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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 As dark fell they drew near a house snuggled away among a group of cottonwoods.
almost
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From this reading Here they determined to spend the night, for Calder's pony was now almost exhausted.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading As dark fell they drew near a house snuggled away among a group of cottonwoods.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PANTHER'S PAW Evening came and still they had not sighted the outlaws.
answer
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From this reading A man of fifty came from the house in answer to their call and showed them the way to the horse-shed.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As dark fell they drew near a house snuggled away among a group of cottonwoods.
away
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From this reading As dark fell they drew near a house snuggled away among a group of cottonwoods.
Calder's
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From this reading Here they determined to spend the night, for Calder's pony was now almost exhausted.
call
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From this reading A man of fifty came from the house in answer to their call and showed them the way to the horse-shed.
came
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S PAW Evening came and still they had not sighted the outlaws.
cottonwoods
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From this reading As dark fell they drew near a house snuggled away among a group of cottonwoods.
curiosity
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From this reading While they unsaddled their horses he told them his name was Sam Daniels, yet he evinced no curiosity as to the identity of his guests, and they volunteered no information.
Daniels
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From this reading While they unsaddled their horses he told them his name was Sam Daniels, yet he evinced no curiosity as to the identity of his guests, and they volunteered no information.
dark
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From this reading As dark fell they drew near a house snuggled away among a group of cottonwoods.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Here they determined to spend the night, for Calder's pony was now almost exhausted.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As dark fell they drew near a house snuggled away among a group of cottonwoods.
Evening
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S PAW Evening came and still they had not sighted the outlaws.
evinced
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From this reading While they unsaddled their horses he told them his name was Sam Daniels, yet he evinced no curiosity as to the identity of his guests, and they volunteered no information.
exhausted
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From this reading Here they determined to spend the night, for Calder's pony was now almost exhausted.
fell
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From this reading As dark fell they drew near a house snuggled away among a group of cottonwoods.
fifty
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From this reading A man of fifty came from the house in answer to their call and showed them the way to the horse-shed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here they determined to spend the night, for Calder's pony was now almost exhausted.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A man of fifty came from the house in answer to their call and showed them the way to the horse-shed.
group
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From this reading As dark fell they drew near a house snuggled away among a group of cottonwoods.
guests
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From this reading While they unsaddled their horses he told them his name was Sam Daniels, yet he evinced no curiosity as to the identity of his guests, and they volunteered no information.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE PANTHER'S PAW Evening came and still they had not sighted the outlaws.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While they unsaddled their horses he told them his name was Sam Daniels, yet he evinced no curiosity as to the identity of his guests, and they volunteered no information.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here they determined to spend the night, for Calder's pony was now almost exhausted.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While they unsaddled their horses he told them his name was Sam Daniels, yet he evinced no curiosity as to the identity of his guests, and they volunteered no information.
horse-shed
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From this reading A man of fifty came from the house in answer to their call and showed them the way to the horse-shed.
horses
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From this reading While they unsaddled their horses he told them his name was Sam Daniels, yet he evinced no curiosity as to the identity of his guests, and they volunteered no information.
house
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From this reading As dark fell they drew near a house snuggled away among a group of cottonwoods.
identity
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From this reading While they unsaddled their horses he told them his name was Sam Daniels, yet he evinced no curiosity as to the identity of his guests, and they volunteered no information.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A man of fifty came from the house in answer to their call and showed them the way to the horse-shed.
information
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From this reading While they unsaddled their horses he told them his name was Sam Daniels, yet he evinced no curiosity as to the identity of his guests, and they volunteered no information.
man
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From this reading A man of fifty came from the house in answer to their call and showed them the way to the horse-shed.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While they unsaddled their horses he told them his name was Sam Daniels, yet he evinced no curiosity as to the identity of his guests, and they volunteered no information.
near
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From this reading As dark fell they drew near a house snuggled away among a group of cottonwoods.
night
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From this reading Here they determined to spend the night, for Calder's pony was now almost exhausted.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading While they unsaddled their horses he told them his name was Sam Daniels, yet he evinced no curiosity as to the identity of his guests, and they volunteered no information.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE PANTHER'S PAW Evening came and still they had not sighted the outlaws.
now
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From this reading Here they determined to spend the night, for Calder's pony was now almost exhausted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As dark fell they drew near a house snuggled away among a group of cottonwoods.
outlaws
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S PAW Evening came and still they had not sighted the outlaws.
PANTHER'S
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S PAW Evening came and still they had not sighted the outlaws.
PAW
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S PAW Evening came and still they had not sighted the outlaws.
pony
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From this reading Here they determined to spend the night, for Calder's pony was now almost exhausted.
Sam
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From this reading While they unsaddled their horses he told them his name was Sam Daniels, yet he evinced no curiosity as to the identity of his guests, and they volunteered no information.
showed
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From this reading A man of fifty came from the house in answer to their call and showed them the way to the horse-shed.
sighted
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S PAW Evening came and still they had not sighted the outlaws.
snuggled
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From this reading As dark fell they drew near a house snuggled away among a group of cottonwoods.
spend
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From this reading Here they determined to spend the night, for Calder's pony was now almost exhausted.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PANTHER'S PAW Evening came and still they had not sighted the outlaws.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PANTHER'S PAW Evening came and still they had not sighted the outlaws.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A man of fifty came from the house in answer to their call and showed them the way to the horse-shed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A man of fifty came from the house in answer to their call and showed them the way to the horse-shed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE PANTHER'S PAW Evening came and still they had not sighted the outlaws.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here they determined to spend the night, for Calder's pony was now almost exhausted.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While they unsaddled their horses he told them his name was Sam Daniels, yet he evinced no curiosity as to the identity of his guests, and they volunteered no information.
unsaddled
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From this reading While they unsaddled their horses he told them his name was Sam Daniels, yet he evinced no curiosity as to the identity of his guests, and they volunteered no information.
volunteered
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From this reading While they unsaddled their horses he told them his name was Sam Daniels, yet he evinced no curiosity as to the identity of his guests, and they volunteered no information.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here they determined to spend the night, for Calder's pony was now almost exhausted.
way
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From this reading A man of fifty came from the house in answer to their call and showed them the way to the horse-shed.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While they unsaddled their horses he told them his name was Sam Daniels, yet he evinced no curiosity as to the identity of his guests, and they volunteered no information.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading While they unsaddled their horses he told them his name was Sam Daniels, yet he evinced no curiosity as to the identity of his guests, and they volunteered no information.
