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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 Two hours later a horseman pushed his way between tumbled and tangled briers along the bottom of a deep ravine.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Ammunition in plenty filled the cross belts that he had looped about his shoulders.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Two hours later a horseman pushed his way between tumbled and tangled briers along the bottom of a deep ravine.
Ammunition
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From this reading Ammunition in plenty filled the cross belts that he had looped about his shoulders.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two hours later a horseman pushed his way between tumbled and tangled briers along the bottom of a deep ravine.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At his saddle-bow a carbine swung in its boot, and upon either hip was strapped a long revolver.
atmosphere
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From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
belts
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From this reading Ammunition in plenty filled the cross belts that he had looped about his shoulders.
betokened
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From this reading He was hatless, and his stained and ragged khaki betokened much exposure to the elements and hard and continued usage.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Two hours later a horseman pushed his way between tumbled and tangled briers along the bottom of a deep ravine.
boot
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From this reading At his saddle-bow a carbine swung in its boot, and upon either hip was strapped a long revolver.
bottom
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From this reading Two hours later a horseman pushed his way between tumbled and tangled briers along the bottom of a deep ravine.
briers
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From this reading Two hours later a horseman pushed his way between tumbled and tangled briers along the bottom of a deep ravine.
brown
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From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
carbine
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From this reading At his saddle-bow a carbine swung in its boot, and upon either hip was strapped a long revolver.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was hatless, and his stained and ragged khaki betokened much exposure to the elements and hard and continued usage.
cross
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From this reading Ammunition in plenty filled the cross belts that he had looped about his shoulders.
deep
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From this reading Two hours later a horseman pushed his way between tumbled and tangled briers along the bottom of a deep ravine.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading At his saddle-bow a carbine swung in its boot, and upon either hip was strapped a long revolver.
elements
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From this reading He was hatless, and his stained and ragged khaki betokened much exposure to the elements and hard and continued usage.
exposure
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From this reading He was hatless, and his stained and ragged khaki betokened much exposure to the elements and hard and continued usage.
eyes
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From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
filled
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From this reading Ammunition in plenty filled the cross belts that he had looped about his shoulders.
glint
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From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
gray
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From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
Grim
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From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ammunition in plenty filled the cross belts that he had looped about his shoulders.
hard
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From this reading He was hatless, and his stained and ragged khaki betokened much exposure to the elements and hard and continued usage.
hatless
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From this reading He was hatless, and his stained and ragged khaki betokened much exposure to the elements and hard and continued usage.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was hatless, and his stained and ragged khaki betokened much exposure to the elements and hard and continued usage.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
hip
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From this reading At his saddle-bow a carbine swung in its boot, and upon either hip was strapped a long revolver.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Two hours later a horseman pushed his way between tumbled and tangled briers along the bottom of a deep ravine.
horseman
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From this reading Two hours later a horseman pushed his way between tumbled and tangled briers along the bottom of a deep ravine.
hours
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From this reading Two hours later a horseman pushed his way between tumbled and tangled briers along the bottom of a deep ravine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At his saddle-bow a carbine swung in its boot, and upon either hip was strapped a long revolver.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At his saddle-bow a carbine swung in its boot, and upon either hip was strapped a long revolver.
jacket
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From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
jaw
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From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
khaki
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From this reading He was hatless, and his stained and ragged khaki betokened much exposure to the elements and hard and continued usage.
later
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From this reading Two hours later a horseman pushed his way between tumbled and tangled briers along the bottom of a deep ravine.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
less
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From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
lessen
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From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At his saddle-bow a carbine swung in its boot, and upon either hip was strapped a long revolver.
looped
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From this reading Ammunition in plenty filled the cross belts that he had looped about his shoulders.
martial
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From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
much
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From this reading He was hatless, and his stained and ragged khaki betokened much exposure to the elements and hard and continued usage.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two hours later a horseman pushed his way between tumbled and tangled briers along the bottom of a deep ravine.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
patch
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From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
plenty
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From this reading Ammunition in plenty filled the cross belts that he had looped about his shoulders.
pushed
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From this reading Two hours later a horseman pushed his way between tumbled and tangled briers along the bottom of a deep ravine.
ragged
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From this reading He was hatless, and his stained and ragged khaki betokened much exposure to the elements and hard and continued usage.
ravine
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From this reading Two hours later a horseman pushed his way between tumbled and tangled briers along the bottom of a deep ravine.
revolver
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From this reading At his saddle-bow a carbine swung in its boot, and upon either hip was strapped a long revolver.
saddle-bow
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From this reading At his saddle-bow a carbine swung in its boot, and upon either hip was strapped a long revolver.
set
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From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
shoulder
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From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
shoulders
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From this reading Ammunition in plenty filled the cross belts that he had looped about his shoulders.
soaked
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From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
stain
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From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
stained
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From this reading He was hatless, and his stained and ragged khaki betokened much exposure to the elements and hard and continued usage.
strapped
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From this reading At his saddle-bow a carbine swung in its boot, and upon either hip was strapped a long revolver.
strong
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From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
surrounded
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From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
swung
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From this reading At his saddle-bow a carbine swung in its boot, and upon either hip was strapped a long revolver.
tangled
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From this reading Two hours later a horseman pushed his way between tumbled and tangled briers along the bottom of a deep ravine.
tend
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From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ammunition in plenty filled the cross belts that he had looped about his shoulders.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two hours later a horseman pushed his way between tumbled and tangled briers along the bottom of a deep ravine.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was hatless, and his stained and ragged khaki betokened much exposure to the elements and hard and continued usage.
trappings
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From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
tumbled
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From this reading Two hours later a horseman pushed his way between tumbled and tangled briers along the bottom of a deep ravine.
Two
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From this reading Two hours later a horseman pushed his way between tumbled and tangled briers along the bottom of a deep ravine.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At his saddle-bow a carbine swung in its boot, and upon either hip was strapped a long revolver.
usage
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From this reading He was hatless, and his stained and ragged khaki betokened much exposure to the elements and hard and continued usage.
warlike
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From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was hatless, and his stained and ragged khaki betokened much exposure to the elements and hard and continued usage.
way
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From this reading Two hours later a horseman pushed his way between tumbled and tangled briers along the bottom of a deep ravine.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Grim and warlike as were his trappings, no less grim was the set of his strong jaw or the glint of his gray eyes, nor did the patch of brown stain that had soaked through the left shoulder of his jacket tend to lessen the martial atmosphere which surrounded him.
