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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 Used to be a Dutchman named Carl here, and the Greasers called the Injun Carlito, or Little Carl.
agency
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From this reading Came from the San Carlos agency, I guess, so folks called him Carl.
all
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From this reading "He's been chasing around the Post 'most all his life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Used to be a Dutchman named Carl here, and the Greasers called the Injun Carlito, or Little Carl.
Apache
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From this reading "Araviapa Apache," came the reply.
Araviapa
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From this reading "Araviapa Apache," came the reply.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "He's been chasing around the Post 'most all his life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE DESTROYER "Who's that good-lookin' Indian, Jerry?" asked Fred, as the light of Fort Bayard came into sight.
asked
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From this reading THE DESTROYER "Who's that good-lookin' Indian, Jerry?" asked Fred, as the light of Fort Bayard came into sight.
Bayard
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From this reading THE DESTROYER "Who's that good-lookin' Indian, Jerry?" asked Fred, as the light of Fort Bayard came into sight.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Used to be a Dutchman named Carl here, and the Greasers called the Injun Carlito, or Little Carl.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "He's been chasing around the Post 'most all his life.
called
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From this reading Came from the San Carlos agency, I guess, so folks called him Carl.
came
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From this reading THE DESTROYER "Who's that good-lookin' Indian, Jerry?" asked Fred, as the light of Fort Bayard came into sight.
Carl
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From this reading Came from the San Carlos agency, I guess, so folks called him Carl.
Carlito
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From this reading Used to be a Dutchman named Carl here, and the Greasers called the Injun Carlito, or Little Carl.
Carlos
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From this reading Came from the San Carlos agency, I guess, so folks called him Carl.
chasing
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From this reading "He's been chasing around the Post 'most all his life.
DESTROYER
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From this reading THE DESTROYER "Who's that good-lookin' Indian, Jerry?" asked Fred, as the light of Fort Bayard came into sight.
Dutchman
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From this reading Used to be a Dutchman named Carl here, and the Greasers called the Injun Carlito, or Little Carl.
folks
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From this reading Came from the San Carlos agency, I guess, so folks called him Carl.
Fort
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From this reading THE DESTROYER "Who's that good-lookin' Indian, Jerry?" asked Fred, as the light of Fort Bayard came into sight.
Fred
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From this reading THE DESTROYER "Who's that good-lookin' Indian, Jerry?" asked Fred, as the light of Fort Bayard came into sight.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Came from the San Carlos agency, I guess, so folks called him Carl.
good-lookin
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From this reading THE DESTROYER "Who's that good-lookin' Indian, Jerry?" asked Fred, as the light of Fort Bayard came into sight.
Greasers
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From this reading Used to be a Dutchman named Carl here, and the Greasers called the Injun Carlito, or Little Carl.
guess
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From this reading Came from the San Carlos agency, I guess, so folks called him Carl.
He's
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From this reading "He's been chasing around the Post 'most all his life.
here
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From this reading Used to be a Dutchman named Carl here, and the Greasers called the Injun Carlito, or Little Carl.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Came from the San Carlos agency, I guess, so folks called him Carl.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He's been chasing around the Post 'most all his life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Came from the San Carlos agency, I guess, so folks called him Carl.
Indian
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From this reading THE DESTROYER "Who's that good-lookin' Indian, Jerry?" asked Fred, as the light of Fort Bayard came into sight.
Injun
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From this reading Used to be a Dutchman named Carl here, and the Greasers called the Injun Carlito, or Little Carl.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE DESTROYER "Who's that good-lookin' Indian, Jerry?" asked Fred, as the light of Fort Bayard came into sight.
Jerry
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From this reading THE DESTROYER "Who's that good-lookin' Indian, Jerry?" asked Fred, as the light of Fort Bayard came into sight.
life
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From this reading "He's been chasing around the Post 'most all his life.
light
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From this reading THE DESTROYER "Who's that good-lookin' Indian, Jerry?" asked Fred, as the light of Fort Bayard came into sight.
Little
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From this reading Used to be a Dutchman named Carl here, and the Greasers called the Injun Carlito, or Little Carl.
most
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From this reading "He's been chasing around the Post 'most all his life.
named
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From this reading Used to be a Dutchman named Carl here, and the Greasers called the Injun Carlito, or Little Carl.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DESTROYER "Who's that good-lookin' Indian, Jerry?" asked Fred, as the light of Fort Bayard came into sight.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Used to be a Dutchman named Carl here, and the Greasers called the Injun Carlito, or Little Carl.
Post
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From this reading "He's been chasing around the Post 'most all his life.
reply
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From this reading "Araviapa Apache," came the reply.
San
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From this reading Came from the San Carlos agency, I guess, so folks called him Carl.
sight
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From this reading THE DESTROYER "Who's that good-lookin' Indian, Jerry?" asked Fred, as the light of Fort Bayard came into sight.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Came from the San Carlos agency, I guess, so folks called him Carl.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE DESTROYER "Who's that good-lookin' Indian, Jerry?" asked Fred, as the light of Fort Bayard came into sight.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DESTROYER "Who's that good-lookin' Indian, Jerry?" asked Fred, as the light of Fort Bayard came into sight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Used to be a Dutchman named Carl here, and the Greasers called the Injun Carlito, or Little Carl.
Used
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From this reading Used to be a Dutchman named Carl here, and the Greasers called the Injun Carlito, or Little Carl.
Who's
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From this reading THE DESTROYER "Who's that good-lookin' Indian, Jerry?" asked Fred, as the light of Fort Bayard came into sight.
