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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 But less than a week later it had occasion to remember the incident!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The stage was held up and robbed in the deep woods just before it entered the town.
assailants
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From this reading But the keen eye of the old Westerner somehow recognized the two assailants.
attempting
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From this reading Old Bailey, gallantly attempting resistance, was brought down with three bullets from the revolvers of the highwaymen.
Bailey
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From this reading Old Bailey, gallantly attempting resistance, was brought down with three bullets from the revolvers of the highwaymen.
bandits
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From this reading Before he died, every one knew that the bandits were “Pete” Slocum and “Red” Ritter, two of the worst characters in the valley.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The stage was held up and robbed in the deep woods just before it entered the town.
brought
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From this reading Old Bailey, gallantly attempting resistance, was brought down with three bullets from the revolvers of the highwaymen.
bullets
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From this reading Old Bailey, gallantly attempting resistance, was brought down with three bullets from the revolvers of the highwaymen.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But less than a week later it had occasion to remember the incident!
characters
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From this reading Before he died, every one knew that the bandits were “Pete” Slocum and “Red” Ritter, two of the worst characters in the valley.
deep
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From this reading The stage was held up and robbed in the deep woods just before it entered the town.
died
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From this reading Before he died, every one knew that the bandits were “Pete” Slocum and “Red” Ritter, two of the worst characters in the valley.
down
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From this reading Old Bailey, gallantly attempting resistance, was brought down with three bullets from the revolvers of the highwaymen.
entered
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From this reading The stage was held up and robbed in the deep woods just before it entered the town.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Before he died, every one knew that the bandits were “Pete” Slocum and “Red” Ritter, two of the worst characters in the valley.
eye
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From this reading But the keen eye of the old Westerner somehow recognized the two assailants.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Old Bailey, gallantly attempting resistance, was brought down with three bullets from the revolvers of the highwaymen.
gallantly
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From this reading Old Bailey, gallantly attempting resistance, was brought down with three bullets from the revolvers of the highwaymen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But less than a week later it had occasion to remember the incident!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before he died, every one knew that the bandits were “Pete” Slocum and “Red” Ritter, two of the worst characters in the valley.
held
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From this reading The stage was held up and robbed in the deep woods just before it entered the town.
highwaymen
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From this reading Old Bailey, gallantly attempting resistance, was brought down with three bullets from the revolvers of the highwaymen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The stage was held up and robbed in the deep woods just before it entered the town.
incident
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From this reading But less than a week later it had occasion to remember the incident!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But less than a week later it had occasion to remember the incident!
just
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From this reading The stage was held up and robbed in the deep woods just before it entered the town.
keen
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From this reading But the keen eye of the old Westerner somehow recognized the two assailants.
knew
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From this reading Before he died, every one knew that the bandits were “Pete” Slocum and “Red” Ritter, two of the worst characters in the valley.
later
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From this reading But less than a week later it had occasion to remember the incident!
less
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From this reading But less than a week later it had occasion to remember the incident!
occasion
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From this reading But less than a week later it had occasion to remember the incident!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Old Bailey, gallantly attempting resistance, was brought down with three bullets from the revolvers of the highwaymen.
Old
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From this reading Old Bailey, gallantly attempting resistance, was brought down with three bullets from the revolvers of the highwaymen.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Before he died, every one knew that the bandits were “Pete” Slocum and “Red” Ritter, two of the worst characters in the valley.
Pete
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From this reading Before he died, every one knew that the bandits were “Pete” Slocum and “Red” Ritter, two of the worst characters in the valley.
recognized
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From this reading But the keen eye of the old Westerner somehow recognized the two assailants.
Red
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From this reading Before he died, every one knew that the bandits were “Pete” Slocum and “Red” Ritter, two of the worst characters in the valley.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading But less than a week later it had occasion to remember the incident!
resistance
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From this reading Old Bailey, gallantly attempting resistance, was brought down with three bullets from the revolvers of the highwaymen.
revolvers
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From this reading Old Bailey, gallantly attempting resistance, was brought down with three bullets from the revolvers of the highwaymen.
Ritter
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From this reading Before he died, every one knew that the bandits were “Pete” Slocum and “Red” Ritter, two of the worst characters in the valley.
robbed
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From this reading The stage was held up and robbed in the deep woods just before it entered the town.
Slocum
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From this reading Before he died, every one knew that the bandits were “Pete” Slocum and “Red” Ritter, two of the worst characters in the valley.
somehow
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From this reading But the keen eye of the old Westerner somehow recognized the two assailants.
stage
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From this reading The stage was held up and robbed in the deep woods just before it entered the town.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But less than a week later it had occasion to remember the incident!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before he died, every one knew that the bandits were “Pete” Slocum and “Red” Ritter, two of the worst characters in the valley.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But less than a week later it had occasion to remember the incident!
three
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From this reading Old Bailey, gallantly attempting resistance, was brought down with three bullets from the revolvers of the highwaymen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But less than a week later it had occasion to remember the incident!
town
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From this reading The stage was held up and robbed in the deep woods just before it entered the town.
two
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From this reading But the keen eye of the old Westerner somehow recognized the two assailants.
up
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From this reading The stage was held up and robbed in the deep woods just before it entered the town.
valley
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From this reading Before he died, every one knew that the bandits were “Pete” Slocum and “Red” Ritter, two of the worst characters in the valley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The stage was held up and robbed in the deep woods just before it entered the town.
week
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From this reading But less than a week later it had occasion to remember the incident!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Before he died, every one knew that the bandits were “Pete” Slocum and “Red” Ritter, two of the worst characters in the valley.
Westerner
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From this reading But the keen eye of the old Westerner somehow recognized the two assailants.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Old Bailey, gallantly attempting resistance, was brought down with three bullets from the revolvers of the highwaymen.
woods
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From this reading The stage was held up and robbed in the deep woods just before it entered the town.
worst
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From this reading Before he died, every one knew that the bandits were “Pete” Slocum and “Red” Ritter, two of the worst characters in the valley.
