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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 THE FIGHT The boy ranchers, meaning this time Nort and Dick, as distinguished from Bud, felt that they were on their mettle--that they were being put to a severe test.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading But as the boys rode alone, each at the head of a cavalcade that was beginning to diverge, they felt the full measure of responsibility.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIGHT The boy ranchers, meaning this time Nort and Dick, as distinguished from Bud, felt that they were on their mettle--that they were being put to a severe test.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE FIGHT The boy ranchers, meaning this time Nort and Dick, as distinguished from Bud, felt that they were on their mettle--that they were being put to a severe test.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading True, they had come out at night, and under the stress of excitement, so that it was not easy to determine the trail back.
back
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From this reading They had ridden out from the mysterious camp of the professors, and now they were to ride back to it, leading the raiding party.
beginning
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From this reading But as the boys rode alone, each at the head of a cavalcade that was beginning to diverge, they felt the full measure of responsibility.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THE FIGHT The boy ranchers, meaning this time Nort and Dick, as distinguished from Bud, felt that they were on their mettle--that they were being put to a severe test.
boy
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From this reading THE FIGHT The boy ranchers, meaning this time Nort and Dick, as distinguished from Bud, felt that they were on their mettle--that they were being put to a severe test.
boys
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From this reading But as the boys rode alone, each at the head of a cavalcade that was beginning to diverge, they felt the full measure of responsibility.
Bud
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From this reading THE FIGHT The boy ranchers, meaning this time Nort and Dick, as distinguished from Bud, felt that they were on their mettle--that they were being put to a severe test.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as the boys rode alone, each at the head of a cavalcade that was beginning to diverge, they felt the full measure of responsibility.
camp
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From this reading They had ridden out from the mysterious camp of the professors, and now they were to ride back to it, leading the raiding party.
cattle
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From this reading One of them must make good--must pick up the obscure trail leading to the rendezvous of the cattle rustlers.
cavalcade
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From this reading But as the boys rode alone, each at the head of a cavalcade that was beginning to diverge, they felt the full measure of responsibility.
come
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From this reading True, they had come out at night, and under the stress of excitement, so that it was not easy to determine the trail back.
determine
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From this reading True, they had come out at night, and under the stress of excitement, so that it was not easy to determine the trail back.
Dick
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From this reading THE FIGHT The boy ranchers, meaning this time Nort and Dick, as distinguished from Bud, felt that they were on their mettle--that they were being put to a severe test.
distinguished
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From this reading THE FIGHT The boy ranchers, meaning this time Nort and Dick, as distinguished from Bud, felt that they were on their mettle--that they were being put to a severe test.
diverge
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From this reading But as the boys rode alone, each at the head of a cavalcade that was beginning to diverge, they felt the full measure of responsibility.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But as the boys rode alone, each at the head of a cavalcade that was beginning to diverge, they felt the full measure of responsibility.
easy
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From this reading True, they had come out at night, and under the stress of excitement, so that it was not easy to determine the trail back.
excitement
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From this reading True, they had come out at night, and under the stress of excitement, so that it was not easy to determine the trail back.
felt
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From this reading THE FIGHT The boy ranchers, meaning this time Nort and Dick, as distinguished from Bud, felt that they were on their mettle--that they were being put to a severe test.
FIGHT
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From this reading THE FIGHT The boy ranchers, meaning this time Nort and Dick, as distinguished from Bud, felt that they were on their mettle--that they were being put to a severe test.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE FIGHT The boy ranchers, meaning this time Nort and Dick, as distinguished from Bud, felt that they were on their mettle--that they were being put to a severe test.
full
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From this reading But as the boys rode alone, each at the head of a cavalcade that was beginning to diverge, they felt the full measure of responsibility.
good
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From this reading One of them must make good--must pick up the obscure trail leading to the rendezvous of the cattle rustlers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had ridden out from the mysterious camp of the professors, and now they were to ride back to it, leading the raiding party.
head
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From this reading But as the boys rode alone, each at the head of a cavalcade that was beginning to diverge, they felt the full measure of responsibility.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had ridden out from the mysterious camp of the professors, and now they were to ride back to it, leading the raiding party.
leading
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From this reading They had ridden out from the mysterious camp of the professors, and now they were to ride back to it, leading the raiding party.
make
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From this reading One of them must make good--must pick up the obscure trail leading to the rendezvous of the cattle rustlers.
meaning
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From this reading THE FIGHT The boy ranchers, meaning this time Nort and Dick, as distinguished from Bud, felt that they were on their mettle--that they were being put to a severe test.
measure
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From this reading But as the boys rode alone, each at the head of a cavalcade that was beginning to diverge, they felt the full measure of responsibility.
mettle
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From this reading THE FIGHT The boy ranchers, meaning this time Nort and Dick, as distinguished from Bud, felt that they were on their mettle--that they were being put to a severe test.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading One of them must make good--must pick up the obscure trail leading to the rendezvous of the cattle rustlers.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading They had ridden out from the mysterious camp of the professors, and now they were to ride back to it, leading the raiding party.
night
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From this reading True, they had come out at night, and under the stress of excitement, so that it was not easy to determine the trail back.
Nort
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From this reading THE FIGHT The boy ranchers, meaning this time Nort and Dick, as distinguished from Bud, felt that they were on their mettle--that they were being put to a severe test.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading True, they had come out at night, and under the stress of excitement, so that it was not easy to determine the trail back.
now
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From this reading They had ridden out from the mysterious camp of the professors, and now they were to ride back to it, leading the raiding party.
obscure
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From this reading One of them must make good--must pick up the obscure trail leading to the rendezvous of the cattle rustlers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had ridden out from the mysterious camp of the professors, and now they were to ride back to it, leading the raiding party.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FIGHT The boy ranchers, meaning this time Nort and Dick, as distinguished from Bud, felt that they were on their mettle--that they were being put to a severe test.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them must make good--must pick up the obscure trail leading to the rendezvous of the cattle rustlers.
out
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From this reading They had ridden out from the mysterious camp of the professors, and now they were to ride back to it, leading the raiding party.
party
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From this reading They had ridden out from the mysterious camp of the professors, and now they were to ride back to it, leading the raiding party.
pick
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From this reading One of them must make good--must pick up the obscure trail leading to the rendezvous of the cattle rustlers.
professors
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From this reading They had ridden out from the mysterious camp of the professors, and now they were to ride back to it, leading the raiding party.
put
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From this reading THE FIGHT The boy ranchers, meaning this time Nort and Dick, as distinguished from Bud, felt that they were on their mettle--that they were being put to a severe test.
raiding
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From this reading They had ridden out from the mysterious camp of the professors, and now they were to ride back to it, leading the raiding party.
ranchers
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From this reading THE FIGHT The boy ranchers, meaning this time Nort and Dick, as distinguished from Bud, felt that they were on their mettle--that they were being put to a severe test.
rendezvous
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From this reading One of them must make good--must pick up the obscure trail leading to the rendezvous of the cattle rustlers.
responsibility
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From this reading But as the boys rode alone, each at the head of a cavalcade that was beginning to diverge, they felt the full measure of responsibility.
ridden
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From this reading They had ridden out from the mysterious camp of the professors, and now they were to ride back to it, leading the raiding party.
ride
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From this reading They had ridden out from the mysterious camp of the professors, and now they were to ride back to it, leading the raiding party.
rode
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From this reading But as the boys rode alone, each at the head of a cavalcade that was beginning to diverge, they felt the full measure of responsibility.
rustlers
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From this reading One of them must make good--must pick up the obscure trail leading to the rendezvous of the cattle rustlers.
severe
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From this reading THE FIGHT The boy ranchers, meaning this time Nort and Dick, as distinguished from Bud, felt that they were on their mettle--that they were being put to a severe test.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading True, they had come out at night, and under the stress of excitement, so that it was not easy to determine the trail back.
stress
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From this reading True, they had come out at night, and under the stress of excitement, so that it was not easy to determine the trail back.
test
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From this reading THE FIGHT The boy ranchers, meaning this time Nort and Dick, as distinguished from Bud, felt that they were on their mettle--that they were being put to a severe test.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE FIGHT The boy ranchers, meaning this time Nort and Dick, as distinguished from Bud, felt that they were on their mettle--that they were being put to a severe test.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIGHT The boy ranchers, meaning this time Nort and Dick, as distinguished from Bud, felt that they were on their mettle--that they were being put to a severe test.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE FIGHT The boy ranchers, meaning this time Nort and Dick, as distinguished from Bud, felt that they were on their mettle--that they were being put to a severe test.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them must make good--must pick up the obscure trail leading to the rendezvous of the cattle rustlers.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FIGHT The boy ranchers, meaning this time Nort and Dick, as distinguished from Bud, felt that they were on their mettle--that they were being put to a severe test.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE FIGHT The boy ranchers, meaning this time Nort and Dick, as distinguished from Bud, felt that they were on their mettle--that they were being put to a severe test.
time
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From this reading THE FIGHT The boy ranchers, meaning this time Nort and Dick, as distinguished from Bud, felt that they were on their mettle--that they were being put to a severe test.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FIGHT The boy ranchers, meaning this time Nort and Dick, as distinguished from Bud, felt that they were on their mettle--that they were being put to a severe test.
trail
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From this reading True, they had come out at night, and under the stress of excitement, so that it was not easy to determine the trail back.
True
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From this reading True, they had come out at night, and under the stress of excitement, so that it was not easy to determine the trail back.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading True, they had come out at night, and under the stress of excitement, so that it was not easy to determine the trail back.
up
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From this reading One of them must make good--must pick up the obscure trail leading to the rendezvous of the cattle rustlers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading True, they had come out at night, and under the stress of excitement, so that it was not easy to determine the trail back.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE FIGHT The boy ranchers, meaning this time Nort and Dick, as distinguished from Bud, felt that they were on their mettle--that they were being put to a severe test.
