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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 When Black Bart returned without Joan, without even a note of answer about his neck, the master made ready to take by force.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When Black Bart returned without Joan, without even a note of answer about his neck, the master made ready to take by force.
accumulation
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From this reading With Satan saddled and Bart on guard at the mouth of the cave, he gathered up all the accumulation of odds and ends, provisions, skins, and made a stirring bonfire in the middle of the gravel floor.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
Alder
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From this reading He had to travel in a loose semicircle, for there were two points which he must reach on the ride, the town of Alder, where lived the seventh man who must die for Grey Molly, and the Cumberland ranch, last of all, where he would take Joan.
all
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From this reading With Satan saddled and Bart on guard at the mouth of the cave, he gathered up all the accumulation of odds and ends, provisions, skins, and made a stirring bonfire in the middle of the gravel floor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
answer
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From this reading When Black Bart returned without Joan, without even a note of answer about his neck, the master made ready to take by force.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With Satan saddled and Bart on guard at the mouth of the cave, he gathered up all the accumulation of odds and ends, provisions, skins, and made a stirring bonfire in the middle of the gravel floor.
back
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From this reading It was like burning his bridges before starting out to the battle; he turned his back to the cave and started on his journey.
balanced
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From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
Bart
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From this reading When Black Bart returned without Joan, without even a note of answer about his neck, the master made ready to take by force.
battle
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From this reading It was like burning his bridges before starting out to the battle; he turned his back to the cave and started on his journey.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was like burning his bridges before starting out to the battle; he turned his back to the cave and started on his journey.
Black
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From this reading When Black Bart returned without Joan, without even a note of answer about his neck, the master made ready to take by force.
bonfire
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From this reading With Satan saddled and Bart on guard at the mouth of the cave, he gathered up all the accumulation of odds and ends, provisions, skins, and made a stirring bonfire in the middle of the gravel floor.
bridges
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From this reading It was like burning his bridges before starting out to the battle; he turned his back to the cave and started on his journey.
burning
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From this reading It was like burning his bridges before starting out to the battle; he turned his back to the cave and started on his journey.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When Black Bart returned without Joan, without even a note of answer about his neck, the master made ready to take by force.
cave
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From this reading With Satan saddled and Bart on guard at the mouth of the cave, he gathered up all the accumulation of odds and ends, provisions, skins, and made a stirring bonfire in the middle of the gravel floor.
Cumberland
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From this reading He had to travel in a loose semicircle, for there were two points which he must reach on the ride, the town of Alder, where lived the seventh man who must die for Grey Molly, and the Cumberland ranch, last of all, where he would take Joan.
die
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From this reading He had to travel in a loose semicircle, for there were two points which he must reach on the ride, the town of Alder, where lived the seventh man who must die for Grey Molly, and the Cumberland ranch, last of all, where he would take Joan.
ends
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From this reading With Satan saddled and Bart on guard at the mouth of the cave, he gathered up all the accumulation of odds and ends, provisions, skins, and made a stirring bonfire in the middle of the gravel floor.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Black Bart returned without Joan, without even a note of answer about his neck, the master made ready to take by force.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
floor
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From this reading With Satan saddled and Bart on guard at the mouth of the cave, he gathered up all the accumulation of odds and ends, provisions, skins, and made a stirring bonfire in the middle of the gravel floor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had to travel in a loose semicircle, for there were two points which he must reach on the ride, the town of Alder, where lived the seventh man who must die for Grey Molly, and the Cumberland ranch, last of all, where he would take Joan.
force
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From this reading When Black Bart returned without Joan, without even a note of answer about his neck, the master made ready to take by force.
former
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From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
gathered
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From this reading With Satan saddled and Bart on guard at the mouth of the cave, he gathered up all the accumulation of odds and ends, provisions, skins, and made a stirring bonfire in the middle of the gravel floor.
gravel
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From this reading With Satan saddled and Bart on guard at the mouth of the cave, he gathered up all the accumulation of odds and ends, provisions, skins, and made a stirring bonfire in the middle of the gravel floor.
Grey
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From this reading He had to travel in a loose semicircle, for there were two points which he must reach on the ride, the town of Alder, where lived the seventh man who must die for Grey Molly, and the Cumberland ranch, last of all, where he would take Joan.
guard
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From this reading With Satan saddled and Bart on guard at the mouth of the cave, he gathered up all the accumulation of odds and ends, provisions, skins, and made a stirring bonfire in the middle of the gravel floor.
guns
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From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had to travel in a loose semicircle, for there were two points which he must reach on the ride, the town of Alder, where lived the seventh man who must die for Grey Molly, and the Cumberland ranch, last of all, where he would take Joan.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Black Bart returned without Joan, without even a note of answer about his neck, the master made ready to take by force.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With Satan saddled and Bart on guard at the mouth of the cave, he gathered up all the accumulation of odds and ends, provisions, skins, and made a stirring bonfire in the middle of the gravel floor.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was like burning his bridges before starting out to the battle; he turned his back to the cave and started on his journey.
Joan
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From this reading When Black Bart returned without Joan, without even a note of answer about his neck, the master made ready to take by force.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was like burning his bridges before starting out to the battle; he turned his back to the cave and started on his journey.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had to travel in a loose semicircle, for there were two points which he must reach on the ride, the town of Alder, where lived the seventh man who must die for Grey Molly, and the Cumberland ranch, last of all, where he would take Joan.
latter
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From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
like
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From this reading It was like burning his bridges before starting out to the battle; he turned his back to the cave and started on his journey.
lived
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From this reading He had to travel in a loose semicircle, for there were two points which he must reach on the ride, the town of Alder, where lived the seventh man who must die for Grey Molly, and the Cumberland ranch, last of all, where he would take Joan.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
looking
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From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
loose
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From this reading He had to travel in a loose semicircle, for there were two points which he must reach on the ride, the town of Alder, where lived the seventh man who must die for Grey Molly, and the Cumberland ranch, last of all, where he would take Joan.
made
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From this reading When Black Bart returned without Joan, without even a note of answer about his neck, the master made ready to take by force.
man
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From this reading He had to travel in a loose semicircle, for there were two points which he must reach on the ride, the town of Alder, where lived the seventh man who must die for Grey Molly, and the Cumberland ranch, last of all, where he would take Joan.
master
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From this reading When Black Bart returned without Joan, without even a note of answer about his neck, the master made ready to take by force.
meditative
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From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
memorizing
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From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
middle
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From this reading With Satan saddled and Bart on guard at the mouth of the cave, he gathered up all the accumulation of odds and ends, provisions, skins, and made a stirring bonfire in the middle of the gravel floor.
Molly
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From this reading He had to travel in a loose semicircle, for there were two points which he must reach on the ride, the town of Alder, where lived the seventh man who must die for Grey Molly, and the Cumberland ranch, last of all, where he would take Joan.
mouth
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From this reading With Satan saddled and Bart on guard at the mouth of the cave, he gathered up all the accumulation of odds and ends, provisions, skins, and made a stirring bonfire in the middle of the gravel floor.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He had to travel in a loose semicircle, for there were two points which he must reach on the ride, the town of Alder, where lived the seventh man who must die for Grey Molly, and the Cumberland ranch, last of all, where he would take Joan.
neck
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From this reading When Black Bart returned without Joan, without even a note of answer about his neck, the master made ready to take by force.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
new
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From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
note
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From this reading When Black Bart returned without Joan, without even a note of answer about his neck, the master made ready to take by force.
odds
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From this reading With Satan saddled and Bart on guard at the mouth of the cave, he gathered up all the accumulation of odds and ends, provisions, skins, and made a stirring bonfire in the middle of the gravel floor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Black Bart returned without Joan, without even a note of answer about his neck, the master made ready to take by force.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With Satan saddled and Bart on guard at the mouth of the cave, he gathered up all the accumulation of odds and ends, provisions, skins, and made a stirring bonfire in the middle of the gravel floor.
out
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From this reading It was like burning his bridges before starting out to the battle; he turned his back to the cave and started on his journey.
outfit
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From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
points
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From this reading He had to travel in a loose semicircle, for there were two points which he must reach on the ride, the town of Alder, where lived the seventh man who must die for Grey Molly, and the Cumberland ranch, last of all, where he would take Joan.
provisions
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From this reading With Satan saddled and Bart on guard at the mouth of the cave, he gathered up all the accumulation of odds and ends, provisions, skins, and made a stirring bonfire in the middle of the gravel floor.
qualities
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From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
ranch
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From this reading He had to travel in a loose semicircle, for there were two points which he must reach on the ride, the town of Alder, where lived the seventh man who must die for Grey Molly, and the Cumberland ranch, last of all, where he would take Joan.
reach
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From this reading He had to travel in a loose semicircle, for there were two points which he must reach on the ride, the town of Alder, where lived the seventh man who must die for Grey Molly, and the Cumberland ranch, last of all, where he would take Joan.
ready
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From this reading When Black Bart returned without Joan, without even a note of answer about his neck, the master made ready to take by force.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Black Bart returned without Joan, without even a note of answer about his neck, the master made ready to take by force.
revolvers
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From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
ride
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From this reading He had to travel in a loose semicircle, for there were two points which he must reach on the ride, the town of Alder, where lived the seventh man who must die for Grey Molly, and the Cumberland ranch, last of all, where he would take Joan.
rifle
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From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
saddle
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From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
saddled
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From this reading With Satan saddled and Bart on guard at the mouth of the cave, he gathered up all the accumulation of odds and ends, provisions, skins, and made a stirring bonfire in the middle of the gravel floor.
Satan
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From this reading With Satan saddled and Bart on guard at the mouth of the cave, he gathered up all the accumulation of odds and ends, provisions, skins, and made a stirring bonfire in the middle of the gravel floor.
semicircle
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From this reading He had to travel in a loose semicircle, for there were two points which he must reach on the ride, the town of Alder, where lived the seventh man who must die for Grey Molly, and the Cumberland ranch, last of all, where he would take Joan.
seventh
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From this reading He had to travel in a loose semicircle, for there were two points which he must reach on the ride, the town of Alder, where lived the seventh man who must die for Grey Molly, and the Cumberland ranch, last of all, where he would take Joan.
skins
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From this reading With Satan saddled and Bart on guard at the mouth of the cave, he gathered up all the accumulation of odds and ends, provisions, skins, and made a stirring bonfire in the middle of the gravel floor.
started
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From this reading It was like burning his bridges before starting out to the battle; he turned his back to the cave and started on his journey.
starting
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From this reading It was like burning his bridges before starting out to the battle; he turned his back to the cave and started on his journey.
stirring
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From this reading With Satan saddled and Bart on guard at the mouth of the cave, he gathered up all the accumulation of odds and ends, provisions, skins, and made a stirring bonfire in the middle of the gravel floor.
strap
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From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Black Bart returned without Joan, without even a note of answer about his neck, the master made ready to take by force.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Black Bart returned without Joan, without even a note of answer about his neck, the master made ready to take by force.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
there
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From this reading He had to travel in a loose semicircle, for there were two points which he must reach on the ride, the town of Alder, where lived the seventh man who must die for Grey Molly, and the Cumberland ranch, last of all, where he would take Joan.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Black Bart returned without Joan, without even a note of answer about his neck, the master made ready to take by force.
town
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From this reading He had to travel in a loose semicircle, for there were two points which he must reach on the ride, the town of Alder, where lived the seventh man who must die for Grey Molly, and the Cumberland ranch, last of all, where he would take Joan.
travel
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From this reading He had to travel in a loose semicircle, for there were two points which he must reach on the ride, the town of Alder, where lived the seventh man who must die for Grey Molly, and the Cumberland ranch, last of all, where he would take Joan.
turned
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From this reading It was like burning his bridges before starting out to the battle; he turned his back to the cave and started on his journey.
two
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From this reading He had to travel in a loose semicircle, for there were two points which he must reach on the ride, the town of Alder, where lived the seventh man who must die for Grey Molly, and the Cumberland ranch, last of all, where he would take Joan.
up
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From this reading With Satan saddled and Bart on guard at the mouth of the cave, he gathered up all the accumulation of odds and ends, provisions, skins, and made a stirring bonfire in the middle of the gravel floor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was like burning his bridges before starting out to the battle; he turned his back to the cave and started on his journey.
weighednounUS /ˈweighed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Black Bart returned without Joan, without even a note of answer about his neck, the master made ready to take by force.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He had to travel in a loose semicircle, for there were two points which he must reach on the ride, the town of Alder, where lived the seventh man who must die for Grey Molly, and the Cumberland ranch, last of all, where he would take Joan.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had to travel in a loose semicircle, for there were two points which he must reach on the ride, the town of Alder, where lived the seventh man who must die for Grey Molly, and the Cumberland ranch, last of all, where he would take Joan.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had to travel in a loose semicircle, for there were two points which he must reach on the ride, the town of Alder, where lived the seventh man who must die for Grey Molly, and the Cumberland ranch, last of all, where he would take Joan.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading First he went over his new outfit of saddle and guns, looking to every strap of the former, and the latter, revolvers and rifle, he weighed and balanced with a meditative look, as if he were memorizing their qualities against a time of need.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading When Black Bart returned without Joan, without even a note of answer about his neck, the master made ready to take by force.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had to travel in a loose semicircle, for there were two points which he must reach on the ride, the town of Alder, where lived the seventh man who must die for Grey Molly, and the Cumberland ranch, last of all, where he would take Joan.
