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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He feared that Tecumseh’s restlessness might result in some wild freak, and he hoped to reach the bridle and curb his ire while his master secured his new prize.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Frontier Shack sprung to the ground to attend to the black stallion, Charley immediately assumed the saddle.
assumed
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From this reading As Frontier Shack sprung to the ground to attend to the black stallion, Charley immediately assumed the saddle.
attend
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From this reading As Frontier Shack sprung to the ground to attend to the black stallion, Charley immediately assumed the saddle.
black
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From this reading As Frontier Shack sprung to the ground to attend to the black stallion, Charley immediately assumed the saddle.
bounded
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From this reading But the boy’s hand had not disengaged the bridle from the thick mane, when the iron-gray bounded forward.
boy's
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From this reading But the boy’s hand had not disengaged the bridle from the thick mane, when the iron-gray bounded forward.
bridle
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From this reading He feared that Tecumseh’s restlessness might result in some wild freak, and he hoped to reach the bridle and curb his ire while his master secured his new prize.
broke
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From this reading “Heaven help me!” broke from Charley Shafer’s lips, when he found himself in the perilous situation described in chapter _fourth_.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the boy’s hand had not disengaged the bridle from the thick mane, when the iron-gray bounded forward.
CAPTURE
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From this reading WHITE LASSO’S CAPTURE.
chapter
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From this reading “Heaven help me!” broke from Charley Shafer’s lips, when he found himself in the perilous situation described in chapter _fourth_.
Charley
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From this reading “Heaven help me!” broke from Charley Shafer’s lips, when he found himself in the perilous situation described in chapter _fourth_.
curb
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From this reading He feared that Tecumseh’s restlessness might result in some wild freak, and he hoped to reach the bridle and curb his ire while his master secured his new prize.
described
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From this reading “Heaven help me!” broke from Charley Shafer’s lips, when he found himself in the perilous situation described in chapter _fourth_.
disengaged
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From this reading But the boy’s hand had not disengaged the bridle from the thick mane, when the iron-gray bounded forward.
feared
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From this reading He feared that Tecumseh’s restlessness might result in some wild freak, and he hoped to reach the bridle and curb his ire while his master secured his new prize.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the boy’s hand had not disengaged the bridle from the thick mane, when the iron-gray bounded forward.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Heaven help me!” broke from Charley Shafer’s lips, when he found himself in the perilous situation described in chapter _fourth_.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Heaven help me!” broke from Charley Shafer’s lips, when he found himself in the perilous situation described in chapter _fourth_.
freak
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From this reading He feared that Tecumseh’s restlessness might result in some wild freak, and he hoped to reach the bridle and curb his ire while his master secured his new prize.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Heaven help me!” broke from Charley Shafer’s lips, when he found himself in the perilous situation described in chapter _fourth_.
Frontier
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From this reading As Frontier Shack sprung to the ground to attend to the black stallion, Charley immediately assumed the saddle.
ground
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From this reading As Frontier Shack sprung to the ground to attend to the black stallion, Charley immediately assumed the saddle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the boy’s hand had not disengaged the bridle from the thick mane, when the iron-gray bounded forward.
hand
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From this reading But the boy’s hand had not disengaged the bridle from the thick mane, when the iron-gray bounded forward.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Heaven help me!” broke from Charley Shafer’s lips, when he found himself in the perilous situation described in chapter _fourth_.
Heaven
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From this reading “Heaven help me!” broke from Charley Shafer’s lips, when he found himself in the perilous situation described in chapter _fourth_.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Heaven help me!” broke from Charley Shafer’s lips, when he found himself in the perilous situation described in chapter _fourth_.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Heaven help me!” broke from Charley Shafer’s lips, when he found himself in the perilous situation described in chapter _fourth_.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He feared that Tecumseh’s restlessness might result in some wild freak, and he hoped to reach the bridle and curb his ire while his master secured his new prize.
hoped
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From this reading He feared that Tecumseh’s restlessness might result in some wild freak, and he hoped to reach the bridle and curb his ire while his master secured his new prize.
immediately
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From this reading As Frontier Shack sprung to the ground to attend to the black stallion, Charley immediately assumed the saddle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Heaven help me!” broke from Charley Shafer’s lips, when he found himself in the perilous situation described in chapter _fourth_.
ire
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From this reading He feared that Tecumseh’s restlessness might result in some wild freak, and he hoped to reach the bridle and curb his ire while his master secured his new prize.
iron-gray
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From this reading But the boy’s hand had not disengaged the bridle from the thick mane, when the iron-gray bounded forward.
LASSO'S
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From this reading WHITE LASSO’S CAPTURE.
lips
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From this reading “Heaven help me!” broke from Charley Shafer’s lips, when he found himself in the perilous situation described in chapter _fourth_.
mane
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From this reading But the boy’s hand had not disengaged the bridle from the thick mane, when the iron-gray bounded forward.
master
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From this reading He feared that Tecumseh’s restlessness might result in some wild freak, and he hoped to reach the bridle and curb his ire while his master secured his new prize.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Heaven help me!” broke from Charley Shafer’s lips, when he found himself in the perilous situation described in chapter _fourth_.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He feared that Tecumseh’s restlessness might result in some wild freak, and he hoped to reach the bridle and curb his ire while his master secured his new prize.
new
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From this reading He feared that Tecumseh’s restlessness might result in some wild freak, and he hoped to reach the bridle and curb his ire while his master secured his new prize.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the boy’s hand had not disengaged the bridle from the thick mane, when the iron-gray bounded forward.
perilous
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From this reading “Heaven help me!” broke from Charley Shafer’s lips, when he found himself in the perilous situation described in chapter _fourth_.
prize
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From this reading He feared that Tecumseh’s restlessness might result in some wild freak, and he hoped to reach the bridle and curb his ire while his master secured his new prize.
reach
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From this reading He feared that Tecumseh’s restlessness might result in some wild freak, and he hoped to reach the bridle and curb his ire while his master secured his new prize.
restlessness
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From this reading He feared that Tecumseh’s restlessness might result in some wild freak, and he hoped to reach the bridle and curb his ire while his master secured his new prize.
result
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From this reading He feared that Tecumseh’s restlessness might result in some wild freak, and he hoped to reach the bridle and curb his ire while his master secured his new prize.
saddle
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From this reading As Frontier Shack sprung to the ground to attend to the black stallion, Charley immediately assumed the saddle.
secured
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From this reading He feared that Tecumseh’s restlessness might result in some wild freak, and he hoped to reach the bridle and curb his ire while his master secured his new prize.
Shack
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From this reading As Frontier Shack sprung to the ground to attend to the black stallion, Charley immediately assumed the saddle.
Shafer's
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From this reading “Heaven help me!” broke from Charley Shafer’s lips, when he found himself in the perilous situation described in chapter _fourth_.
situation
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From this reading “Heaven help me!” broke from Charley Shafer’s lips, when he found himself in the perilous situation described in chapter _fourth_.
some
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From this reading He feared that Tecumseh’s restlessness might result in some wild freak, and he hoped to reach the bridle and curb his ire while his master secured his new prize.
sprung
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From this reading As Frontier Shack sprung to the ground to attend to the black stallion, Charley immediately assumed the saddle.
stallion
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From this reading As Frontier Shack sprung to the ground to attend to the black stallion, Charley immediately assumed the saddle.
Tecumseh's
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From this reading He feared that Tecumseh’s restlessness might result in some wild freak, and he hoped to reach the bridle and curb his ire while his master secured his new prize.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He feared that Tecumseh’s restlessness might result in some wild freak, and he hoped to reach the bridle and curb his ire while his master secured his new prize.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Heaven help me!” broke from Charley Shafer’s lips, when he found himself in the perilous situation described in chapter _fourth_.
thick
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From this reading But the boy’s hand had not disengaged the bridle from the thick mane, when the iron-gray bounded forward.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Frontier Shack sprung to the ground to attend to the black stallion, Charley immediately assumed the saddle.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Heaven help me!” broke from Charley Shafer’s lips, when he found himself in the perilous situation described in chapter _fourth_.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He feared that Tecumseh’s restlessness might result in some wild freak, and he hoped to reach the bridle and curb his ire while his master secured his new prize.
WHITE
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From this reading WHITE LASSO’S CAPTURE.
wild
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From this reading He feared that Tecumseh’s restlessness might result in some wild freak, and he hoped to reach the bridle and curb his ire while his master secured his new prize.
