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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 In his attempt to elude the justice he now dreads, he is not trusting to such slender chances as either a quick gallop across the prairie, or a possible concealment in the timber beyond.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading In his attempt to elude the justice he now dreads, he is not trusting to such slender chances as either a quick gallop across the prairie, or a possible concealment in the timber beyond.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Upon this his thoughts are dwelling, and his hopes have become fixed.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Upon this his thoughts are dwelling, and his hopes have become fixed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In his attempt to elude the justice he now dreads, he is not trusting to such slender chances as either a quick gallop across the prairie, or a possible concealment in the timber beyond.
attempt
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From this reading In his attempt to elude the justice he now dreads, he is not trusting to such slender chances as either a quick gallop across the prairie, or a possible concealment in the timber beyond.
become
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From this reading Upon this his thoughts are dwelling, and his hopes have become fixed.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading In his attempt to elude the justice he now dreads, he is not trusting to such slender chances as either a quick gallop across the prairie, or a possible concealment in the timber beyond.
border
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From this reading There is a still farther beyond--a _border_.
chances
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From this reading In his attempt to elude the justice he now dreads, he is not trusting to such slender chances as either a quick gallop across the prairie, or a possible concealment in the timber beyond.
concealment
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From this reading In his attempt to elude the justice he now dreads, he is not trusting to such slender chances as either a quick gallop across the prairie, or a possible concealment in the timber beyond.
dreads
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From this reading In his attempt to elude the justice he now dreads, he is not trusting to such slender chances as either a quick gallop across the prairie, or a possible concealment in the timber beyond.
dwelling
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From this reading Upon this his thoughts are dwelling, and his hopes have become fixed.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading In his attempt to elude the justice he now dreads, he is not trusting to such slender chances as either a quick gallop across the prairie, or a possible concealment in the timber beyond.
elude
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From this reading In his attempt to elude the justice he now dreads, he is not trusting to such slender chances as either a quick gallop across the prairie, or a possible concealment in the timber beyond.
farther
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From this reading There is a still farther beyond--a _border_.
fixed
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From this reading Upon this his thoughts are dwelling, and his hopes have become fixed.
gallop
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From this reading In his attempt to elude the justice he now dreads, he is not trusting to such slender chances as either a quick gallop across the prairie, or a possible concealment in the timber beyond.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Upon this his thoughts are dwelling, and his hopes have become fixed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In his attempt to elude the justice he now dreads, he is not trusting to such slender chances as either a quick gallop across the prairie, or a possible concealment in the timber beyond.
Henry
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From this reading The murderer of Henry Poindexter is not mad.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his attempt to elude the justice he now dreads, he is not trusting to such slender chances as either a quick gallop across the prairie, or a possible concealment in the timber beyond.
hopes
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From this reading Upon this his thoughts are dwelling, and his hopes have become fixed.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his attempt to elude the justice he now dreads, he is not trusting to such slender chances as either a quick gallop across the prairie, or a possible concealment in the timber beyond.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The murderer of Henry Poindexter is not mad.
justice
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From this reading In his attempt to elude the justice he now dreads, he is not trusting to such slender chances as either a quick gallop across the prairie, or a possible concealment in the timber beyond.
kind
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From this reading Nothing of the kind.
mad
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From this reading The murderer of Henry Poindexter is not mad.
murderer
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From this reading The murderer of Henry Poindexter is not mad.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The murderer of Henry Poindexter is not mad.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing of the kind.
now
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From this reading In his attempt to elude the justice he now dreads, he is not trusting to such slender chances as either a quick gallop across the prairie, or a possible concealment in the timber beyond.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing of the kind.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In his attempt to elude the justice he now dreads, he is not trusting to such slender chances as either a quick gallop across the prairie, or a possible concealment in the timber beyond.
Poindexter
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From this reading The murderer of Henry Poindexter is not mad.
possible
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From this reading In his attempt to elude the justice he now dreads, he is not trusting to such slender chances as either a quick gallop across the prairie, or a possible concealment in the timber beyond.
prairie
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From this reading In his attempt to elude the justice he now dreads, he is not trusting to such slender chances as either a quick gallop across the prairie, or a possible concealment in the timber beyond.
quick
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From this reading In his attempt to elude the justice he now dreads, he is not trusting to such slender chances as either a quick gallop across the prairie, or a possible concealment in the timber beyond.
slender
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From this reading In his attempt to elude the justice he now dreads, he is not trusting to such slender chances as either a quick gallop across the prairie, or a possible concealment in the timber beyond.
still
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From this reading There is a still farther beyond--a _border_.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In his attempt to elude the justice he now dreads, he is not trusting to such slender chances as either a quick gallop across the prairie, or a possible concealment in the timber beyond.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nothing of the kind.
There
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From this reading There is a still farther beyond--a _border_.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Upon this his thoughts are dwelling, and his hopes have become fixed.
thoughts
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From this reading Upon this his thoughts are dwelling, and his hopes have become fixed.
timber
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From this reading In his attempt to elude the justice he now dreads, he is not trusting to such slender chances as either a quick gallop across the prairie, or a possible concealment in the timber beyond.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In his attempt to elude the justice he now dreads, he is not trusting to such slender chances as either a quick gallop across the prairie, or a possible concealment in the timber beyond.
trusting
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From this reading In his attempt to elude the justice he now dreads, he is not trusting to such slender chances as either a quick gallop across the prairie, or a possible concealment in the timber beyond.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon this his thoughts are dwelling, and his hopes have become fixed.
