used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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anew
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading John Black and his family, posted behind the barricade that surrounded the camp, regarded with joy, mingled with alarm, the cavalcade coming toward them like a tornado, raising clouds of dust in its passage.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading AMERICAN HOSPITALITY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading John Black and his family, posted behind the barricade that surrounded the camp, regarded with joy, mingled with alarm, the cavalcade coming toward them like a tornado, raising clouds of dust in its passage.
apesnounUS /eɪps/
plural of “ape” — any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
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in or near a particular place or position
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the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading "Attention, boys!" the American said to his son and servants, with his hand on his trigger.
barricadenounUS /ˈbærəkeɪd/
a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
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beginsnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnz/
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
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behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
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being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading John Black and his family, posted behind the barricade that surrounded the camp, regarded with joy, mingled with alarm, the cavalcade coming toward them like a tornado, raising clouds of dust in its passage.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
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lacking funds
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bulletnounUS /ˈbʊlət/
a projectile that is fired from a gun
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temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
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cavalcadenounUS /ˈkævəlkeɪd/
a procession of people traveling on horseback
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plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading John Black and his family, posted behind the barricade that surrounded the camp, regarded with joy, mingled with alarm, the cavalcade coming toward them like a tornado, raising clouds of dust in its passage.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading John Black and his family, posted behind the barricade that surrounded the camp, regarded with joy, mingled with alarm, the cavalcade coming toward them like a tornado, raising clouds of dust in its passage.
diabolicaladjectiveUS /ˌdaɪəˈbɑːlɪkəl/
showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
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remove the dust from
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explanationsnounUS /ˌekspləˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “explanation” — a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
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a social unit living together
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John Black and his family, posted behind the barricade that surrounded the camp, regarded with joy, mingled with alarm, the cavalcade coming toward them like a tornado, raising clouds of dust in its passage.
HOSPITALITYnounUS /ˌhɑːspəˈtæləti/
kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
From this reading AMERICAN HOSPITALITY.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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indispensableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈspensəbəl/
not to be dispensed with; essential
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading John Black and his family, posted behind the barricade that surrounded the camp, regarded with joy, mingled with alarm, the cavalcade coming toward them like a tornado, raising clouds of dust in its passage.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
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the emotion of great happiness
From this reading John Black and his family, posted behind the barricade that surrounded the camp, regarded with joy, mingled with alarm, the cavalcade coming toward them like a tornado, raising clouds of dust in its passage.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
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the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
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letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
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prefer or wish to do something
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plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
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past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
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a particular point in time
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used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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narrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
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touching and supported by a surface
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belonging to the speaker and others
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the act of passing from one state or place to the next
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a geometric element that has position but no extension
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postedadjectiveUS /ˈpoʊstɪd/
publicly displayed
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prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
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the event of something being raised upward
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past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
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past form of “regard” — deem to be
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
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a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
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a male human offspring
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a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
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suppliedverbUS /səˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “supply” — give something useful or necessary to
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the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
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confined on all sides
From this reading John Black and his family, posted behind the barricade that surrounded the camp, regarded with joy, mingled with alarm, the cavalcade coming toward them like a tornado, raising clouds of dust in its passage.
suspiciousadjectiveUS /səˈspɪʃəs/
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
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carry out
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express in words
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading John Black and his family, posted behind the barricade that surrounded the camp, regarded with joy, mingled with alarm, the cavalcade coming toward them like a tornado, raising clouds of dust in its passage.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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an instance or single occasion for some event
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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tornadonounUS /tɔːrˈneɪdoʊ/
a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
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towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading John Black and his family, posted behind the barricade that surrounded the camp, regarded with joy, mingled with alarm, the cavalcade coming toward them like a tornado, raising clouds of dust in its passage.
trickerynounUS /ˈtrɪkəri/
verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
From this reading "You know the diabolical trickery of these apes of the prairie; we must not let them surprise us a second time; at the least suspicious sign, a bullet!
triggerverbUS /ˈtrɪɡər/
put in motion or move to act
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undertakenverbUS /ˈʌndərteɪkən/
inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
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the speaker together with one or more other people
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at the time that
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in or at the place that
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used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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in the company of; together with
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know the diabolical trickery of these apes of the prairie; we must not let them surprise us a second time; at the least suspicious sign, a bullet!
