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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 The band soon reached the main cave, in the center of which a fire burned brightly.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Arrow-Head, the Klamath, was too cowardly to help him, and it seemed that the hand of every red-man was against him.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COHOON AND HIS ENEMIES.
animated
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From this reading He had been the prey of deep thought during the return; he saw that successful resistance was not to be expected, and the determination to fall upon the troops, rifle in hand, then animated his breast.
Arrow-Head
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From this reading Arrow-Head, the Klamath, was too cowardly to help him, and it seemed that the hand of every red-man was against him.
band
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From this reading The band soon reached the main cave, in the center of which a fire burned brightly.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had been the prey of deep thought during the return; he saw that successful resistance was not to be expected, and the determination to fall upon the troops, rifle in hand, then animated his breast.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been the prey of deep thought during the return; he saw that successful resistance was not to be expected, and the determination to fall upon the troops, rifle in hand, then animated his breast.
breast
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From this reading He had been the prey of deep thought during the return; he saw that successful resistance was not to be expected, and the determination to fall upon the troops, rifle in hand, then animated his breast.
brightly
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From this reading The band soon reached the main cave, in the center of which a fire burned brightly.
bruised
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From this reading The scowl of vengeance still rested upon the Modoc’s face, and his hands were clenched until the nails bruised the palms.
burned
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From this reading The band soon reached the main cave, in the center of which a fire burned brightly.
cave
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From this reading The band soon reached the main cave, in the center of which a fire burned brightly.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading The band soon reached the main cave, in the center of which a fire burned brightly.
clenched
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From this reading The scowl of vengeance still rested upon the Modoc’s face, and his hands were clenched until the nails bruised the palms.
COHOON
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From this reading COHOON AND HIS ENEMIES.
cowardly
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From this reading Arrow-Head, the Klamath, was too cowardly to help him, and it seemed that the hand of every red-man was against him.
deep
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From this reading He had been the prey of deep thought during the return; he saw that successful resistance was not to be expected, and the determination to fall upon the troops, rifle in hand, then animated his breast.
determination
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From this reading He had been the prey of deep thought during the return; he saw that successful resistance was not to be expected, and the determination to fall upon the troops, rifle in hand, then animated his breast.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He had been the prey of deep thought during the return; he saw that successful resistance was not to be expected, and the determination to fall upon the troops, rifle in hand, then animated his breast.
ENEMIES
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From this reading COHOON AND HIS ENEMIES.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Arrow-Head, the Klamath, was too cowardly to help him, and it seemed that the hand of every red-man was against him.
expected
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From this reading He had been the prey of deep thought during the return; he saw that successful resistance was not to be expected, and the determination to fall upon the troops, rifle in hand, then animated his breast.
face
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From this reading The scowl of vengeance still rested upon the Modoc’s face, and his hands were clenched until the nails bruised the palms.
fall
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From this reading He had been the prey of deep thought during the return; he saw that successful resistance was not to be expected, and the determination to fall upon the troops, rifle in hand, then animated his breast.
fire
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From this reading The band soon reached the main cave, in the center of which a fire burned brightly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been the prey of deep thought during the return; he saw that successful resistance was not to be expected, and the determination to fall upon the troops, rifle in hand, then animated his breast.
hand
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From this reading He had been the prey of deep thought during the return; he saw that successful resistance was not to be expected, and the determination to fall upon the troops, rifle in hand, then animated his breast.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The scowl of vengeance still rested upon the Modoc’s face, and his hands were clenched until the nails bruised the palms.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been the prey of deep thought during the return; he saw that successful resistance was not to be expected, and the determination to fall upon the troops, rifle in hand, then animated his breast.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arrow-Head, the Klamath, was too cowardly to help him, and it seemed that the hand of every red-man was against him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Arrow-Head, the Klamath, was too cowardly to help him, and it seemed that the hand of every red-man was against him.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading COHOON AND HIS ENEMIES.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The band soon reached the main cave, in the center of which a fire burned brightly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Arrow-Head, the Klamath, was too cowardly to help him, and it seemed that the hand of every red-man was against him.
Klamath
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From this reading Arrow-Head, the Klamath, was too cowardly to help him, and it seemed that the hand of every red-man was against him.
main
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From this reading The band soon reached the main cave, in the center of which a fire burned brightly.
Modoc's
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From this reading The scowl of vengeance still rested upon the Modoc’s face, and his hands were clenched until the nails bruised the palms.
nails
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From this reading The scowl of vengeance still rested upon the Modoc’s face, and his hands were clenched until the nails bruised the palms.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had been the prey of deep thought during the return; he saw that successful resistance was not to be expected, and the determination to fall upon the troops, rifle in hand, then animated his breast.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The band soon reached the main cave, in the center of which a fire burned brightly.
palms
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From this reading The scowl of vengeance still rested upon the Modoc’s face, and his hands were clenched until the nails bruised the palms.
prey
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From this reading He had been the prey of deep thought during the return; he saw that successful resistance was not to be expected, and the determination to fall upon the troops, rifle in hand, then animated his breast.
reached
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From this reading The band soon reached the main cave, in the center of which a fire burned brightly.
red-man
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From this reading Arrow-Head, the Klamath, was too cowardly to help him, and it seemed that the hand of every red-man was against him.
resistance
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From this reading He had been the prey of deep thought during the return; he saw that successful resistance was not to be expected, and the determination to fall upon the troops, rifle in hand, then animated his breast.
rested
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From this reading The scowl of vengeance still rested upon the Modoc’s face, and his hands were clenched until the nails bruised the palms.
return
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From this reading He had been the prey of deep thought during the return; he saw that successful resistance was not to be expected, and the determination to fall upon the troops, rifle in hand, then animated his breast.
rifle
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From this reading He had been the prey of deep thought during the return; he saw that successful resistance was not to be expected, and the determination to fall upon the troops, rifle in hand, then animated his breast.
saw
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From this reading He had been the prey of deep thought during the return; he saw that successful resistance was not to be expected, and the determination to fall upon the troops, rifle in hand, then animated his breast.
scowl
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From this reading The scowl of vengeance still rested upon the Modoc’s face, and his hands were clenched until the nails bruised the palms.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arrow-Head, the Klamath, was too cowardly to help him, and it seemed that the hand of every red-man was against him.
soon
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From this reading The band soon reached the main cave, in the center of which a fire burned brightly.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The scowl of vengeance still rested upon the Modoc’s face, and his hands were clenched until the nails bruised the palms.
successful
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From this reading He had been the prey of deep thought during the return; he saw that successful resistance was not to be expected, and the determination to fall upon the troops, rifle in hand, then animated his breast.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had been the prey of deep thought during the return; he saw that successful resistance was not to be expected, and the determination to fall upon the troops, rifle in hand, then animated his breast.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The band soon reached the main cave, in the center of which a fire burned brightly.
then
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From this reading He had been the prey of deep thought during the return; he saw that successful resistance was not to be expected, and the determination to fall upon the troops, rifle in hand, then animated his breast.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been the prey of deep thought during the return; he saw that successful resistance was not to be expected, and the determination to fall upon the troops, rifle in hand, then animated his breast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been the prey of deep thought during the return; he saw that successful resistance was not to be expected, and the determination to fall upon the troops, rifle in hand, then animated his breast.
too
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From this reading Arrow-Head, the Klamath, was too cowardly to help him, and it seemed that the hand of every red-man was against him.
troops
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From this reading He had been the prey of deep thought during the return; he saw that successful resistance was not to be expected, and the determination to fall upon the troops, rifle in hand, then animated his breast.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The scowl of vengeance still rested upon the Modoc’s face, and his hands were clenched until the nails bruised the palms.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The scowl of vengeance still rested upon the Modoc’s face, and his hands were clenched until the nails bruised the palms.
vengeance
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From this reading The scowl of vengeance still rested upon the Modoc’s face, and his hands were clenched until the nails bruised the palms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had been the prey of deep thought during the return; he saw that successful resistance was not to be expected, and the determination to fall upon the troops, rifle in hand, then animated his breast.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The scowl of vengeance still rested upon the Modoc’s face, and his hands were clenched until the nails bruised the palms.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The band soon reached the main cave, in the center of which a fire burned brightly.
