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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 LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
actually
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From this reading It was like a prairie fire--they had not realized it could be so terrible and menacing until they actually saw it.
almost
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From this reading There was needed but a quick backward glance to show that a great fear, or rage, which is almost the same, had entered into the three hundred steers (more or less) that were being driven onward.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
announcement
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From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
backward
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From this reading There was needed but a quick backward glance to show that a great fear, or rage, which is almost the same, had entered into the three hundred steers (more or less) that were being driven onward.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was like a prairie fire--they had not realized it could be so terrible and menacing until they actually saw it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading This was before they realized the full import of it, and saw the danger.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was needed but a quick backward glance to show that a great fear, or rage, which is almost the same, had entered into the three hundred steers (more or less) that were being driven onward.
calamity
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From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
cattle
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From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was like a prairie fire--they had not realized it could be so terrible and menacing until they actually saw it.
danger
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From this reading This was before they realized the full import of it, and saw the danger.
Dick
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From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And see it they did.
discussed
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From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
driven
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From this reading There was needed but a quick backward glance to show that a great fear, or rage, which is almost the same, had entered into the three hundred steers (more or less) that were being driven onward.
entered
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From this reading There was needed but a quick backward glance to show that a great fear, or rage, which is almost the same, had entered into the three hundred steers (more or less) that were being driven onward.
fear
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From this reading There was needed but a quick backward glance to show that a great fear, or rage, which is almost the same, had entered into the three hundred steers (more or less) that were being driven onward.
fire
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From this reading It was like a prairie fire--they had not realized it could be so terrible and menacing until they actually saw it.
full
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From this reading This was before they realized the full import of it, and saw the danger.
glance
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From this reading There was needed but a quick backward glance to show that a great fear, or rage, which is almost the same, had entered into the three hundred steers (more or less) that were being driven onward.
great
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From this reading There was needed but a quick backward glance to show that a great fear, or rage, which is almost the same, had entered into the three hundred steers (more or less) that were being driven onward.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
heard
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From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
house
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From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
hundred
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From this reading There was needed but a quick backward glance to show that a great fear, or rage, which is almost the same, had entered into the three hundred steers (more or less) that were being driven onward.
import
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From this reading This was before they realized the full import of it, and saw the danger.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was needed but a quick backward glance to show that a great fear, or rage, which is almost the same, had entered into the three hundred steers (more or less) that were being driven onward.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was needed but a quick backward glance to show that a great fear, or rage, which is almost the same, had entered into the three hundred steers (more or less) that were being driven onward.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was before they realized the full import of it, and saw the danger.
less
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From this reading There was needed but a quick backward glance to show that a great fear, or rage, which is almost the same, had entered into the three hundred steers (more or less) that were being driven onward.
like
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From this reading It was like a prairie fire--they had not realized it could be so terrible and menacing until they actually saw it.
LOST
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From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
menacing
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From this reading It was like a prairie fire--they had not realized it could be so terrible and menacing until they actually saw it.
more
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From this reading There was needed but a quick backward glance to show that a great fear, or rage, which is almost the same, had entered into the three hundred steers (more or less) that were being driven onward.
much
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From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
near
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From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
needed
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From this reading There was needed but a quick backward glance to show that a great fear, or rage, which is almost the same, had entered into the three hundred steers (more or less) that were being driven onward.
Nort
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From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was like a prairie fire--they had not realized it could be so terrible and menacing until they actually saw it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was before they realized the full import of it, and saw the danger.
often
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From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
onward
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From this reading There was needed but a quick backward glance to show that a great fear, or rage, which is almost the same, had entered into the three hundred steers (more or less) that were being driven onward.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was needed but a quick backward glance to show that a great fear, or rage, which is almost the same, had entered into the three hundred steers (more or less) that were being driven onward.
otherwise
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From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
prairie
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From this reading It was like a prairie fire--they had not realized it could be so terrible and menacing until they actually saw it.
quick
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From this reading There was needed but a quick backward glance to show that a great fear, or rage, which is almost the same, had entered into the three hundred steers (more or less) that were being driven onward.
rage
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From this reading There was needed but a quick backward glance to show that a great fear, or rage, which is almost the same, had entered into the three hundred steers (more or less) that were being driven onward.
ranch
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From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
rather
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From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
read
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From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
realized
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From this reading This was before they realized the full import of it, and saw the danger.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading There was needed but a quick backward glance to show that a great fear, or rage, which is almost the same, had entered into the three hundred steers (more or less) that were being driven onward.
saw
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From this reading This was before they realized the full import of it, and saw the danger.
see
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From this reading And see it they did.
show
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From this reading There was needed but a quick backward glance to show that a great fear, or rage, which is almost the same, had entered into the three hundred steers (more or less) that were being driven onward.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
staged
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From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
stampede
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From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
steers
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From this reading There was needed but a quick backward glance to show that a great fear, or rage, which is almost the same, had entered into the three hundred steers (more or less) that were being driven onward.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
terrible
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From this reading It was like a prairie fire--they had not realized it could be so terrible and menacing until they actually saw it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
There
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From this reading There was needed but a quick backward glance to show that a great fear, or rage, which is almost the same, had entered into the three hundred steers (more or less) that were being driven onward.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was before they realized the full import of it, and saw the danger.
three
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From this reading There was needed but a quick backward glance to show that a great fear, or rage, which is almost the same, had entered into the three hundred steers (more or less) that were being driven onward.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was needed but a quick backward glance to show that a great fear, or rage, which is almost the same, had entered into the three hundred steers (more or less) that were being driven onward.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was like a prairie fire--they had not realized it could be so terrible and menacing until they actually saw it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
welcomed
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From this reading LOST Nort and Dick had heard and read so much about a cattle stampede, and heard such a calamity discussed at the ranch house so often, that they rather welcomed, than otherwise, the announcement that one was being staged near them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was needed but a quick backward glance to show that a great fear, or rage, which is almost the same, had entered into the three hundred steers (more or less) that were being driven onward.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was needed but a quick backward glance to show that a great fear, or rage, which is almost the same, had entered into the three hundred steers (more or less) that were being driven onward.
