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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 Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Pawnee Brown had Yellow Elk by the throat and across the back, while the Indian held his antagonist by the shoulder with one hand, while trying to beat his brains out with the pistol that was in the other.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
antagonist
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From this reading Pawnee Brown had Yellow Elk by the throat and across the back, while the Indian held his antagonist by the shoulder with one hand, while trying to beat his brains out with the pistol that was in the other.
back
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From this reading Pawnee Brown had Yellow Elk by the throat and across the back, while the Indian held his antagonist by the shoulder with one hand, while trying to beat his brains out with the pistol that was in the other.
beat
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From this reading Pawnee Brown had Yellow Elk by the throat and across the back, while the Indian held his antagonist by the shoulder with one hand, while trying to beat his brains out with the pistol that was in the other.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once Yellow Elk succeeded in getting in a glancing blow, which drew blood, but did no great harm.
blow
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From this reading Once Yellow Elk succeeded in getting in a glancing blow, which drew blood, but did no great harm.
boomer
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From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
brains
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From this reading Pawnee Brown had Yellow Elk by the throat and across the back, while the Indian held his antagonist by the shoulder with one hand, while trying to beat his brains out with the pistol that was in the other.
Brown
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From this reading Pawnee Brown had Yellow Elk by the throat and across the back, while the Indian held his antagonist by the shoulder with one hand, while trying to beat his brains out with the pistol that was in the other.
Brown's
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From this reading But now Pawnee Brown's grip was tightening.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Once Yellow Elk succeeded in getting in a glancing blow, which drew blood, but did no great harm.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Pawnee Brown had Yellow Elk by the throat and across the back, while the Indian held his antagonist by the shoulder with one hand, while trying to beat his brains out with the pistol that was in the other.
close
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From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Once Yellow Elk succeeded in getting in a glancing blow, which drew blood, but did no great harm.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once Yellow Elk succeeded in getting in a glancing blow, which drew blood, but did no great harm.
Elk
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From this reading Pawnee Brown had Yellow Elk by the throat and across the back, while the Indian held his antagonist by the shoulder with one hand, while trying to beat his brains out with the pistol that was in the other.
enemy
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From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
fire
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From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
FLIGHT
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From this reading NELLIE'S FLIGHT.
flooring
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From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
getting
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From this reading Once Yellow Elk succeeded in getting in a glancing blow, which drew blood, but did no great harm.
glancing
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From this reading Once Yellow Elk succeeded in getting in a glancing blow, which drew blood, but did no great harm.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once Yellow Elk succeeded in getting in a glancing blow, which drew blood, but did no great harm.
grip
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From this reading But now Pawnee Brown's grip was tightening.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pawnee Brown had Yellow Elk by the throat and across the back, while the Indian held his antagonist by the shoulder with one hand, while trying to beat his brains out with the pistol that was in the other.
hand
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From this reading Pawnee Brown had Yellow Elk by the throat and across the back, while the Indian held his antagonist by the shoulder with one hand, while trying to beat his brains out with the pistol that was in the other.
harm
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From this reading Once Yellow Elk succeeded in getting in a glancing blow, which drew blood, but did no great harm.
held
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From this reading Pawnee Brown had Yellow Elk by the throat and across the back, while the Indian held his antagonist by the shoulder with one hand, while trying to beat his brains out with the pistol that was in the other.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
hollow
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From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pawnee Brown had Yellow Elk by the throat and across the back, while the Indian held his antagonist by the shoulder with one hand, while trying to beat his brains out with the pistol that was in the other.
Indian
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From this reading Pawnee Brown had Yellow Elk by the throat and across the back, while the Indian held his antagonist by the shoulder with one hand, while trying to beat his brains out with the pistol that was in the other.
NELLIE'S
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From this reading NELLIE'S FLIGHT.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Once Yellow Elk succeeded in getting in a glancing blow, which drew blood, but did no great harm.
now
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From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
off
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From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
Once
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From this reading Once Yellow Elk succeeded in getting in a glancing blow, which drew blood, but did no great harm.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
other
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From this reading Pawnee Brown had Yellow Elk by the throat and across the back, while the Indian held his antagonist by the shoulder with one hand, while trying to beat his brains out with the pistol that was in the other.
out
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From this reading Pawnee Brown had Yellow Elk by the throat and across the back, while the Indian held his antagonist by the shoulder with one hand, while trying to beat his brains out with the pistol that was in the other.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
Pawnee
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From this reading Pawnee Brown had Yellow Elk by the throat and across the back, while the Indian held his antagonist by the shoulder with one hand, while trying to beat his brains out with the pistol that was in the other.
pistol
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From this reading Pawnee Brown had Yellow Elk by the throat and across the back, while the Indian held his antagonist by the shoulder with one hand, while trying to beat his brains out with the pistol that was in the other.
recent
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From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
red
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From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
rolled
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From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
shoulder
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From this reading Pawnee Brown had Yellow Elk by the throat and across the back, while the Indian held his antagonist by the shoulder with one hand, while trying to beat his brains out with the pistol that was in the other.
side
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From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
slight
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From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
stone
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From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
storm
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From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
succeeded
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From this reading Once Yellow Elk succeeded in getting in a glancing blow, which drew blood, but did no great harm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pawnee Brown had Yellow Elk by the throat and across the back, while the Indian held his antagonist by the shoulder with one hand, while trying to beat his brains out with the pistol that was in the other.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
there
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From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Pawnee Brown had Yellow Elk by the throat and across the back, while the Indian held his antagonist by the shoulder with one hand, while trying to beat his brains out with the pistol that was in the other.
tightening
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From this reading But now Pawnee Brown's grip was tightening.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
trying
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From this reading Pawnee Brown had Yellow Elk by the throat and across the back, while the Indian held his antagonist by the shoulder with one hand, while trying to beat his brains out with the pistol that was in the other.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
wet
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From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Over and over on the stone flooring rolled the boomer and his red enemy, now close to the fire and again off to one side, where there was a slight hollow still wet from the recent storm.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Once Yellow Elk succeeded in getting in a glancing blow, which drew blood, but did no great harm.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Pawnee Brown had Yellow Elk by the throat and across the back, while the Indian held his antagonist by the shoulder with one hand, while trying to beat his brains out with the pistol that was in the other.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pawnee Brown had Yellow Elk by the throat and across the back, while the Indian held his antagonist by the shoulder with one hand, while trying to beat his brains out with the pistol that was in the other.
Yellow
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From this reading Pawnee Brown had Yellow Elk by the throat and across the back, while the Indian held his antagonist by the shoulder with one hand, while trying to beat his brains out with the pistol that was in the other.
