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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 There were three spots of white in the dim saloon, the faces of Stewart, Lorrimer, and old Lew Perkins, and at the feet of Vic grew a spot of red.
action
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Knowing with calm surety that no hand would lift against him even if he turned his back, he walked out the door without a word and swung into the saddle.
Alder
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
all
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From this reading An unlucky Providence had sent Pete to Alder on this day of all days.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There, for an instant, he calculated chances, for the street stretched empty before and behind with not a sound of warning stirring in the saloon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were three spots of white in the dim saloon, the faces of Stewart, Lorrimer, and old Lew Perkins, and at the feet of Vic grew a spot of red.
astonishing
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There were three spots of white in the dim saloon, the faces of Stewart, Lorrimer, and old Lew Perkins, and at the feet of Vic grew a spot of red.
back
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From this reading Knowing with calm surety that no hand would lift against him even if he turned his back, he walked out the door without a word and swung into the saddle.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There, for an instant, he calculated chances, for the street stretched empty before and behind with not a sound of warning stirring in the saloon.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading There, for an instant, he calculated chances, for the street stretched empty before and behind with not a sound of warning stirring in the saloon.
blanket
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
calculated
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From this reading There, for an instant, he calculated chances, for the street stretched empty before and behind with not a sound of warning stirring in the saloon.
calm
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From this reading Knowing with calm surety that no hand would lift against him even if he turned his back, he walked out the door without a word and swung into the saddle.
chances
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From this reading There, for an instant, he calculated chances, for the street stretched empty before and behind with not a sound of warning stirring in the saloon.
clattering
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
day
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From this reading An unlucky Providence had sent Pete to Alder on this day of all days.
days
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From this reading An unlucky Providence had sent Pete to Alder on this day of all days.
dim
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From this reading There were three spots of white in the dim saloon, the faces of Stewart, Lorrimer, and old Lew Perkins, and at the feet of Vic grew a spot of red.
door
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From this reading Knowing with calm surety that no hand would lift against him even if he turned his back, he walked out the door without a word and swung into the saddle.
Dug
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
empty
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From this reading There, for an instant, he calculated chances, for the street stretched empty before and behind with not a sound of warning stirring in the saloon.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Knowing with calm surety that no hand would lift against him even if he turned his back, he walked out the door without a word and swung into the saddle.
faces
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From this reading There were three spots of white in the dim saloon, the faces of Stewart, Lorrimer, and old Lew Perkins, and at the feet of Vic grew a spot of red.
feet
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From this reading There were three spots of white in the dim saloon, the faces of Stewart, Lorrimer, and old Lew Perkins, and at the feet of Vic grew a spot of red.
few
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
five
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There, for an instant, he calculated chances, for the street stretched empty before and behind with not a sound of warning stirring in the saloon.
Glass
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
greatly
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
grew
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From this reading There were three spots of white in the dim saloon, the faces of Stewart, Lorrimer, and old Lew Perkins, and at the feet of Vic grew a spot of red.
group
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An unlucky Providence had sent Pete to Alder on this day of all days.
hand
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From this reading Knowing with calm surety that no hand would lift against him even if he turned his back, he walked out the door without a word and swung into the saddle.
hard
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Knowing with calm surety that no hand would lift against him even if he turned his back, he walked out the door without a word and swung into the saddle.
head
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Knowing with calm surety that no hand would lift against him even if he turned his back, he walked out the door without a word and swung into the saddle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Knowing with calm surety that no hand would lift against him even if he turned his back, he walked out the door without a word and swung into the saddle.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Knowing with calm surety that no hand would lift against him even if he turned his back, he walked out the door without a word and swung into the saddle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were three spots of white in the dim saloon, the faces of Stewart, Lorrimer, and old Lew Perkins, and at the feet of Vic grew a spot of red.
instant
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From this reading There, for an instant, he calculated chances, for the street stretched empty before and behind with not a sound of warning stirring in the saloon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Knowing with calm surety that no hand would lift against him even if he turned his back, he walked out the door without a word and swung into the saddle.
Knowing
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From this reading Knowing with calm surety that no hand would lift against him even if he turned his back, he walked out the door without a word and swung into the saddle.
Lew
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From this reading There were three spots of white in the dim saloon, the faces of Stewart, Lorrimer, and old Lew Perkins, and at the feet of Vic grew a spot of red.
lift
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From this reading Knowing with calm surety that no hand would lift against him even if he turned his back, he walked out the door without a word and swung into the saddle.
Lorrimer
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From this reading There were three spots of white in the dim saloon, the faces of Stewart, Lorrimer, and old Lew Perkins, and at the feet of Vic grew a spot of red.
men
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
minutes
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
necessities
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Knowing with calm surety that no hand would lift against him even if he turned his back, he walked out the door without a word and swung into the saddle.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There, for an instant, he calculated chances, for the street stretched empty before and behind with not a sound of warning stirring in the saloon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were three spots of white in the dim saloon, the faces of Stewart, Lorrimer, and old Lew Perkins, and at the feet of Vic grew a spot of red.
old
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From this reading There were three spots of white in the dim saloon, the faces of Stewart, Lorrimer, and old Lew Perkins, and at the feet of Vic grew a spot of red.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading An unlucky Providence had sent Pete to Alder on this day of all days.
other
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
out
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From this reading Knowing with calm surety that no hand would lift against him even if he turned his back, he walked out the door without a word and swung into the saddle.
Perkins
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From this reading There were three spots of white in the dim saloon, the faces of Stewart, Lorrimer, and old Lew Perkins, and at the feet of Vic grew a spot of red.
Pete
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading An unlucky Providence had sent Pete to Alder on this day of all days.
Pym's
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
red
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From this reading There were three spots of white in the dim saloon, the faces of Stewart, Lorrimer, and old Lew Perkins, and at the feet of Vic grew a spot of red.
remembered
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
ride
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
riders
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
roll
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
rose
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
saddle
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From this reading Knowing with calm surety that no hand would lift against him even if he turned his back, he walked out the door without a word and swung into the saddle.
saloon
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From this reading There were three spots of white in the dim saloon, the faces of Stewart, Lorrimer, and old Lew Perkins, and at the feet of Vic grew a spot of red.
sent
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From this reading An unlucky Providence had sent Pete to Alder on this day of all days.
sound
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From this reading There, for an instant, he calculated chances, for the street stretched empty before and behind with not a sound of warning stirring in the saloon.
speed
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
spot
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From this reading There were three spots of white in the dim saloon, the faces of Stewart, Lorrimer, and old Lew Perkins, and at the feet of Vic grew a spot of red.
spots
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From this reading There were three spots of white in the dim saloon, the faces of Stewart, Lorrimer, and old Lew Perkins, and at the feet of Vic grew a spot of red.
Stewart
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From this reading There were three spots of white in the dim saloon, the faces of Stewart, Lorrimer, and old Lew Perkins, and at the feet of Vic grew a spot of red.
stirring
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From this reading There, for an instant, he calculated chances, for the street stretched empty before and behind with not a sound of warning stirring in the saloon.
street
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From this reading There, for an instant, he calculated chances, for the street stretched empty before and behind with not a sound of warning stirring in the saloon.
stretched
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From this reading There, for an instant, he calculated chances, for the street stretched empty before and behind with not a sound of warning stirring in the saloon.
surety
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From this reading Knowing with calm surety that no hand would lift against him even if he turned his back, he walked out the door without a word and swung into the saddle.
swung
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From this reading Knowing with calm surety that no hand would lift against him even if he turned his back, he walked out the door without a word and swung into the saddle.
tempted
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Knowing with calm surety that no hand would lift against him even if he turned his back, he walked out the door without a word and swung into the saddle.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were three spots of white in the dim saloon, the faces of Stewart, Lorrimer, and old Lew Perkins, and at the feet of Vic grew a spot of red.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
There
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From this reading There were three spots of white in the dim saloon, the faces of Stewart, Lorrimer, and old Lew Perkins, and at the feet of Vic grew a spot of red.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading An unlucky Providence had sent Pete to Alder on this day of all days.
three
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From this reading There were three spots of white in the dim saloon, the faces of Stewart, Lorrimer, and old Lew Perkins, and at the feet of Vic grew a spot of red.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
trail
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
traveling
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
turned
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From this reading Knowing with calm surety that no hand would lift against him even if he turned his back, he walked out the door without a word and swung into the saddle.
unlucky
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From this reading An unlucky Providence had sent Pete to Alder on this day of all days.
up
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From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
Vic
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From this reading There were three spots of white in the dim saloon, the faces of Stewart, Lorrimer, and old Lew Perkins, and at the feet of Vic grew a spot of red.
walked
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From this reading Knowing with calm surety that no hand would lift against him even if he turned his back, he walked out the door without a word and swung into the saddle.
warning
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From this reading There, for an instant, he calculated chances, for the street stretched empty before and behind with not a sound of warning stirring in the saloon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were three spots of white in the dim saloon, the faces of Stewart, Lorrimer, and old Lew Perkins, and at the feet of Vic grew a spot of red.
white
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From this reading There were three spots of white in the dim saloon, the faces of Stewart, Lorrimer, and old Lew Perkins, and at the feet of Vic grew a spot of red.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Knowing with calm surety that no hand would lift against him even if he turned his back, he walked out the door without a word and swung into the saddle.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading He was greatly tempted to ride to Dug Pym's for his blanket roll and a few other traveling necessities, but he remembered that the men of Alder rose to action with astonishing speed; within five minutes a group of hard riders would be clattering up his trail with Pete Glass at their head.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Knowing with calm surety that no hand would lift against him even if he turned his back, he walked out the door without a word and swung into the saddle.
word
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From this reading Knowing with calm surety that no hand would lift against him even if he turned his back, he walked out the door without a word and swung into the saddle.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Knowing with calm surety that no hand would lift against him even if he turned his back, he walked out the door without a word and swung into the saddle.
