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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Colonel Romero and most of his command spent the greater part of the day after Cal's capture in waiting for the pack-mule train.
all
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From this reading Some went out after game and did very well, and others went to hunt for signs of the Apaches of Kah-go-mish and did not do well at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Colonel Romero and most of his command spent the greater part of the day after Cal's capture in waiting for the pack-mule train.
any
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From this reading Right away after breakfast, and before the search for Cal began, the dozen rancheros who no longer had any pack-mules to lead left Cold Spring behind them.
Apaches
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From this reading Some went out after game and did very well, and others went to hunt for signs of the Apaches of Kah-go-mish and did not do well at all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some went out after game and did very well, and others went to hunt for signs of the Apaches of Kah-go-mish and did not do well at all.
AWAY
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From this reading THE POST-BOY THAT GOT AWAY.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Right away after breakfast, and before the search for Cal began, the dozen rancheros who no longer had any pack-mules to lead left Cold Spring behind them.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Right away after breakfast, and before the search for Cal began, the dozen rancheros who no longer had any pack-mules to lead left Cold Spring behind them.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Right away after breakfast, and before the search for Cal began, the dozen rancheros who no longer had any pack-mules to lead left Cold Spring behind them.
breakfast
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From this reading Right away after breakfast, and before the search for Cal began, the dozen rancheros who no longer had any pack-mules to lead left Cold Spring behind them.
Cal
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From this reading Right away after breakfast, and before the search for Cal began, the dozen rancheros who no longer had any pack-mules to lead left Cold Spring behind them.
Cal's
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From this reading Colonel Romero and most of his command spent the greater part of the day after Cal's capture in waiting for the pack-mule train.
capture
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From this reading Colonel Romero and most of his command spent the greater part of the day after Cal's capture in waiting for the pack-mule train.
cavalry
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From this reading The rest, officers, cavalry, and rancheros, did nothing, and they all seemed to know how.
Cold
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From this reading Right away after breakfast, and before the search for Cal began, the dozen rancheros who no longer had any pack-mules to lead left Cold Spring behind them.
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel Romero and most of his command spent the greater part of the day after Cal's capture in waiting for the pack-mule train.
command
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From this reading Colonel Romero and most of his command spent the greater part of the day after Cal's capture in waiting for the pack-mule train.
day
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From this reading Colonel Romero and most of his command spent the greater part of the day after Cal's capture in waiting for the pack-mule train.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Some went out after game and did very well, and others went to hunt for signs of the Apaches of Kah-go-mish and did not do well at all.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Some went out after game and did very well, and others went to hunt for signs of the Apaches of Kah-go-mish and did not do well at all.
dozen
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From this reading Right away after breakfast, and before the search for Cal began, the dozen rancheros who no longer had any pack-mules to lead left Cold Spring behind them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Colonel Romero and most of his command spent the greater part of the day after Cal's capture in waiting for the pack-mule train.
game
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From this reading Some went out after game and did very well, and others went to hunt for signs of the Apaches of Kah-go-mish and did not do well at all.
GOT
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From this reading THE POST-BOY THAT GOT AWAY.
greater
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From this reading Colonel Romero and most of his command spent the greater part of the day after Cal's capture in waiting for the pack-mule train.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Right away after breakfast, and before the search for Cal began, the dozen rancheros who no longer had any pack-mules to lead left Cold Spring behind them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Colonel Romero and most of his command spent the greater part of the day after Cal's capture in waiting for the pack-mule train.
how
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From this reading The rest, officers, cavalry, and rancheros, did nothing, and they all seemed to know how.
hunt
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From this reading Some went out after game and did very well, and others went to hunt for signs of the Apaches of Kah-go-mish and did not do well at all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Colonel Romero and most of his command spent the greater part of the day after Cal's capture in waiting for the pack-mule train.
Kah-go-mish
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From this reading Some went out after game and did very well, and others went to hunt for signs of the Apaches of Kah-go-mish and did not do well at all.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest, officers, cavalry, and rancheros, did nothing, and they all seemed to know how.
lead
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From this reading Right away after breakfast, and before the search for Cal began, the dozen rancheros who no longer had any pack-mules to lead left Cold Spring behind them.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Right away after breakfast, and before the search for Cal began, the dozen rancheros who no longer had any pack-mules to lead left Cold Spring behind them.
longer
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From this reading Right away after breakfast, and before the search for Cal began, the dozen rancheros who no longer had any pack-mules to lead left Cold Spring behind them.
most
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From this reading Colonel Romero and most of his command spent the greater part of the day after Cal's capture in waiting for the pack-mule train.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Right away after breakfast, and before the search for Cal began, the dozen rancheros who no longer had any pack-mules to lead left Cold Spring behind them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Some went out after game and did very well, and others went to hunt for signs of the Apaches of Kah-go-mish and did not do well at all.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The rest, officers, cavalry, and rancheros, did nothing, and they all seemed to know how.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Colonel Romero and most of his command spent the greater part of the day after Cal's capture in waiting for the pack-mule train.
officers
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From this reading The rest, officers, cavalry, and rancheros, did nothing, and they all seemed to know how.
others
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From this reading Some went out after game and did very well, and others went to hunt for signs of the Apaches of Kah-go-mish and did not do well at all.
out
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From this reading Some went out after game and did very well, and others went to hunt for signs of the Apaches of Kah-go-mish and did not do well at all.
pack-mule
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From this reading Colonel Romero and most of his command spent the greater part of the day after Cal's capture in waiting for the pack-mule train.
pack-mules
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From this reading Right away after breakfast, and before the search for Cal began, the dozen rancheros who no longer had any pack-mules to lead left Cold Spring behind them.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colonel Romero and most of his command spent the greater part of the day after Cal's capture in waiting for the pack-mule train.
POST-BOY
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From this reading THE POST-BOY THAT GOT AWAY.
rancheros
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From this reading The rest, officers, cavalry, and rancheros, did nothing, and they all seemed to know how.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest, officers, cavalry, and rancheros, did nothing, and they all seemed to know how.
RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Right away after breakfast, and before the search for Cal began, the dozen rancheros who no longer had any pack-mules to lead left Cold Spring behind them.
Romero
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From this reading Colonel Romero and most of his command spent the greater part of the day after Cal's capture in waiting for the pack-mule train.
search
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From this reading Right away after breakfast, and before the search for Cal began, the dozen rancheros who no longer had any pack-mules to lead left Cold Spring behind them.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest, officers, cavalry, and rancheros, did nothing, and they all seemed to know how.
signs
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From this reading Some went out after game and did very well, and others went to hunt for signs of the Apaches of Kah-go-mish and did not do well at all.
Some
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From this reading Some went out after game and did very well, and others went to hunt for signs of the Apaches of Kah-go-mish and did not do well at all.
spent
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From this reading Colonel Romero and most of his command spent the greater part of the day after Cal's capture in waiting for the pack-mule train.
Spring
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From this reading Right away after breakfast, and before the search for Cal began, the dozen rancheros who no longer had any pack-mules to lead left Cold Spring behind them.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE POST-BOY THAT GOT AWAY.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE POST-BOY THAT GOT AWAY.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Right away after breakfast, and before the search for Cal began, the dozen rancheros who no longer had any pack-mules to lead left Cold Spring behind them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The rest, officers, cavalry, and rancheros, did nothing, and they all seemed to know how.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some went out after game and did very well, and others went to hunt for signs of the Apaches of Kah-go-mish and did not do well at all.
train
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From this reading Colonel Romero and most of his command spent the greater part of the day after Cal's capture in waiting for the pack-mule train.
very
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From this reading Some went out after game and did very well, and others went to hunt for signs of the Apaches of Kah-go-mish and did not do well at all.
waiting
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From this reading Colonel Romero and most of his command spent the greater part of the day after Cal's capture in waiting for the pack-mule train.
well
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From this reading Some went out after game and did very well, and others went to hunt for signs of the Apaches of Kah-go-mish and did not do well at all.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some went out after game and did very well, and others went to hunt for signs of the Apaches of Kah-go-mish and did not do well at all.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Right away after breakfast, and before the search for Cal began, the dozen rancheros who no longer had any pack-mules to lead left Cold Spring behind them.
