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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 SONG OF THE UNTAMED Buck and his father were learning of a thousand crimes charged against Dan.
accepted
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From this reading In ordinary times it would have been accepted that they had killed each other, for they were known enemies, but now men had room for one thought only.
account
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From this reading Wherever a man riding a black horse committed an outrage it was laid to the account of this new and most terrible of long riders.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading THE SONG OF THE UNTAMED Buck and his father were learning of a thousand crimes charged against Dan.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Wherever a man riding a black horse committed an outrage it was laid to the account of this new and most terrible of long riders.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SONG OF THE UNTAMED Buck and his father were learning of a thousand crimes charged against Dan.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In ordinary times it would have been accepted that they had killed each other, for they were known enemies, but now men had room for one thought only.
black
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From this reading Wherever a man riding a black horse committed an outrage it was laid to the account of this new and most terrible of long riders.
Buck
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From this reading THE SONG OF THE UNTAMED Buck and his father were learning of a thousand crimes charged against Dan.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In ordinary times it would have been accepted that they had killed each other, for they were known enemies, but now men had room for one thought only.
charged
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From this reading THE SONG OF THE UNTAMED Buck and his father were learning of a thousand crimes charged against Dan.
close
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From this reading Their half-emptied revolvers lay close to their hands, and their horses were not far off.
committed
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From this reading Wherever a man riding a black horse committed an outrage it was laid to the account of this new and most terrible of long riders.
cowpunchers
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From this reading Two cowpunchers were found dead on the plains.
crimes
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From this reading THE SONG OF THE UNTAMED Buck and his father were learning of a thousand crimes charged against Dan.
Dan
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From this reading THE SONG OF THE UNTAMED Buck and his father were learning of a thousand crimes charged against Dan.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two cowpunchers were found dead on the plains.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In ordinary times it would have been accepted that they had killed each other, for they were known enemies, but now men had room for one thought only.
enemies
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From this reading In ordinary times it would have been accepted that they had killed each other, for they were known enemies, but now men had room for one thought only.
far
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From this reading Their half-emptied revolvers lay close to their hands, and their horses were not far off.
father
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From this reading THE SONG OF THE UNTAMED Buck and his father were learning of a thousand crimes charged against Dan.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In ordinary times it would have been accepted that they had killed each other, for they were known enemies, but now men had room for one thought only.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two cowpunchers were found dead on the plains.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In ordinary times it would have been accepted that they had killed each other, for they were known enemies, but now men had room for one thought only.
half-emptied
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From this reading Their half-emptied revolvers lay close to their hands, and their horses were not far off.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Their half-emptied revolvers lay close to their hands, and their horses were not far off.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In ordinary times it would have been accepted that they had killed each other, for they were known enemies, but now men had room for one thought only.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SONG OF THE UNTAMED Buck and his father were learning of a thousand crimes charged against Dan.
horse
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From this reading Wherever a man riding a black horse committed an outrage it was laid to the account of this new and most terrible of long riders.
horses
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From this reading Their half-emptied revolvers lay close to their hands, and their horses were not far off.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In ordinary times it would have been accepted that they had killed each other, for they were known enemies, but now men had room for one thought only.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Wherever a man riding a black horse committed an outrage it was laid to the account of this new and most terrible of long riders.
killed
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From this reading In ordinary times it would have been accepted that they had killed each other, for they were known enemies, but now men had room for one thought only.
known
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From this reading In ordinary times it would have been accepted that they had killed each other, for they were known enemies, but now men had room for one thought only.
laid
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From this reading Wherever a man riding a black horse committed an outrage it was laid to the account of this new and most terrible of long riders.
lay
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From this reading Their half-emptied revolvers lay close to their hands, and their horses were not far off.
learning
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From this reading THE SONG OF THE UNTAMED Buck and his father were learning of a thousand crimes charged against Dan.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wherever a man riding a black horse committed an outrage it was laid to the account of this new and most terrible of long riders.
man
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From this reading Wherever a man riding a black horse committed an outrage it was laid to the account of this new and most terrible of long riders.
men
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From this reading In ordinary times it would have been accepted that they had killed each other, for they were known enemies, but now men had room for one thought only.
most
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From this reading Wherever a man riding a black horse committed an outrage it was laid to the account of this new and most terrible of long riders.
new
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From this reading Wherever a man riding a black horse committed an outrage it was laid to the account of this new and most terrible of long riders.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Their half-emptied revolvers lay close to their hands, and their horses were not far off.
now
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From this reading In ordinary times it would have been accepted that they had killed each other, for they were known enemies, but now men had room for one thought only.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SONG OF THE UNTAMED Buck and his father were learning of a thousand crimes charged against Dan.
off
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From this reading Their half-emptied revolvers lay close to their hands, and their horses were not far off.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Two cowpunchers were found dead on the plains.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In ordinary times it would have been accepted that they had killed each other, for they were known enemies, but now men had room for one thought only.
only
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From this reading In ordinary times it would have been accepted that they had killed each other, for they were known enemies, but now men had room for one thought only.
ordinary
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From this reading In ordinary times it would have been accepted that they had killed each other, for they were known enemies, but now men had room for one thought only.
other
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From this reading In ordinary times it would have been accepted that they had killed each other, for they were known enemies, but now men had room for one thought only.
outrage
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From this reading Wherever a man riding a black horse committed an outrage it was laid to the account of this new and most terrible of long riders.
plains
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From this reading Two cowpunchers were found dead on the plains.
revolvers
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From this reading Their half-emptied revolvers lay close to their hands, and their horses were not far off.
riders
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From this reading Wherever a man riding a black horse committed an outrage it was laid to the account of this new and most terrible of long riders.
riding
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From this reading Wherever a man riding a black horse committed an outrage it was laid to the account of this new and most terrible of long riders.
room
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From this reading In ordinary times it would have been accepted that they had killed each other, for they were known enemies, but now men had room for one thought only.
SONG
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From this reading THE SONG OF THE UNTAMED Buck and his father were learning of a thousand crimes charged against Dan.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Wherever a man riding a black horse committed an outrage it was laid to the account of this new and most terrible of long riders.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In ordinary times it would have been accepted that they had killed each other, for they were known enemies, but now men had room for one thought only.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SONG OF THE UNTAMED Buck and his father were learning of a thousand crimes charged against Dan.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their half-emptied revolvers lay close to their hands, and their horses were not far off.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In ordinary times it would have been accepted that they had killed each other, for they were known enemies, but now men had room for one thought only.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Wherever a man riding a black horse committed an outrage it was laid to the account of this new and most terrible of long riders.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In ordinary times it would have been accepted that they had killed each other, for they were known enemies, but now men had room for one thought only.
thousand
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From this reading THE SONG OF THE UNTAMED Buck and his father were learning of a thousand crimes charged against Dan.
times
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From this reading In ordinary times it would have been accepted that they had killed each other, for they were known enemies, but now men had room for one thought only.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wherever a man riding a black horse committed an outrage it was laid to the account of this new and most terrible of long riders.
Two
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From this reading Two cowpunchers were found dead on the plains.
UNTAMED
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From this reading THE SONG OF THE UNTAMED Buck and his father were learning of a thousand crimes charged against Dan.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wherever a man riding a black horse committed an outrage it was laid to the account of this new and most terrible of long riders.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE SONG OF THE UNTAMED Buck and his father were learning of a thousand crimes charged against Dan.
WhereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading Wherever a man riding a black horse committed an outrage it was laid to the account of this new and most terrible of long riders.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In ordinary times it would have been accepted that they had killed each other, for they were known enemies, but now men had room for one thought only.
