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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 The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Wah-wah-o-be and Kah-go-mish had an advantage over Colonel Evans, for they knew what had become of Ping and Tah-nu-nu while his uncertainty about Cal grew darker and darker.
advantage
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From this reading Wah-wah-o-be and Kah-go-mish had an advantage over Colonel Evans, for they knew what had become of Ping and Tah-nu-nu while his uncertainty about Cal grew darker and darker.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As Ping and Tah-nu-nu rode slowly along, they began to comprehend the remarkable proceedings which had so completely puzzled their father, lying under the bushes.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Wah-wah-o-be and Kah-go-mish had an advantage over Colonel Evans, for they knew what had become of Ping and Tah-nu-nu while his uncertainty about Cal grew darker and darker.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wah-wah-o-be and Kah-go-mish had an advantage over Colonel Evans, for they knew what had become of Ping and Tah-nu-nu while his uncertainty about Cal grew darker and darker.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Ping and Tah-nu-nu rode slowly along, they began to comprehend the remarkable proceedings which had so completely puzzled their father, lying under the bushes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
become
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From this reading Wah-wah-o-be and Kah-go-mish had an advantage over Colonel Evans, for they knew what had become of Ping and Tah-nu-nu while his uncertainty about Cal grew darker and darker.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Ping and Tah-nu-nu rode slowly along, they began to comprehend the remarkable proceedings which had so completely puzzled their father, lying under the bushes.
blew
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From this reading The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
bugle-note
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From this reading The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
buglers
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From this reading The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
bushes
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From this reading As Ping and Tah-nu-nu rode slowly along, they began to comprehend the remarkable proceedings which had so completely puzzled their father, lying under the bushes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
CAL
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From this reading HOW CAL STARTED FOR MEXICO.
care
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From this reading The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
ceased
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From this reading The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
chaparral
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From this reading He and the cowboys faithfully and warily threaded the part of the chaparral through which they had marched in the earlier hours of that eventful day.
clear
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From this reading The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
Colonel
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From this reading Wah-wah-o-be and Kah-go-mish had an advantage over Colonel Evans, for they knew what had become of Ping and Tah-nu-nu while his uncertainty about Cal grew darker and darker.
completely
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From this reading As Ping and Tah-nu-nu rode slowly along, they began to comprehend the remarkable proceedings which had so completely puzzled their father, lying under the bushes.
comprehend
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From this reading As Ping and Tah-nu-nu rode slowly along, they began to comprehend the remarkable proceedings which had so completely puzzled their father, lying under the bushes.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
cowboys
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From this reading He and the cowboys faithfully and warily threaded the part of the chaparral through which they had marched in the earlier hours of that eventful day.
darker
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From this reading Wah-wah-o-be and Kah-go-mish had an advantage over Colonel Evans, for they knew what had become of Ping and Tah-nu-nu while his uncertainty about Cal grew darker and darker.
day
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From this reading He and the cowboys faithfully and warily threaded the part of the chaparral through which they had marched in the earlier hours of that eventful day.
discovered
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From this reading The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
earlier
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From this reading He and the cowboys faithfully and warily threaded the part of the chaparral through which they had marched in the earlier hours of that eventful day.
Evans
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From this reading Wah-wah-o-be and Kah-go-mish had an advantage over Colonel Evans, for they knew what had become of Ping and Tah-nu-nu while his uncertainty about Cal grew darker and darker.
eventful
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From this reading He and the cowboys faithfully and warily threaded the part of the chaparral through which they had marched in the earlier hours of that eventful day.
faithfully
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From this reading He and the cowboys faithfully and warily threaded the part of the chaparral through which they had marched in the earlier hours of that eventful day.
farther
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From this reading The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
father
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From this reading As Ping and Tah-nu-nu rode slowly along, they began to comprehend the remarkable proceedings which had so completely puzzled their father, lying under the bushes.
firing
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From this reading The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HOW CAL STARTED FOR MEXICO.
get
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From this reading The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
grew
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From this reading Wah-wah-o-be and Kah-go-mish had an advantage over Colonel Evans, for they knew what had become of Ping and Tah-nu-nu while his uncertainty about Cal grew darker and darker.
gun
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From this reading The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wah-wah-o-be and Kah-go-mish had an advantage over Colonel Evans, for they knew what had become of Ping and Tah-nu-nu while his uncertainty about Cal grew darker and darker.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and the cowboys faithfully and warily threaded the part of the chaparral through which they had marched in the earlier hours of that eventful day.
heard
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From this reading The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
hearing
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From this reading The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wah-wah-o-be and Kah-go-mish had an advantage over Colonel Evans, for they knew what had become of Ping and Tah-nu-nu while his uncertainty about Cal grew darker and darker.
hours
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From this reading He and the cowboys faithfully and warily threaded the part of the chaparral through which they had marched in the earlier hours of that eventful day.
HOW
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From this reading HOW CAL STARTED FOR MEXICO.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He and the cowboys faithfully and warily threaded the part of the chaparral through which they had marched in the earlier hours of that eventful day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
Kah-go-mish
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From this reading Wah-wah-o-be and Kah-go-mish had an advantage over Colonel Evans, for they knew what had become of Ping and Tah-nu-nu while his uncertainty about Cal grew darker and darker.
knew
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From this reading Wah-wah-o-be and Kah-go-mish had an advantage over Colonel Evans, for they knew what had become of Ping and Tah-nu-nu while his uncertainty about Cal grew darker and darker.
lying
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From this reading As Ping and Tah-nu-nu rode slowly along, they began to comprehend the remarkable proceedings which had so completely puzzled their father, lying under the bushes.
marched
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From this reading He and the cowboys faithfully and warily threaded the part of the chaparral through which they had marched in the earlier hours of that eventful day.
MEXICO
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From this reading HOW CAL STARTED FOR MEXICO.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wah-wah-o-be and Kah-go-mish had an advantage over Colonel Evans, for they knew what had become of Ping and Tah-nu-nu while his uncertainty about Cal grew darker and darker.
other
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From this reading The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
out
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From this reading The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Wah-wah-o-be and Kah-go-mish had an advantage over Colonel Evans, for they knew what had become of Ping and Tah-nu-nu while his uncertainty about Cal grew darker and darker.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He and the cowboys faithfully and warily threaded the part of the chaparral through which they had marched in the earlier hours of that eventful day.
Ping
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From this reading Wah-wah-o-be and Kah-go-mish had an advantage over Colonel Evans, for they knew what had become of Ping and Tah-nu-nu while his uncertainty about Cal grew darker and darker.
proceedings
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From this reading As Ping and Tah-nu-nu rode slowly along, they began to comprehend the remarkable proceedings which had so completely puzzled their father, lying under the bushes.
puzzled
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From this reading As Ping and Tah-nu-nu rode slowly along, they began to comprehend the remarkable proceedings which had so completely puzzled their father, lying under the bushes.
regularly
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From this reading The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As Ping and Tah-nu-nu rode slowly along, they began to comprehend the remarkable proceedings which had so completely puzzled their father, lying under the bushes.
report
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From this reading The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
rode
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From this reading As Ping and Tah-nu-nu rode slowly along, they began to comprehend the remarkable proceedings which had so completely puzzled their father, lying under the bushes.
slowly
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From this reading As Ping and Tah-nu-nu rode slowly along, they began to comprehend the remarkable proceedings which had so completely puzzled their father, lying under the bushes.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As Ping and Tah-nu-nu rode slowly along, they began to comprehend the remarkable proceedings which had so completely puzzled their father, lying under the bushes.
STARTED
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From this reading HOW CAL STARTED FOR MEXICO.
Tah-nu-nu
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From this reading Wah-wah-o-be and Kah-go-mish had an advantage over Colonel Evans, for they knew what had become of Ping and Tah-nu-nu while his uncertainty about Cal grew darker and darker.
taking
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From this reading The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He and the cowboys faithfully and warily threaded the part of the chaparral through which they had marched in the earlier hours of that eventful day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He and the cowboys faithfully and warily threaded the part of the chaparral through which they had marched in the earlier hours of that eventful day.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As Ping and Tah-nu-nu rode slowly along, they began to comprehend the remarkable proceedings which had so completely puzzled their father, lying under the bushes.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wah-wah-o-be and Kah-go-mish had an advantage over Colonel Evans, for they knew what had become of Ping and Tah-nu-nu while his uncertainty about Cal grew darker and darker.
threaded
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From this reading He and the cowboys faithfully and warily threaded the part of the chaparral through which they had marched in the earlier hours of that eventful day.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He and the cowboys faithfully and warily threaded the part of the chaparral through which they had marched in the earlier hours of that eventful day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
uncertainty
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From this reading Wah-wah-o-be and Kah-go-mish had an advantage over Colonel Evans, for they knew what had become of Ping and Tah-nu-nu while his uncertainty about Cal grew darker and darker.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading As Ping and Tah-nu-nu rode slowly along, they began to comprehend the remarkable proceedings which had so completely puzzled their father, lying under the bushes.
Wah-wah-o-be
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From this reading Wah-wah-o-be and Kah-go-mish had an advantage over Colonel Evans, for they knew what had become of Ping and Tah-nu-nu while his uncertainty about Cal grew darker and darker.
warily
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From this reading He and the cowboys faithfully and warily threaded the part of the chaparral through which they had marched in the earlier hours of that eventful day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The buglers blew regularly, taking care not to get out of hearing of each other, but the firing ceased after it was discovered that a clear bugle-note could be heard farther than could the report of a gun.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Wah-wah-o-be and Kah-go-mish had an advantage over Colonel Evans, for they knew what had become of Ping and Tah-nu-nu while his uncertainty about Cal grew darker and darker.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He and the cowboys faithfully and warily threaded the part of the chaparral through which they had marched in the earlier hours of that eventful day.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Wah-wah-o-be and Kah-go-mish had an advantage over Colonel Evans, for they knew what had become of Ping and Tah-nu-nu while his uncertainty about Cal grew darker and darker.
