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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 ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
all
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From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
ALLIFAIR
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From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
ambush
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From this reading Not for them the bold charge, the midnight raid on armed camps; they gave him his head until they had him where they wanted him and then shot his Mexicans from ambush.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
armed
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From this reading Not for them the bold charge, the midnight raid on armed camps; they gave him his head until they had him where they wanted him and then shot his Mexicans from ambush.
battle
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From this reading Dave Grimes had ridden in and challenged the Scarboroughs to fight him, to come out and battle for their range; but they had taken a leaf from his own book of warfare and kept under cover like Indians.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Four men had been struck dead and even then the wary Scarboroughs had kept beyond the range of his guns.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Four men had been struck dead and even then the wary Scarboroughs had kept beyond the range of his guns.
bold
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From this reading Not for them the bold charge, the midnight raid on armed camps; they gave him his head until they had him where they wanted him and then shot his Mexicans from ambush.
book
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From this reading Dave Grimes had ridden in and challenged the Scarboroughs to fight him, to come out and battle for their range; but they had taken a leaf from his own book of warfare and kept under cover like Indians.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
camps
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From this reading Not for them the bold charge, the midnight raid on armed camps; they gave him his head until they had him where they wanted him and then shot his Mexicans from ambush.
cent
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From this reading They were playing safe, a hundred per cent safe, and Grimes threw up his hands and quit.
challenged
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From this reading Dave Grimes had ridden in and challenged the Scarboroughs to fight him, to come out and battle for their range; but they had taken a leaf from his own book of warfare and kept under cover like Indians.
changed
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From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
charge
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From this reading Not for them the bold charge, the midnight raid on armed camps; they gave him his head until they had him where they wanted him and then shot his Mexicans from ambush.
chivalry
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From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
Colonel
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From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
Colt
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From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dave Grimes had ridden in and challenged the Scarboroughs to fight him, to come out and battle for their range; but they had taken a leaf from his own book of warfare and kept under cover like Indians.
cover
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From this reading Dave Grimes had ridden in and challenged the Scarboroughs to fight him, to come out and battle for their range; but they had taken a leaf from his own book of warfare and kept under cover like Indians.
Dave
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From this reading Dave Grimes had ridden in and challenged the Scarboroughs to fight him, to come out and battle for their range; but they had taken a leaf from his own book of warfare and kept under cover like Indians.
days
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From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Four men had been struck dead and even then the wary Scarboroughs had kept beyond the range of his guns.
disguised
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From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Four men had been struck dead and even then the wary Scarboroughs had kept beyond the range of his guns.
fight
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From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dave Grimes had ridden in and challenged the Scarboroughs to fight him, to come out and battle for their range; but they had taken a leaf from his own book of warfare and kept under cover like Indians.
forth
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From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
Four
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From this reading Four men had been struck dead and even then the wary Scarboroughs had kept beyond the range of his guns.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dave Grimes had ridden in and challenged the Scarboroughs to fight him, to come out and battle for their range; but they had taken a leaf from his own book of warfare and kept under cover like Indians.
gave
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From this reading Not for them the bold charge, the midnight raid on armed camps; they gave him his head until they had him where they wanted him and then shot his Mexicans from ambush.
Grimes
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From this reading Dave Grimes had ridden in and challenged the Scarboroughs to fight him, to come out and battle for their range; but they had taken a leaf from his own book of warfare and kept under cover like Indians.
guns
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From this reading Four men had been struck dead and even then the wary Scarboroughs had kept beyond the range of his guns.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading They were playing safe, a hundred per cent safe, and Grimes threw up his hands and quit.
head
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From this reading Not for them the bold charge, the midnight raid on armed camps; they gave him his head until they had him where they wanted him and then shot his Mexicans from ambush.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dave Grimes had ridden in and challenged the Scarboroughs to fight him, to come out and battle for their range; but they had taken a leaf from his own book of warfare and kept under cover like Indians.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
hundred
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From this reading They were playing safe, a hundred per cent safe, and Grimes threw up his hands and quit.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
Indians
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From this reading Dave Grimes had ridden in and challenged the Scarboroughs to fight him, to come out and battle for their range; but they had taken a leaf from his own book of warfare and kept under cover like Indians.
kept
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From this reading Dave Grimes had ridden in and challenged the Scarboroughs to fight him, to come out and battle for their range; but they had taken a leaf from his own book of warfare and kept under cover like Indians.
knights
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From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
Launcelot
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From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
leaf
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From this reading Dave Grimes had ridden in and challenged the Scarboroughs to fight him, to come out and battle for their range; but they had taken a leaf from his own book of warfare and kept under cover like Indians.
like
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From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
men
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From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
Mexicans
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From this reading Not for them the bold charge, the midnight raid on armed camps; they gave him his head until they had him where they wanted him and then shot his Mexicans from ambush.
midnight
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From this reading Not for them the bold charge, the midnight raid on armed camps; they gave him his head until they had him where they wanted him and then shot his Mexicans from ambush.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not for them the bold charge, the midnight raid on armed camps; they gave him his head until they had him where they wanted him and then shot his Mexicans from ambush.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not for them the bold charge, the midnight raid on armed camps; they gave him his head until they had him where they wanted him and then shot his Mexicans from ambush.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
others
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From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
out
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From this reading Dave Grimes had ridden in and challenged the Scarboroughs to fight him, to come out and battle for their range; but they had taken a leaf from his own book of warfare and kept under cover like Indians.
own
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From this reading Dave Grimes had ridden in and challenged the Scarboroughs to fight him, to come out and battle for their range; but they had taken a leaf from his own book of warfare and kept under cover like Indians.
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading They were playing safe, a hundred per cent safe, and Grimes threw up his hands and quit.
playing
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From this reading They were playing safe, a hundred per cent safe, and Grimes threw up his hands and quit.
proud
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From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
quit
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From this reading They were playing safe, a hundred per cent safe, and Grimes threw up his hands and quit.
raid
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From this reading Not for them the bold charge, the midnight raid on armed camps; they gave him his head until they had him where they wanted him and then shot his Mexicans from ambush.
range
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From this reading Dave Grimes had ridden in and challenged the Scarboroughs to fight him, to come out and battle for their range; but they had taken a leaf from his own book of warfare and kept under cover like Indians.
reduced
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From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
ridden
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From this reading Dave Grimes had ridden in and challenged the Scarboroughs to fight him, to come out and battle for their range; but they had taken a leaf from his own book of warfare and kept under cover like Indians.
ride
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From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
safe
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From this reading They were playing safe, a hundred per cent safe, and Grimes threw up his hands and quit.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
Scarboroughs
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From this reading Dave Grimes had ridden in and challenged the Scarboroughs to fight him, to come out and battle for their range; but they had taken a leaf from his own book of warfare and kept under cover like Indians.
shot
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From this reading Not for them the bold charge, the midnight raid on armed camps; they gave him his head until they had him where they wanted him and then shot his Mexicans from ambush.
Sir
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From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
six-shooter
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From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
size
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From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Four men had been struck dead and even then the wary Scarboroughs had kept beyond the range of his guns.
taken
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From this reading Dave Grimes had ridden in and challenged the Scarboroughs to fight him, to come out and battle for their range; but they had taken a leaf from his own book of warfare and kept under cover like Indians.
tempt
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From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Dave Grimes had ridden in and challenged the Scarboroughs to fight him, to come out and battle for their range; but they had taken a leaf from his own book of warfare and kept under cover like Indians.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Not for them the bold charge, the midnight raid on armed camps; they gave him his head until they had him where they wanted him and then shot his Mexicans from ambush.
then
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From this reading Not for them the bold charge, the midnight raid on armed camps; they gave him his head until they had him where they wanted him and then shot his Mexicans from ambush.
There
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From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dave Grimes had ridden in and challenged the Scarboroughs to fight him, to come out and battle for their range; but they had taken a leaf from his own book of warfare and kept under cover like Indians.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
threw
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From this reading They were playing safe, a hundred per cent safe, and Grimes threw up his hands and quit.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Dave Grimes had ridden in and challenged the Scarboroughs to fight him, to come out and battle for their range; but they had taken a leaf from his own book of warfare and kept under cover like Indians.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Not for them the bold charge, the midnight raid on armed camps; they gave him his head until they had him where they wanted him and then shot his Mexicans from ambush.
up
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From this reading They were playing safe, a hundred per cent safe, and Grimes threw up his hands and quit.
wanted
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From this reading Not for them the bold charge, the midnight raid on armed camps; they gave him his head until they had him where they wanted him and then shot his Mexicans from ambush.
warfare
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From this reading Dave Grimes had ridden in and challenged the Scarboroughs to fight him, to come out and battle for their range; but they had taken a leaf from his own book of warfare and kept under cover like Indians.
wary
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From this reading Four men had been struck dead and even then the wary Scarboroughs had kept beyond the range of his guns.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were playing safe, a hundred per cent safe, and Grimes threw up his hands and quit.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ALLIFAIR There was a time, in the proud days of chivalry, when knights like Sir Launcelot had to ride forth disguised in order to tempt others to fight; but all this was changed when Colonel Colt and his six-shooter reduced men to about the same size.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Not for them the bold charge, the midnight raid on armed camps; they gave him his head until they had him where they wanted him and then shot his Mexicans from ambush.
