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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The first was to keep on their way across the mountains and cut themselves away from the sorrow of that cabin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were three things discussed by Lee Haines and Buck Daniels in the dreary days which followed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
attempt
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From this reading The second was to strike the trail of Barry and hunt until they found his refuge and attempt to lead him back to his family.
away
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From this reading The first was to keep on their way across the mountains and cut themselves away from the sorrow of that cabin.
back
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From this reading The second was to strike the trail of Barry and hunt until they found his refuge and attempt to lead him back to his family.
baffled
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From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
Barry
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From this reading The second was to strike the trail of Barry and hunt until they found his refuge and attempt to lead him back to his family.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
Buck
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From this reading There were three things discussed by Lee Haines and Buck Daniels in the dreary days which followed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There were three things discussed by Lee Haines and Buck Daniels in the dreary days which followed.
cabin
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From this reading The first was to keep on their way across the mountains and cut themselves away from the sorrow of that cabin.
cast
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From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
cut
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From this reading The first was to keep on their way across the mountains and cut themselves away from the sorrow of that cabin.
Dan
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From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
Daniels
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From this reading There were three things discussed by Lee Haines and Buck Daniels in the dreary days which followed.
days
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From this reading There were three things discussed by Lee Haines and Buck Daniels in the dreary days which followed.
debt
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From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
decided
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From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
discarded
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From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
discussed
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From this reading There were three things discussed by Lee Haines and Buck Daniels in the dreary days which followed.
dreary
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From this reading There were three things discussed by Lee Haines and Buck Daniels in the dreary days which followed.
easily
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From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
family
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From this reading The second was to strike the trail of Barry and hunt until they found his refuge and attempt to lead him back to his family.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first was to keep on their way across the mountains and cut themselves away from the sorrow of that cabin.
followed
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From this reading There were three things discussed by Lee Haines and Buck Daniels in the dreary days which followed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The second was to strike the trail of Barry and hunt until they found his refuge and attempt to lead him back to his family.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The first was to keep on their way across the mountains and cut themselves away from the sorrow of that cabin.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
Haines
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From this reading There were three things discussed by Lee Haines and Buck Daniels in the dreary days which followed.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The third was simply to stay on and where they found the opportunity, help Kate.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The second was to strike the trail of Barry and hunt until they found his refuge and attempt to lead him back to his family.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The second was to strike the trail of Barry and hunt until they found his refuge and attempt to lead him back to his family.
hunt
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From this reading The second was to strike the trail of Barry and hunt until they found his refuge and attempt to lead him back to his family.
idea
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From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were three things discussed by Lee Haines and Buck Daniels in the dreary days which followed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
Kate
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From this reading The third was simply to stay on and where they found the opportunity, help Kate.
keep
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From this reading The first was to keep on their way across the mountains and cut themselves away from the sorrow of that cabin.
knew
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From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
lead
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From this reading The second was to strike the trail of Barry and hunt until they found his refuge and attempt to lead him back to his family.
Lee
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From this reading There were three things discussed by Lee Haines and Buck Daniels in the dreary days which followed.
more
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From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
mountains
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From this reading The first was to keep on their way across the mountains and cut themselves away from the sorrow of that cabin.
much
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From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first was to keep on their way across the mountains and cut themselves away from the sorrow of that cabin.
off
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From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
old
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From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The first was to keep on their way across the mountains and cut themselves away from the sorrow of that cabin.
opportunity
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From this reading The third was simply to stay on and where they found the opportunity, help Kate.
owed
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From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
quickly
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From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
refuge
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From this reading The second was to strike the trail of Barry and hunt until they found his refuge and attempt to lead him back to his family.
second
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From this reading The second was to strike the trail of Barry and hunt until they found his refuge and attempt to lead him back to his family.
sheriff
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From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
shouldered
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From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
shrewd
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From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
simply
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From this reading The third was simply to stay on and where they found the opportunity, help Kate.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
sorrow
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From this reading The first was to keep on their way across the mountains and cut themselves away from the sorrow of that cabin.
stay
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From this reading The third was simply to stay on and where they found the opportunity, help Kate.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
strike
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From this reading The second was to strike the trail of Barry and hunt until they found his refuge and attempt to lead him back to his family.
talk
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From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first was to keep on their way across the mountains and cut themselves away from the sorrow of that cabin.
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 things discussed by Lee Haines and Buck Daniels in the dreary days which followed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The first was to keep on their way across the mountains and cut themselves away from the sorrow of that cabin.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The first was to keep on their way across the mountains and cut themselves away from the sorrow of that cabin.
There
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From this reading There were three things discussed by Lee Haines and Buck Daniels in the dreary days which followed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The second was to strike the trail of Barry and hunt until they found his refuge and attempt to lead him back to his family.
things
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From this reading There were three things discussed by Lee Haines and Buck Daniels in the dreary days which followed.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The third was simply to stay on and where they found the opportunity, help Kate.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
three
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From this reading There were three things discussed by Lee Haines and Buck Daniels in the dreary days which followed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first was to keep on their way across the mountains and cut themselves away from the sorrow of that cabin.
too
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From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
trail
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From this reading The second was to strike the trail of Barry and hunt until they found his refuge and attempt to lead him back to his family.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The second was to strike the trail of Barry and hunt until they found his refuge and attempt to lead him back to his family.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first was to keep on their way across the mountains and cut themselves away from the sorrow of that cabin.
way
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From this reading The first was to keep on their way across the mountains and cut themselves away from the sorrow of that cabin.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were three things discussed by Lee Haines and Buck Daniels in the dreary days which followed.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The third was simply to stay on and where they found the opportunity, help Kate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were three things discussed by Lee Haines and Buck Daniels in the dreary days which followed.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
yellow
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From this reading They discarded the first idea without much talk; it would be yellow, they decided, and the debt they owed to the Dan Barry of the old days was too great to be shouldered off so easily: they cast away the second thought still more quickly, for the trail which baffled the shrewd sheriff, as they knew, would be too much for them.
