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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 SUGAR MAKING, AND HUNTING It was a moment of extreme peril for White Buffalo.
aged
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From this reading But at that moment Dave sprang to the front and stationed himself before the aged Indian.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SUGAR MAKING, AND HUNTING It was a moment of extreme peril for White Buffalo.
anger
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From this reading The settlers and soldiers surrounding him were worked up to a high pitch of anger and excitement, and it looked as if he would be shot down without further parley.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The settlers and soldiers surrounding him were worked up to a high pitch of anger and excitement, and it looked as if he would be shot down without further parley.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at that moment Dave sprang to the front and stationed himself before the aged Indian.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The settlers and soldiers surrounding him were worked up to a high pitch of anger and excitement, and it looked as if he would be shot down without further parley.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But at that moment Dave sprang to the front and stationed himself before the aged Indian.
beg
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From this reading "Don't do it, I beg of you.
Buffalo
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From this reading SUGAR MAKING, AND HUNTING It was a moment of extreme peril for White Buffalo.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at that moment Dave sprang to the front and stationed himself before the aged Indian.
cried
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From this reading "Don't shoot!" he cried.
Dave
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From this reading But at that moment Dave sprang to the front and stationed himself before the aged Indian.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Don't do it, I beg of you.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't shoot!" he cried.
down
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From this reading The settlers and soldiers surrounding him were worked up to a high pitch of anger and excitement, and it looked as if he would be shot down without further parley.
excitement
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From this reading The settlers and soldiers surrounding him were worked up to a high pitch of anger and excitement, and it looked as if he would be shot down without further parley.
extreme
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From this reading SUGAR MAKING, AND HUNTING It was a moment of extreme peril for White Buffalo.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SUGAR MAKING, AND HUNTING It was a moment of extreme peril for White Buffalo.
front
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From this reading But at that moment Dave sprang to the front and stationed himself before the aged Indian.
further
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From this reading The settlers and soldiers surrounding him were worked up to a high pitch of anger and excitement, and it looked as if he would be shot down without further parley.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The settlers and soldiers surrounding him were worked up to a high pitch of anger and excitement, and it looked as if he would be shot down without further parley.
high
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From this reading The settlers and soldiers surrounding him were worked up to a high pitch of anger and excitement, and it looked as if he would be shot down without further parley.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The settlers and soldiers surrounding him were worked up to a high pitch of anger and excitement, and it looked as if he would be shot down without further parley.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But at that moment Dave sprang to the front and stationed himself before the aged Indian.
HUNTING
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From this reading SUGAR MAKING, AND HUNTING It was a moment of extreme peril for White Buffalo.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Don't do it, I beg of you.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The settlers and soldiers surrounding him were worked up to a high pitch of anger and excitement, and it looked as if he would be shot down without further parley.
Indian
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From this reading But at that moment Dave sprang to the front and stationed himself before the aged Indian.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SUGAR MAKING, AND HUNTING It was a moment of extreme peril for White Buffalo.
looked
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From this reading The settlers and soldiers surrounding him were worked up to a high pitch of anger and excitement, and it looked as if he would be shot down without further parley.
MAKING
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From this reading SUGAR MAKING, AND HUNTING It was a moment of extreme peril for White Buffalo.
moment
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From this reading SUGAR MAKING, AND HUNTING It was a moment of extreme peril for White Buffalo.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SUGAR MAKING, AND HUNTING It was a moment of extreme peril for White Buffalo.
parley
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From this reading The settlers and soldiers surrounding him were worked up to a high pitch of anger and excitement, and it looked as if he would be shot down without further parley.
peril
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From this reading SUGAR MAKING, AND HUNTING It was a moment of extreme peril for White Buffalo.
pitch
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From this reading The settlers and soldiers surrounding him were worked up to a high pitch of anger and excitement, and it looked as if he would be shot down without further parley.
settlers
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From this reading The settlers and soldiers surrounding him were worked up to a high pitch of anger and excitement, and it looked as if he would be shot down without further parley.
shoot
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From this reading "Don't shoot!" he cried.
shot
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From this reading The settlers and soldiers surrounding him were worked up to a high pitch of anger and excitement, and it looked as if he would be shot down without further parley.
soldiers
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From this reading The settlers and soldiers surrounding him were worked up to a high pitch of anger and excitement, and it looked as if he would be shot down without further parley.
sprang
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From this reading But at that moment Dave sprang to the front and stationed himself before the aged Indian.
stationed
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From this reading But at that moment Dave sprang to the front and stationed himself before the aged Indian.
SUGAR
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From this reading SUGAR MAKING, AND HUNTING It was a moment of extreme peril for White Buffalo.
surrounding
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From this reading The settlers and soldiers surrounding him were worked up to a high pitch of anger and excitement, and it looked as if he would be shot down without further parley.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But at that moment Dave sprang to the front and stationed himself before the aged Indian.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The settlers and soldiers surrounding him were worked up to a high pitch of anger and excitement, and it looked as if he would be shot down without further parley.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The settlers and soldiers surrounding him were worked up to a high pitch of anger and excitement, and it looked as if he would be shot down without further parley.
up
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From this reading The settlers and soldiers surrounding him were worked up to a high pitch of anger and excitement, and it looked as if he would be shot down without further parley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SUGAR MAKING, AND HUNTING It was a moment of extreme peril for White Buffalo.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The settlers and soldiers surrounding him were worked up to a high pitch of anger and excitement, and it looked as if he would be shot down without further parley.
White
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From this reading SUGAR MAKING, AND HUNTING It was a moment of extreme peril for White Buffalo.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The settlers and soldiers surrounding him were worked up to a high pitch of anger and excitement, and it looked as if he would be shot down without further parley.
worked
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From this reading The settlers and soldiers surrounding him were worked up to a high pitch of anger and excitement, and it looked as if he would be shot down without further parley.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The settlers and soldiers surrounding him were worked up to a high pitch of anger and excitement, and it looked as if he would be shot down without further parley.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't do it, I beg of you.
