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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 Each person was armed to the fullest possible extent, and each kept on the alert for a first view of the red enemy.
afraid
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From this reading "They will be too much afraid of the others coming back to aid us."
aid
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From this reading "They will be too much afraid of the others coming back to aid us."
alert
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From this reading Each person was armed to the fullest possible extent, and each kept on the alert for a first view of the red enemy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Each person was armed to the fullest possible extent, and each kept on the alert for a first view of the red enemy.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "They'll not wait another day," said one of the frontiersmen.
armed
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From this reading Each person was armed to the fullest possible extent, and each kept on the alert for a first view of the red enemy.
ATTACK
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE TRADING-POST Following the disappearance of Black Ear, those in the trading-post redoubled their vigilance.
back
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From this reading "They will be too much afraid of the others coming back to aid us."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "They will be too much afraid of the others coming back to aid us."
Black
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE TRADING-POST Following the disappearance of Black Ear, those in the trading-post redoubled their vigilance.
brook
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From this reading Presently came a noise from the direction of the brook and the river, and James Morris ran to that portion of the inclosure.
came
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From this reading Presently came a noise from the direction of the brook and the river, and James Morris ran to that portion of the inclosure.
coming
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day
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From this reading "They'll not wait another day," said one of the frontiersmen.
direction
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From this reading Presently came a noise from the direction of the brook and the river, and James Morris ran to that portion of the inclosure.
disappearance
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE TRADING-POST Following the disappearance of Black Ear, those in the trading-post redoubled their vigilance.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each person was armed to the fullest possible extent, and each kept on the alert for a first view of the red enemy.
Ear
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE TRADING-POST Following the disappearance of Black Ear, those in the trading-post redoubled their vigilance.
enemy
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From this reading Each person was armed to the fullest possible extent, and each kept on the alert for a first view of the red enemy.
extent
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From this reading Each person was armed to the fullest possible extent, and each kept on the alert for a first view of the red enemy.
first
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From this reading Each person was armed to the fullest possible extent, and each kept on the alert for a first view of the red enemy.
Following
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE TRADING-POST Following the disappearance of Black Ear, those in the trading-post redoubled their vigilance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Each person was armed to the fullest possible extent, and each kept on the alert for a first view of the red enemy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Presently came a noise from the direction of the brook and the river, and James Morris ran to that portion of the inclosure.
frontiersmen
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From this reading "They'll not wait another day," said one of the frontiersmen.
fullest
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From this reading Each person was armed to the fullest possible extent, and each kept on the alert for a first view of the red enemy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE TRADING-POST Following the disappearance of Black Ear, those in the trading-post redoubled their vigilance.
inclosure
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From this reading Presently came a noise from the direction of the brook and the river, and James Morris ran to that portion of the inclosure.
James
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From this reading Presently came a noise from the direction of the brook and the river, and James Morris ran to that portion of the inclosure.
kept
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From this reading Each person was armed to the fullest possible extent, and each kept on the alert for a first view of the red enemy.
Morris
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From this reading Presently came a noise from the direction of the brook and the river, and James Morris ran to that portion of the inclosure.
much
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noise
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From this reading Presently came a noise from the direction of the brook and the river, and James Morris ran to that portion of the inclosure.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "They'll not wait another day," said one of the frontiersmen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE TRADING-POST Following the disappearance of Black Ear, those in the trading-post redoubled their vigilance.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE TRADING-POST Following the disappearance of Black Ear, those in the trading-post redoubled their vigilance.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "They'll not wait another day," said one of the frontiersmen.
others
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From this reading "They will be too much afraid of the others coming back to aid us."
person
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From this reading Each person was armed to the fullest possible extent, and each kept on the alert for a first view of the red enemy.
portion
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From this reading Presently came a noise from the direction of the brook and the river, and James Morris ran to that portion of the inclosure.
possible
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From this reading Each person was armed to the fullest possible extent, and each kept on the alert for a first view of the red enemy.
Presently
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From this reading Presently came a noise from the direction of the brook and the river, and James Morris ran to that portion of the inclosure.
ran
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From this reading Presently came a noise from the direction of the brook and the river, and James Morris ran to that portion of the inclosure.
red
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From this reading Each person was armed to the fullest possible extent, and each kept on the alert for a first view of the red enemy.
redoubled
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE TRADING-POST Following the disappearance of Black Ear, those in the trading-post redoubled their vigilance.
river
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From this reading Presently came a noise from the direction of the brook and the river, and James Morris ran to that portion of the inclosure.
said
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From this reading "They'll not wait another day," said one of the frontiersmen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Presently came a noise from the direction of the brook and the river, and James Morris ran to that portion of the inclosure.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE TRADING-POST Following the disappearance of Black Ear, those in the trading-post redoubled their vigilance.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE TRADING-POST Following the disappearance of Black Ear, those in the trading-post redoubled their vigilance.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They will be too much afraid of the others coming back to aid us."
They'll
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From this reading "They'll not wait another day," said one of the frontiersmen.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE TRADING-POST Following the disappearance of Black Ear, those in the trading-post redoubled their vigilance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each person was armed to the fullest possible extent, and each kept on the alert for a first view of the red enemy.
too
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From this reading "They will be too much afraid of the others coming back to aid us."
TRADING-POST
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE TRADING-POST Following the disappearance of Black Ear, those in the trading-post redoubled their vigilance.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They will be too much afraid of the others coming back to aid us."
view
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From this reading Each person was armed to the fullest possible extent, and each kept on the alert for a first view of the red enemy.
vigilance
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From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE TRADING-POST Following the disappearance of Black Ear, those in the trading-post redoubled their vigilance.
wait
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From this reading "They'll not wait another day," said one of the frontiersmen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Each person was armed to the fullest possible extent, and each kept on the alert for a first view of the red enemy.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "They will be too much afraid of the others coming back to aid us."
