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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 With a strong pull upon the rein, he brought the mare short round, and rode back towards the embouchure of the avenue.
adventure
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From this reading From this point he proceeded without pause or adventure until he had descended to the Alamo bottom-land, and arrived within a short distance, though still out of sight of the mustanger's dwelling.
again
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From this reading Once outside, he turned along the edge of the chapparal, again entering it by the path which on the day before had been taken by Diaz and his trio of confederates.
Alamo
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From this reading From this point he proceeded without pause or adventure until he had descended to the Alamo bottom-land, and arrived within a short distance, though still out of sight of the mustanger's dwelling.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Once outside, he turned along the edge of the chapparal, again entering it by the path which on the day before had been taken by Diaz and his trio of confederates.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a strong pull upon the rein, he brought the mare short round, and rode back towards the embouchure of the avenue.
aperture
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From this reading The horse-hide door was closed; but there was a large aperture in the middle of it, where a portion of the skin had been cut out.
approached
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From this reading Instead of riding boldly up to it, he dismounted from his mare; and leaving her behind him, approached the _jacale_ with his customary caution.
arrived
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From this reading From this point he proceeded without pause or adventure until he had descended to the Alamo bottom-land, and arrived within a short distance, though still out of sight of the mustanger's dwelling.
avenue
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From this reading With a strong pull upon the rein, he brought the mare short round, and rode back towards the embouchure of the avenue.
back
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From this reading With a strong pull upon the rein, he brought the mare short round, and rode back towards the embouchure of the avenue.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Once outside, he turned along the edge of the chapparal, again entering it by the path which on the day before had been taken by Diaz and his trio of confederates.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Once outside, he turned along the edge of the chapparal, again entering it by the path which on the day before had been taken by Diaz and his trio of confederates.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Instead of riding boldly up to it, he dismounted from his mare; and leaving her behind him, approached the _jacale_ with his customary caution.
boldly
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From this reading Instead of riding boldly up to it, he dismounted from his mare; and leaving her behind him, approached the _jacale_ with his customary caution.
bottom-land
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From this reading From this point he proceeded without pause or adventure until he had descended to the Alamo bottom-land, and arrived within a short distance, though still out of sight of the mustanger's dwelling.
brought
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From this reading With a strong pull upon the rein, he brought the mare short round, and rode back towards the embouchure of the avenue.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The horse-hide door was closed; but there was a large aperture in the middle of it, where a portion of the skin had been cut out.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Once outside, he turned along the edge of the chapparal, again entering it by the path which on the day before had been taken by Diaz and his trio of confederates.
caution
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From this reading Instead of riding boldly up to it, he dismounted from his mare; and leaving her behind him, approached the _jacale_ with his customary caution.
chapparal
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From this reading Once outside, he turned along the edge of the chapparal, again entering it by the path which on the day before had been taken by Diaz and his trio of confederates.
closed
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From this reading The horse-hide door was closed; but there was a large aperture in the middle of it, where a portion of the skin had been cut out.
confederates
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From this reading Once outside, he turned along the edge of the chapparal, again entering it by the path which on the day before had been taken by Diaz and his trio of confederates.
customary
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From this reading Instead of riding boldly up to it, he dismounted from his mare; and leaving her behind him, approached the _jacale_ with his customary caution.
cut
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From this reading The horse-hide door was closed; but there was a large aperture in the middle of it, where a portion of the skin had been cut out.
day
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From this reading Once outside, he turned along the edge of the chapparal, again entering it by the path which on the day before had been taken by Diaz and his trio of confederates.
descended
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From this reading From this point he proceeded without pause or adventure until he had descended to the Alamo bottom-land, and arrived within a short distance, though still out of sight of the mustanger's dwelling.
Diaz
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From this reading Once outside, he turned along the edge of the chapparal, again entering it by the path which on the day before had been taken by Diaz and his trio of confederates.
dismounted
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From this reading Instead of riding boldly up to it, he dismounted from his mare; and leaving her behind him, approached the _jacale_ with his customary caution.
distance
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From this reading From this point he proceeded without pause or adventure until he had descended to the Alamo bottom-land, and arrived within a short distance, though still out of sight of the mustanger's dwelling.
door
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From this reading The horse-hide door was closed; but there was a large aperture in the middle of it, where a portion of the skin had been cut out.
dwelling
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From this reading From this point he proceeded without pause or adventure until he had descended to the Alamo bottom-land, and arrived within a short distance, though still out of sight of the mustanger's dwelling.
edge
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From this reading Once outside, he turned along the edge of the chapparal, again entering it by the path which on the day before had been taken by Diaz and his trio of confederates.
embouchure
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From this reading With a strong pull upon the rein, he brought the mare short round, and rode back towards the embouchure of the avenue.
entering
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From this reading Once outside, he turned along the edge of the chapparal, again entering it by the path which on the day before had been taken by Diaz and his trio of confederates.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From this point he proceeded without pause or adventure until he had descended to the Alamo bottom-land, and arrived within a short distance, though still out of sight of the mustanger's dwelling.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once outside, he turned along the edge of the chapparal, again entering it by the path which on the day before had been taken by Diaz and his trio of confederates.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a strong pull upon the rein, he brought the mare short round, and rode back towards the embouchure of the avenue.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Instead of riding boldly up to it, he dismounted from his mare; and leaving her behind him, approached the _jacale_ with his customary caution.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Instead of riding boldly up to it, he dismounted from his mare; and leaving her behind him, approached the _jacale_ with his customary caution.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once outside, he turned along the edge of the chapparal, again entering it by the path which on the day before had been taken by Diaz and his trio of confederates.
horse-hide
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From this reading The horse-hide door was closed; but there was a large aperture in the middle of it, where a portion of the skin had been cut out.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The horse-hide door was closed; but there was a large aperture in the middle of it, where a portion of the skin had been cut out.
Instead
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From this reading Instead of riding boldly up to it, he dismounted from his mare; and leaving her behind him, approached the _jacale_ with his customary caution.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Once outside, he turned along the edge of the chapparal, again entering it by the path which on the day before had been taken by Diaz and his trio of confederates.
jacale
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From this reading Instead of riding boldly up to it, he dismounted from his mare; and leaving her behind him, approached the _jacale_ with his customary caution.
large
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From this reading The horse-hide door was closed; but there was a large aperture in the middle of it, where a portion of the skin had been cut out.
leaving
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From this reading Instead of riding boldly up to it, he dismounted from his mare; and leaving her behind him, approached the _jacale_ with his customary caution.
mare
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From this reading With a strong pull upon the rein, he brought the mare short round, and rode back towards the embouchure of the avenue.
middle
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From this reading The horse-hide door was closed; but there was a large aperture in the middle of it, where a portion of the skin had been cut out.
mustanger's
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From this reading From this point he proceeded without pause or adventure until he had descended to the Alamo bottom-land, and arrived within a short distance, though still out of sight of the mustanger's dwelling.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a strong pull upon the rein, he brought the mare short round, and rode back towards the embouchure of the avenue.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Once outside, he turned along the edge of the chapparal, again entering it by the path which on the day before had been taken by Diaz and his trio of confederates.
Once
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From this reading Once outside, he turned along the edge of the chapparal, again entering it by the path which on the day before had been taken by Diaz and his trio of confederates.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading From this point he proceeded without pause or adventure until he had descended to the Alamo bottom-land, and arrived within a short distance, though still out of sight of the mustanger's dwelling.
out
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From this reading From this point he proceeded without pause or adventure until he had descended to the Alamo bottom-land, and arrived within a short distance, though still out of sight of the mustanger's dwelling.
outside
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From this reading Once outside, he turned along the edge of the chapparal, again entering it by the path which on the day before had been taken by Diaz and his trio of confederates.
path
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From this reading Once outside, he turned along the edge of the chapparal, again entering it by the path which on the day before had been taken by Diaz and his trio of confederates.
pause
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From this reading From this point he proceeded without pause or adventure until he had descended to the Alamo bottom-land, and arrived within a short distance, though still out of sight of the mustanger's dwelling.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading From this point he proceeded without pause or adventure until he had descended to the Alamo bottom-land, and arrived within a short distance, though still out of sight of the mustanger's dwelling.
portion
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From this reading The horse-hide door was closed; but there was a large aperture in the middle of it, where a portion of the skin had been cut out.
proceeded
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From this reading From this point he proceeded without pause or adventure until he had descended to the Alamo bottom-land, and arrived within a short distance, though still out of sight of the mustanger's dwelling.
pull
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From this reading With a strong pull upon the rein, he brought the mare short round, and rode back towards the embouchure of the avenue.
rein
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From this reading With a strong pull upon the rein, he brought the mare short round, and rode back towards the embouchure of the avenue.
riding
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From this reading Instead of riding boldly up to it, he dismounted from his mare; and leaving her behind him, approached the _jacale_ with his customary caution.
rode
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From this reading With a strong pull upon the rein, he brought the mare short round, and rode back towards the embouchure of the avenue.
round
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From this reading With a strong pull upon the rein, he brought the mare short round, and rode back towards the embouchure of the avenue.
short
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From this reading With a strong pull upon the rein, he brought the mare short round, and rode back towards the embouchure of the avenue.
sight
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From this reading From this point he proceeded without pause or adventure until he had descended to the Alamo bottom-land, and arrived within a short distance, though still out of sight of the mustanger's dwelling.
skin
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From this reading The horse-hide door was closed; but there was a large aperture in the middle of it, where a portion of the skin had been cut out.
still
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From this reading From this point he proceeded without pause or adventure until he had descended to the Alamo bottom-land, and arrived within a short distance, though still out of sight of the mustanger's dwelling.
strong
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From this reading With a strong pull upon the rein, he brought the mare short round, and rode back towards the embouchure of the avenue.
taken
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From this reading Once outside, he turned along the edge of the chapparal, again entering it by the path which on the day before had been taken by Diaz and his trio of confederates.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With a strong pull upon the rein, he brought the mare short round, and rode back towards the embouchure of the avenue.
there
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From this reading The horse-hide door was closed; but there was a large aperture in the middle of it, where a portion of the skin had been cut out.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From this point he proceeded without pause or adventure until he had descended to the Alamo bottom-land, and arrived within a short distance, though still out of sight of the mustanger's dwelling.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading From this point he proceeded without pause or adventure until he had descended to the Alamo bottom-land, and arrived within a short distance, though still out of sight of the mustanger's dwelling.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From this point he proceeded without pause or adventure until he had descended to the Alamo bottom-land, and arrived within a short distance, though still out of sight of the mustanger's dwelling.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading With a strong pull upon the rein, he brought the mare short round, and rode back towards the embouchure of the avenue.
trio
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From this reading Once outside, he turned along the edge of the chapparal, again entering it by the path which on the day before had been taken by Diaz and his trio of confederates.
turned
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From this reading Once outside, he turned along the edge of the chapparal, again entering it by the path which on the day before had been taken by Diaz and his trio of confederates.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading From this point he proceeded without pause or adventure until he had descended to the Alamo bottom-land, and arrived within a short distance, though still out of sight of the mustanger's dwelling.
up
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From this reading Instead of riding boldly up to it, he dismounted from his mare; and leaving her behind him, approached the _jacale_ with his customary caution.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With a strong pull upon the rein, he brought the mare short round, and rode back towards the embouchure of the avenue.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The horse-hide door was closed; but there was a large aperture in the middle of it, where a portion of the skin had been cut out.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The horse-hide door was closed; but there was a large aperture in the middle of it, where a portion of the skin had been cut out.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Once outside, he turned along the edge of the chapparal, again entering it by the path which on the day before had been taken by Diaz and his trio of confederates.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a strong pull upon the rein, he brought the mare short round, and rode back towards the embouchure of the avenue.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading From this point he proceeded without pause or adventure until he had descended to the Alamo bottom-land, and arrived within a short distance, though still out of sight of the mustanger's dwelling.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading From this point he proceeded without pause or adventure until he had descended to the Alamo bottom-land, and arrived within a short distance, though still out of sight of the mustanger's dwelling.
