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2
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From this reading "I see you both carry Colt's six-shooter Number 2," said the major, scanning the pistols held in hand.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Have they any other weapons?" inquired young Hancock, suspecting that under the cover of his coat the ex-captain had a knife.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading All eyes were turned upon Calhoun, who appeared to hesitate about making a reply.
alike
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From this reading "So far all right! you're armed exactly alike."
all
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From this reading "So far all right! you're armed exactly alike."
answered
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From this reading "I have none," answered the mustanger, with a frankness that left no doubt as to his speaking the truth.
any
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From this reading "Have they any other weapons?" inquired young Hancock, suspecting that under the cover of his coat the ex-captain had a knife.
appeared
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From this reading All eyes were turned upon Calhoun, who appeared to hesitate about making a reply.
armed
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From this reading "So far all right! you're armed exactly alike."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I have none," answered the mustanger, with a frankness that left no doubt as to his speaking the truth.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "I see you both carry Colt's six-shooter Number 2," said the major, scanning the pistols held in hand.
Calhoun
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carry
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From this reading "I see you both carry Colt's six-shooter Number 2," said the major, scanning the pistols held in hand.
coat
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From this reading "Have they any other weapons?" inquired young Hancock, suspecting that under the cover of his coat the ex-captain had a knife.
Colt's
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From this reading "I see you both carry Colt's six-shooter Number 2," said the major, scanning the pistols held in hand.
cover
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From this reading "Have they any other weapons?" inquired young Hancock, suspecting that under the cover of his coat the ex-captain had a knife.
doubt
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From this reading "I have none," answered the mustanger, with a frankness that left no doubt as to his speaking the truth.
ex-captain
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From this reading "Have they any other weapons?" inquired young Hancock, suspecting that under the cover of his coat the ex-captain had a knife.
exactly
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eyes
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From this reading All eyes were turned upon Calhoun, who appeared to hesitate about making a reply.
far
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From this reading "So far all right! you're armed exactly alike."
frankness
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From this reading "I have none," answered the mustanger, with a frankness that left no doubt as to his speaking the truth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Have they any other weapons?" inquired young Hancock, suspecting that under the cover of his coat the ex-captain had a knife.
Hancock
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From this reading "Have they any other weapons?" inquired young Hancock, suspecting that under the cover of his coat the ex-captain had a knife.
hand
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From this reading "I see you both carry Colt's six-shooter Number 2," said the major, scanning the pistols held in hand.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have they any other weapons?" inquired young Hancock, suspecting that under the cover of his coat the ex-captain had a knife.
held
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From this reading "I see you both carry Colt's six-shooter Number 2," said the major, scanning the pistols held in hand.
hesitate
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From this reading All eyes were turned upon Calhoun, who appeared to hesitate about making a reply.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Have they any other weapons?" inquired young Hancock, suspecting that under the cover of his coat the ex-captain had a knife.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I see you both carry Colt's six-shooter Number 2," said the major, scanning the pistols held in hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I see you both carry Colt's six-shooter Number 2," said the major, scanning the pistols held in hand.
inquired
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From this reading "Have they any other weapons?" inquired young Hancock, suspecting that under the cover of his coat the ex-captain had a knife.
knife
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From this reading "Have they any other weapons?" inquired young Hancock, suspecting that under the cover of his coat the ex-captain had a knife.
left
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From this reading "I have none," answered the mustanger, with a frankness that left no doubt as to his speaking the truth.
major
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From this reading "I see you both carry Colt's six-shooter Number 2," said the major, scanning the pistols held in hand.
making
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From this reading All eyes were turned upon Calhoun, who appeared to hesitate about making a reply.
mustanger
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From this reading "I have none," answered the mustanger, with a frankness that left no doubt as to his speaking the truth.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I have none," answered the mustanger, with a frankness that left no doubt as to his speaking the truth.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "I have none," answered the mustanger, with a frankness that left no doubt as to his speaking the truth.
Number
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From this reading "I see you both carry Colt's six-shooter Number 2," said the major, scanning the pistols held in hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Have they any other weapons?" inquired young Hancock, suspecting that under the cover of his coat the ex-captain had a knife.
other
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From this reading "Have they any other weapons?" inquired young Hancock, suspecting that under the cover of his coat the ex-captain had a knife.
pistols
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From this reading "I see you both carry Colt's six-shooter Number 2," said the major, scanning the pistols held in hand.
reply
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From this reading All eyes were turned upon Calhoun, who appeared to hesitate about making a reply.
right
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From this reading "So far all right! you're armed exactly alike."
said
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From this reading "I see you both carry Colt's six-shooter Number 2," said the major, scanning the pistols held in hand.
scanning
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From this reading "I see you both carry Colt's six-shooter Number 2," said the major, scanning the pistols held in hand.
see
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From this reading "I see you both carry Colt's six-shooter Number 2," said the major, scanning the pistols held in hand.
six-shooter
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From this reading "I see you both carry Colt's six-shooter Number 2," said the major, scanning the pistols held in hand.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So far all right! you're armed exactly alike."
speaking
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From this reading "I have none," answered the mustanger, with a frankness that left no doubt as to his speaking the truth.
suspecting
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From this reading "Have they any other weapons?" inquired young Hancock, suspecting that under the cover of his coat the ex-captain had a knife.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Have they any other weapons?" inquired young Hancock, suspecting that under the cover of his coat the ex-captain had a knife.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I see you both carry Colt's six-shooter Number 2," said the major, scanning the pistols held in hand.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Have they any other weapons?" inquired young Hancock, suspecting that under the cover of his coat the ex-captain had a knife.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have none," answered the mustanger, with a frankness that left no doubt as to his speaking the truth.
truth
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From this reading "I have none," answered the mustanger, with a frankness that left no doubt as to his speaking the truth.
turned
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From this reading All eyes were turned upon Calhoun, who appeared to hesitate about making a reply.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Have they any other weapons?" inquired young Hancock, suspecting that under the cover of his coat the ex-captain had a knife.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading All eyes were turned upon Calhoun, who appeared to hesitate about making a reply.
weapons
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From this reading "Have they any other weapons?" inquired young Hancock, suspecting that under the cover of his coat the ex-captain had a knife.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All eyes were turned upon Calhoun, who appeared to hesitate about making a reply.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading All eyes were turned upon Calhoun, who appeared to hesitate about making a reply.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I have none," answered the mustanger, with a frankness that left no doubt as to his speaking the truth.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I see you both carry Colt's six-shooter Number 2," said the major, scanning the pistols held in hand.
you're
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From this reading "So far all right! you're armed exactly alike."
young
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From this reading "Have they any other weapons?" inquired young Hancock, suspecting that under the cover of his coat the ex-captain had a knife.
