at the men, and then with repeated snorts of defiance began to circle the little enclosure.
blocked
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From this reading Again the terrified beast turned back when he found the passageway blocked by several of his pursuers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
Carson
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From this reading Instantly Kit Carson and Reuben, together with the men who were still on the open plain, dashed toward the entrance.
circle
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From this reading The noble animal stopped and gazed partly in fear and partly in anger at the men, and then with repeated snorts of defiance began to circle the little enclosure.
dashed
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From this reading Instantly Kit Carson and Reuben, together with the men who were still on the open plain, dashed toward the entrance.
defiance
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From this reading The noble animal stopped and gazed partly in fear and partly in anger at the men, and then with repeated snorts of defiance began to circle the little enclosure.
enclosurenounUS /ˈenclosure/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The noble animal stopped and gazed partly in fear and partly in anger at the men, and then with repeated snorts of defiance began to circle the little enclosure.
entered
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From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
entrance
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From this reading Instantly Kit Carson and Reuben, together with the men who were still on the open plain, dashed toward the entrance.
exit
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From this reading Reuben was able to see the tired horse when he dashed through the little valley and fled to the exit on the opposite side.
fear
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From this reading The noble animal stopped and gazed partly in fear and partly in anger at the men, and then with repeated snorts of defiance began to circle the little enclosure.
fled
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From this reading Reuben was able to see the tired horse when he dashed through the little valley and fled to the exit on the opposite side.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again the terrified beast turned back when he found the passageway blocked by several of his pursuers.
gazed
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From this reading The noble animal stopped and gazed partly in fear and partly in anger at the men, and then with repeated snorts of defiance began to circle the little enclosure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Reuben was able to see the tired horse when he dashed through the little valley and fled to the exit on the opposite side.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
horse
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From this reading Reuben was able to see the tired horse when he dashed through the little valley and fled to the exit on the opposite side.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
immediately
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From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
Instantly
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From this reading Instantly Kit Carson and Reuben, together with the men who were still on the open plain, dashed toward the entrance.
Kit
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From this reading Instantly Kit Carson and Reuben, together with the men who were still on the open plain, dashed toward the entrance.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reuben was able to see the tired horse when he dashed through the little valley and fled to the exit on the opposite side.
loudest
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From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
men
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From this reading Instantly Kit Carson and Reuben, together with the men who were still on the open plain, dashed toward the entrance.
moment
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From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
noble
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From this reading The noble animal stopped and gazed partly in fear and partly in anger at the men, and then with repeated snorts of defiance began to circle the little enclosure.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Again the terrified beast turned back when he found the passageway blocked by several of his pursuers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Instantly Kit Carson and Reuben, together with the men who were still on the open plain, dashed toward the entrance.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Instantly Kit Carson and Reuben, together with the men who were still on the open plain, dashed toward the entrance.
opening
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From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
opposite
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From this reading Reuben was able to see the tired horse when he dashed through the little valley and fled to the exit on the opposite side.
partly
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From this reading The noble animal stopped and gazed partly in fear and partly in anger at the men, and then with repeated snorts of defiance began to circle the little enclosure.
passageway
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From this reading Again the terrified beast turned back when he found the passageway blocked by several of his pursuers.
plain
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From this reading Instantly Kit Carson and Reuben, together with the men who were still on the open plain, dashed toward the entrance.
pursuers
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From this reading Again the terrified beast turned back when he found the passageway blocked by several of his pursuers.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The noble animal stopped and gazed partly in fear and partly in anger at the men, and then with repeated snorts of defiance began to circle the little enclosure.
Reuben
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From this reading Instantly Kit Carson and Reuben, together with the men who were still on the open plain, dashed toward the entrance.
see
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From this reading Reuben was able to see the tired horse when he dashed through the little valley and fled to the exit on the opposite side.
several
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From this reading Again the terrified beast turned back when he found the passageway blocked by several of his pursuers.
shouting
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From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
side
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From this reading Reuben was able to see the tired horse when he dashed through the little valley and fled to the exit on the opposite side.
snorts
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From this reading The noble animal stopped and gazed partly in fear and partly in anger at the men, and then with repeated snorts of defiance began to circle the little enclosure.
started
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From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
startled
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From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instantly Kit Carson and Reuben, together with the men who were still on the open plain, dashed toward the entrance.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The noble animal stopped and gazed partly in fear and partly in anger at the men, and then with repeated snorts of defiance began to circle the little enclosure.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading Again the terrified beast turned back when he found the passageway blocked by several of his pursuers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Instantly Kit Carson and Reuben, together with the men who were still on the open plain, dashed toward the entrance.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
then
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From this reading The noble animal stopped and gazed partly in fear and partly in anger at the men, and then with repeated snorts of defiance began to circle the little enclosure.
there
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From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Reuben was able to see the tired horse when he dashed through the little valley and fled to the exit on the opposite side.
tins
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From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
tired
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From this reading Reuben was able to see the tired horse when he dashed through the little valley and fled to the exit on the opposite side.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Reuben was able to see the tired horse when he dashed through the little valley and fled to the exit on the opposite side.
together
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From this reading Instantly Kit Carson and Reuben, together with the men who were still on the open plain, dashed toward the entrance.
tones
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From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Instantly Kit Carson and Reuben, together with the men who were still on the open plain, dashed toward the entrance.
tracks
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From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
turned
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From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
two
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From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
valley
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From this reading Reuben was able to see the tired horse when he dashed through the little valley and fled to the exit on the opposite side.
vigorously
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From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
waiting
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From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Reuben was able to see the tired horse when he dashed through the little valley and fled to the exit on the opposite side.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Instantly Kit Carson and Reuben, together with the men who were still on the open plain, dashed toward the entrance.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Reuben was able to see the tired horse when he dashed through the little valley and fled to the exit on the opposite side.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In a moment, however, the two men who were waiting there, shouting in their loudest tones and vigorously beating upon their tins, advanced upon the startled animal, which immediately turned back in his tracks and again started toward the opening by which he had entered.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Instantly Kit Carson and Reuben, together with the men who were still on the open plain, dashed toward the entrance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Instantly Kit Carson and Reuben, together with the men who were still on the open plain, dashed toward the entrance.
