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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The one special precaution which they continually took was against possible ambuscades.
ahead
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From this reading They had two bugles less than when they entered the chaparral, but they made noise enough to notify any red men lurking in the bushes ahead of them that they were coming.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Colonel Romero and his gay lancers and his picturesque ranchero militia rode away along the well-marked trail so carefully left for them by the Apaches.
ambuscades
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From this reading The one special precaution which they continually took was against possible ambuscades.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW PING AND TAH-NU-NU GOT TO THE SPRING.
any
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From this reading They had two bugles less than when they entered the chaparral, but they made noise enough to notify any red men lurking in the bushes ahead of them that they were coming.
Apaches
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From this reading Colonel Romero and his gay lancers and his picturesque ranchero militia rode away along the well-marked trail so carefully left for them by the Apaches.
away
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From this reading Colonel Romero and his gay lancers and his picturesque ranchero militia rode away along the well-marked trail so carefully left for them by the Apaches.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It led manifestly into their own republic, and there seemed to be no danger whatever of their losing it.
bugles
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From this reading They had two bugles less than when they entered the chaparral, but they made noise enough to notify any red men lurking in the bushes ahead of them that they were coming.
bushes
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From this reading They had two bugles less than when they entered the chaparral, but they made noise enough to notify any red men lurking in the bushes ahead of them that they were coming.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had two bugles less than when they entered the chaparral, but they made noise enough to notify any red men lurking in the bushes ahead of them that they were coming.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Colonel Romero and his gay lancers and his picturesque ranchero militia rode away along the well-marked trail so carefully left for them by the Apaches.
carefully
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From this reading Colonel Romero and his gay lancers and his picturesque ranchero militia rode away along the well-marked trail so carefully left for them by the Apaches.
chaparral
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From this reading They had two bugles less than when they entered the chaparral, but they made noise enough to notify any red men lurking in the bushes ahead of them that they were coming.
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel Romero and his gay lancers and his picturesque ranchero militia rode away along the well-marked trail so carefully left for them by the Apaches.
coming
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From this reading They had two bugles less than when they entered the chaparral, but they made noise enough to notify any red men lurking in the bushes ahead of them that they were coming.
continually
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From this reading The one special precaution which they continually took was against possible ambuscades.
danger
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From this reading It led manifestly into their own republic, and there seemed to be no danger whatever of their losing it.
enough
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From this reading They had two bugles less than when they entered the chaparral, but they made noise enough to notify any red men lurking in the bushes ahead of them that they were coming.
entered
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From this reading They had two bugles less than when they entered the chaparral, but they made noise enough to notify any red men lurking in the bushes ahead of them that they were coming.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Colonel Romero and his gay lancers and his picturesque ranchero militia rode away along the well-marked trail so carefully left for them by the Apaches.
gay
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From this reading Colonel Romero and his gay lancers and his picturesque ranchero militia rode away along the well-marked trail so carefully left for them by the Apaches.
GOT
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From this reading HOW PING AND TAH-NU-NU GOT TO THE SPRING.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had two bugles less than when they entered the chaparral, but they made noise enough to notify any red men lurking in the bushes ahead of them that they were coming.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Colonel Romero and his gay lancers and his picturesque ranchero militia rode away along the well-marked trail so carefully left for them by the Apaches.
HOW
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From this reading HOW PING AND TAH-NU-NU GOT TO THE SPRING.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had two bugles less than when they entered the chaparral, but they made noise enough to notify any red men lurking in the bushes ahead of them that they were coming.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It led manifestly into their own republic, and there seemed to be no danger whatever of their losing it.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It led manifestly into their own republic, and there seemed to be no danger whatever of their losing it.
lancers
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From this reading Colonel Romero and his gay lancers and his picturesque ranchero militia rode away along the well-marked trail so carefully left for them by the Apaches.
led
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From this reading It led manifestly into their own republic, and there seemed to be no danger whatever of their losing it.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colonel Romero and his gay lancers and his picturesque ranchero militia rode away along the well-marked trail so carefully left for them by the Apaches.
less
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From this reading They had two bugles less than when they entered the chaparral, but they made noise enough to notify any red men lurking in the bushes ahead of them that they were coming.
losing
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From this reading It led manifestly into their own republic, and there seemed to be no danger whatever of their losing it.
lurking
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From this reading They had two bugles less than when they entered the chaparral, but they made noise enough to notify any red men lurking in the bushes ahead of them that they were coming.
made
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From this reading They had two bugles less than when they entered the chaparral, but they made noise enough to notify any red men lurking in the bushes ahead of them that they were coming.
manifestly
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From this reading It led manifestly into their own republic, and there seemed to be no danger whatever of their losing it.
men
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From this reading They had two bugles less than when they entered the chaparral, but they made noise enough to notify any red men lurking in the bushes ahead of them that they were coming.
militia
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From this reading Colonel Romero and his gay lancers and his picturesque ranchero militia rode away along the well-marked trail so carefully left for them by the Apaches.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It led manifestly into their own republic, and there seemed to be no danger whatever of their losing it.
noise
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From this reading They had two bugles less than when they entered the chaparral, but they made noise enough to notify any red men lurking in the bushes ahead of them that they were coming.
notify
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From this reading They had two bugles less than when they entered the chaparral, but they made noise enough to notify any red men lurking in the bushes ahead of them that they were coming.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It led manifestly into their own republic, and there seemed to be no danger whatever of their losing it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one special precaution which they continually took was against possible ambuscades.
own
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From this reading It led manifestly into their own republic, and there seemed to be no danger whatever of their losing it.
picturesque
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From this reading Colonel Romero and his gay lancers and his picturesque ranchero militia rode away along the well-marked trail so carefully left for them by the Apaches.
PING
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From this reading HOW PING AND TAH-NU-NU GOT TO THE SPRING.
possible
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From this reading The one special precaution which they continually took was against possible ambuscades.
precaution
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From this reading The one special precaution which they continually took was against possible ambuscades.
ranchero
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From this reading Colonel Romero and his gay lancers and his picturesque ranchero militia rode away along the well-marked trail so carefully left for them by the Apaches.
red
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From this reading They had two bugles less than when they entered the chaparral, but they made noise enough to notify any red men lurking in the bushes ahead of them that they were coming.
republic
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From this reading It led manifestly into their own republic, and there seemed to be no danger whatever of their losing it.
rode
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From this reading Colonel Romero and his gay lancers and his picturesque ranchero militia rode away along the well-marked trail so carefully left for them by the Apaches.
Romero
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From this reading Colonel Romero and his gay lancers and his picturesque ranchero militia rode away along the well-marked trail so carefully left for them by the Apaches.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It led manifestly into their own republic, and there seemed to be no danger whatever of their losing it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Colonel Romero and his gay lancers and his picturesque ranchero militia rode away along the well-marked trail so carefully left for them by the Apaches.
special
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From this reading The one special precaution which they continually took was against possible ambuscades.
SPRING
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From this reading HOW PING AND TAH-NU-NU GOT TO THE SPRING.
TAH-NU-NU
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From this reading HOW PING AND TAH-NU-NU GOT TO THE SPRING.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They had two bugles less than when they entered the chaparral, but they made noise enough to notify any red men lurking in the bushes ahead of them that they were coming.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had two bugles less than when they entered the chaparral, but they made noise enough to notify any red men lurking in the bushes ahead of them that they were coming.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW PING AND TAH-NU-NU GOT TO THE SPRING.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It led manifestly into their own republic, and there seemed to be no danger whatever of their losing it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Colonel Romero and his gay lancers and his picturesque ranchero militia rode away along the well-marked trail so carefully left for them by the Apaches.
there
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From this reading It led manifestly into their own republic, and there seemed to be no danger whatever of their losing it.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had two bugles less than when they entered the chaparral, but they made noise enough to notify any red men lurking in the bushes ahead of them that they were coming.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW PING AND TAH-NU-NU GOT TO THE SPRING.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The one special precaution which they continually took was against possible ambuscades.
trail
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From this reading Colonel Romero and his gay lancers and his picturesque ranchero militia rode away along the well-marked trail so carefully left for them by the Apaches.
two
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From this reading They had two bugles less than when they entered the chaparral, but they made noise enough to notify any red men lurking in the bushes ahead of them that they were coming.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The one special precaution which they continually took was against possible ambuscades.
well-marked
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From this reading Colonel Romero and his gay lancers and his picturesque ranchero militia rode away along the well-marked trail so carefully left for them by the Apaches.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had two bugles less than when they entered the chaparral, but they made noise enough to notify any red men lurking in the bushes ahead of them that they were coming.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading It led manifestly into their own republic, and there seemed to be no danger whatever of their losing it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They had two bugles less than when they entered the chaparral, but they made noise enough to notify any red men lurking in the bushes ahead of them that they were coming.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The one special precaution which they continually took was against possible ambuscades.
