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amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the reflection of the fire could be plainly seen on the rocks and trees on the north side of the Pass.
barrier
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From this reading Kneeling behind their rocky barrier the two men silently peered into the darkness down the hill.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But the reflection of the fire could be plainly seen on the rocks and trees on the north side of the Pass.
beams
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From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Kneeling behind their rocky barrier the two men silently peered into the darkness down the hill.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
bowlders
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From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
burning
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From this reading The great ledge of rock under which they were hiding concealed from their view the burning fires of the Indians down in the roadway to the east.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the reflection of the fire could be plainly seen on the rocks and trees on the north side of the Pass.
cautiously
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From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
cedars
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From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
concealed
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From this reading The great ledge of rock under which they were hiding concealed from their view the burning fires of the Indians down in the roadway to the east.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But the reflection of the fire could be plainly seen on the rocks and trees on the north side of the Pass.
darkness
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From this reading Kneeling behind their rocky barrier the two men silently peered into the darkness down the hill.
declared
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From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
down
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From this reading Kneeling behind their rocky barrier the two men silently peered into the darkness down the hill.
DREAMnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading PIKE'S STRANGE DREAM.
east
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From this reading The great ledge of rock under which they were hiding concealed from their view the burning fires of the Indians down in the roadway to the east.
fire
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From this reading But the reflection of the fire could be plainly seen on the rocks and trees on the north side of the Pass.
fires
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From this reading The great ledge of rock under which they were hiding concealed from their view the burning fires of the Indians down in the roadway to the east.
firs
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From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
fro
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From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The great ledge of rock under which they were hiding concealed from their view the burning fires of the Indians down in the roadway to the east.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great ledge of rock under which they were hiding concealed from their view the burning fires of the Indians down in the roadway to the east.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
hiding
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From this reading The great ledge of rock under which they were hiding concealed from their view the burning fires of the Indians down in the roadway to the east.
hill
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From this reading Kneeling behind their rocky barrier the two men silently peered into the darkness down the hill.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The great ledge of rock under which they were hiding concealed from their view the burning fires of the Indians down in the roadway to the east.
Indians
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From this reading The great ledge of rock under which they were hiding concealed from their view the burning fires of the Indians down in the roadway to the east.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Kneeling behind their rocky barrier the two men silently peered into the darkness down the hill.
Jim
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From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
Kneeling
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From this reading Kneeling behind their rocky barrier the two men silently peered into the darkness down the hill.
lay
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From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
ledge
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From this reading The great ledge of rock under which they were hiding concealed from their view the burning fires of the Indians down in the roadway to the east.
light
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From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
men
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From this reading Kneeling behind their rocky barrier the two men silently peered into the darkness down the hill.
moving
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From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
north
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From this reading But the reflection of the fire could be plainly seen on the rocks and trees on the north side of the Pass.
oaks
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From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The great ledge of rock under which they were hiding concealed from their view the burning fires of the Indians down in the roadway to the east.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But the reflection of the fire could be plainly seen on the rocks and trees on the north side of the Pass.
Pass
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From this reading But the reflection of the fire could be plainly seen on the rocks and trees on the north side of the Pass.
peered
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From this reading Kneeling behind their rocky barrier the two men silently peered into the darkness down the hill.
PIKE'S
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From this reading PIKE'S STRANGE DREAM.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the reflection of the fire could be plainly seen on the rocks and trees on the north side of the Pass.
reflection
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From this reading But the reflection of the fire could be plainly seen on the rocks and trees on the north side of the Pass.
roadway
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From this reading The great ledge of rock under which they were hiding concealed from their view the burning fires of the Indians down in the roadway to the east.
rock
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From this reading The great ledge of rock under which they were hiding concealed from their view the burning fires of the Indians down in the roadway to the east.
rocks
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From this reading But the reflection of the fire could be plainly seen on the rocks and trees on the north side of the Pass.
rocky
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From this reading Kneeling behind their rocky barrier the two men silently peered into the darkness down the hill.
seen
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From this reading But the reflection of the fire could be plainly seen on the rocks and trees on the north side of the Pass.
shot
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From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
side
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From this reading But the reflection of the fire could be plainly seen on the rocks and trees on the north side of the Pass.
silently
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From this reading Kneeling behind their rocky barrier the two men silently peered into the darkness down the hill.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
somewhere
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From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
stealthily
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From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
STRANGE
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From this reading PIKE'S STRANGE DREAM.
stray
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From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
stunted
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From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kneeling behind their rocky barrier the two men silently peered into the darkness down the hill.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Kneeling behind their rocky barrier the two men silently peered into the darkness down the hill.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
there
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From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The great ledge of rock under which they were hiding concealed from their view the burning fires of the Indians down in the roadway to the east.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The great ledge of rock under which they were hiding concealed from their view the burning fires of the Indians down in the roadway to the east.
trees
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From this reading But the reflection of the fire could be plainly seen on the rocks and trees on the north side of the Pass.
two
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From this reading Kneeling behind their rocky barrier the two men silently peered into the darkness down the hill.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The great ledge of rock under which they were hiding concealed from their view the burning fires of the Indians down in the roadway to the east.
view
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From this reading The great ledge of rock under which they were hiding concealed from their view the burning fires of the Indians down in the roadway to the east.
watchful
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From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The great ledge of rock under which they were hiding concealed from their view the burning fires of the Indians down in the roadway to the east.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The great ledge of rock under which they were hiding concealed from their view the burning fires of the Indians down in the roadway to the east.
white
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From this reading Here and there stray beams of light shot through the firs and cedars and stunted oaks that lay below them among the bowlders; and somewhere down among these little trees, watchful Jim declared that he had seen something white moving cautiously and stealthily to and fro.
