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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 ANNIE Doc Crombie and his men had returned to Barnriff after a long and fruitless hunt.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ANNIE Doc Crombie and his men had returned to Barnriff after a long and fruitless hunt.
all
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From this reading They had found the haunt of the rustlers; they had seen the men--at least, they had had an excellent view of their backs; they had pursued--and they had lost them all four.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They had found the haunt of the rustlers; they had seen the men--at least, they had had an excellent view of their backs; they had pursued--and they had lost them all four.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANNIE Doc Crombie and his men had returned to Barnriff after a long and fruitless hunt.
ANNIE
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From this reading ANNIE Doc Crombie and his men had returned to Barnriff after a long and fruitless hunt.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had found the haunt of the rustlers; they had seen the men--at least, they had had an excellent view of their backs; they had pursued--and they had lost them all four.
backs
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From this reading They had found the haunt of the rustlers; they had seen the men--at least, they had had an excellent view of their backs; they had pursued--and they had lost them all four.
Barnriff
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From this reading ANNIE Doc Crombie and his men had returned to Barnriff after a long and fruitless hunt.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One of the boys had been shot down in his tracks by the man they believed to be the leader of the gang.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One of the boys had been shot down in his tracks by the man they believed to be the leader of the gang.
believed
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From this reading One of the boys had been shot down in his tracks by the man they believed to be the leader of the gang.
boys
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From this reading One of the boys had been shot down in his tracks by the man they believed to be the leader of the gang.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this was not all.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One of the boys had been shot down in his tracks by the man they believed to be the leader of the gang.
Crombie
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From this reading ANNIE Doc Crombie and his men had returned to Barnriff after a long and fruitless hunt.
days
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From this reading Two days and two nights they had spent on the trail.
Doc
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From this reading ANNIE Doc Crombie and his men had returned to Barnriff after a long and fruitless hunt.
down
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From this reading One of the boys had been shot down in his tracks by the man they believed to be the leader of the gang.
excellent
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From this reading They had found the haunt of the rustlers; they had seen the men--at least, they had had an excellent view of their backs; they had pursued--and they had lost them all four.
found
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From this reading They had found the haunt of the rustlers; they had seen the men--at least, they had had an excellent view of their backs; they had pursued--and they had lost them all four.
four
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From this reading They had found the haunt of the rustlers; they had seen the men--at least, they had had an excellent view of their backs; they had pursued--and they had lost them all four.
fruitless
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From this reading ANNIE Doc Crombie and his men had returned to Barnriff after a long and fruitless hunt.
gang
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From this reading One of the boys had been shot down in his tracks by the man they believed to be the leader of the gang.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ANNIE Doc Crombie and his men had returned to Barnriff after a long and fruitless hunt.
haunt
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From this reading They had found the haunt of the rustlers; they had seen the men--at least, they had had an excellent view of their backs; they had pursued--and they had lost them all four.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ANNIE Doc Crombie and his men had returned to Barnriff after a long and fruitless hunt.
hunt
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From this reading ANNIE Doc Crombie and his men had returned to Barnriff after a long and fruitless hunt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One of the boys had been shot down in his tracks by the man they believed to be the leader of the gang.
leader
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From this reading One of the boys had been shot down in his tracks by the man they believed to be the leader of the gang.
least
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From this reading They had found the haunt of the rustlers; they had seen the men--at least, they had had an excellent view of their backs; they had pursued--and they had lost them all four.
long
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From this reading ANNIE Doc Crombie and his men had returned to Barnriff after a long and fruitless hunt.
lost
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From this reading They had found the haunt of the rustlers; they had seen the men--at least, they had had an excellent view of their backs; they had pursued--and they had lost them all four.
man
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From this reading One of the boys had been shot down in his tracks by the man they believed to be the leader of the gang.
men
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From this reading ANNIE Doc Crombie and his men had returned to Barnriff after a long and fruitless hunt.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Two days and two nights they had spent on the trail.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But this was not all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had found the haunt of the rustlers; they had seen the men--at least, they had had an excellent view of their backs; they had pursued--and they had lost them all four.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Two days and two nights they had spent on the trail.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the boys had been shot down in his tracks by the man they believed to be the leader of the gang.
pursued
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From this reading They had found the haunt of the rustlers; they had seen the men--at least, they had had an excellent view of their backs; they had pursued--and they had lost them all four.
returned
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From this reading ANNIE Doc Crombie and his men had returned to Barnriff after a long and fruitless hunt.
rustlers
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From this reading They had found the haunt of the rustlers; they had seen the men--at least, they had had an excellent view of their backs; they had pursued--and they had lost them all four.
seen
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From this reading They had found the haunt of the rustlers; they had seen the men--at least, they had had an excellent view of their backs; they had pursued--and they had lost them all four.
shot
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From this reading One of the boys had been shot down in his tracks by the man they believed to be the leader of the gang.
spent
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From this reading Two days and two nights they had spent on the trail.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two days and two nights they had spent on the trail.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had found the haunt of the rustlers; they had seen the men--at least, they had had an excellent view of their backs; they had pursued--and they had lost them all four.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had found the haunt of the rustlers; they had seen the men--at least, they had had an excellent view of their backs; they had pursued--and they had lost them all four.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two days and two nights they had spent on the trail.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this was not all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANNIE Doc Crombie and his men had returned to Barnriff after a long and fruitless hunt.
tracks
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From this reading One of the boys had been shot down in his tracks by the man they believed to be the leader of the gang.
trail
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From this reading Two days and two nights they had spent on the trail.
Two
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From this reading Two days and two nights they had spent on the trail.
view
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From this reading They had found the haunt of the rustlers; they had seen the men--at least, they had had an excellent view of their backs; they had pursued--and they had lost them all four.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this was not all.
