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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 I was swinging along a dugway down hill about two miles west of Canyon station when it happened.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I was swinging along a dugway down hill about two miles west of Canyon station when it happened.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I was swinging along a dugway down hill about two miles west of Canyon station when it happened.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three passengers--two men and a woman--were in the stage.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The robbers never held me up; but one day I did have one of my wheel horses shot down, by some skulking desperado or Indian, we never knew which.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The robbers never held me up; but one day I did have one of my wheel horses shot down, by some skulking desperado or Indian, we never knew which.
Canyon
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From this reading I was swinging along a dugway down hill about two miles west of Canyon station when it happened.
day
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From this reading The robbers never held me up; but one day I did have one of my wheel horses shot down, by some skulking desperado or Indian, we never knew which.
dead
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From this reading A shot rang out and my off wheel horse dropped dead.
desperado
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From this reading The robbers never held me up; but one day I did have one of my wheel horses shot down, by some skulking desperado or Indian, we never knew which.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The robbers never held me up; but one day I did have one of my wheel horses shot down, by some skulking desperado or Indian, we never knew which.
down
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From this reading The robbers never held me up; but one day I did have one of my wheel horses shot down, by some skulking desperado or Indian, we never knew which.
dropped
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From this reading A shot rang out and my off wheel horse dropped dead.
dugway
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From this reading I was swinging along a dugway down hill about two miles west of Canyon station when it happened.
enough
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From this reading I was lucky enough to escape such mishaps.
escape
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From this reading I was lucky enough to escape such mishaps.
happened
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From this reading I was swinging along a dugway down hill about two miles west of Canyon station when it happened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The robbers never held me up; but one day I did have one of my wheel horses shot down, by some skulking desperado or Indian, we never knew which.
held
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From this reading The robbers never held me up; but one day I did have one of my wheel horses shot down, by some skulking desperado or Indian, we never knew which.
hill
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From this reading I was swinging along a dugway down hill about two miles west of Canyon station when it happened.
horse
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From this reading A shot rang out and my off wheel horse dropped dead.
horses
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From this reading The robbers never held me up; but one day I did have one of my wheel horses shot down, by some skulking desperado or Indian, we never knew which.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was lucky enough to escape such mishaps.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Three passengers--two men and a woman--were in the stage.
Indian
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From this reading The robbers never held me up; but one day I did have one of my wheel horses shot down, by some skulking desperado or Indian, we never knew which.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was swinging along a dugway down hill about two miles west of Canyon station when it happened.
knew
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From this reading The robbers never held me up; but one day I did have one of my wheel horses shot down, by some skulking desperado or Indian, we never knew which.
lucky
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From this reading I was lucky enough to escape such mishaps.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The robbers never held me up; but one day I did have one of my wheel horses shot down, by some skulking desperado or Indian, we never knew which.
men
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From this reading Three passengers--two men and a woman--were in the stage.
miles
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From this reading I was swinging along a dugway down hill about two miles west of Canyon station when it happened.
mishaps
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From this reading I was lucky enough to escape such mishaps.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The robbers never held me up; but one day I did have one of my wheel horses shot down, by some skulking desperado or Indian, we never knew which.
never
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From this reading The robbers never held me up; but one day I did have one of my wheel horses shot down, by some skulking desperado or Indian, we never knew which.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The robbers never held me up; but one day I did have one of my wheel horses shot down, by some skulking desperado or Indian, we never knew which.
off
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From this reading A shot rang out and my off wheel horse dropped dead.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The robbers never held me up; but one day I did have one of my wheel horses shot down, by some skulking desperado or Indian, we never knew which.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The robbers never held me up; but one day I did have one of my wheel horses shot down, by some skulking desperado or Indian, we never knew which.
out
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From this reading A shot rang out and my off wheel horse dropped dead.
passengers
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From this reading Three passengers--two men and a woman--were in the stage.
rang
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From this reading A shot rang out and my off wheel horse dropped dead.
robbersnounUS /ˈrɒb.ərz/
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading The robbers never held me up; but one day I did have one of my wheel horses shot down, by some skulking desperado or Indian, we never knew which.
shot
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From this reading The robbers never held me up; but one day I did have one of my wheel horses shot down, by some skulking desperado or Indian, we never knew which.
skulking
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From this reading The robbers never held me up; but one day I did have one of my wheel horses shot down, by some skulking desperado or Indian, we never knew which.
some
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From this reading The robbers never held me up; but one day I did have one of my wheel horses shot down, by some skulking desperado or Indian, we never knew which.
stage
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From this reading Three passengers--two men and a woman--were in the stage.
station
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From this reading I was swinging along a dugway down hill about two miles west of Canyon station when it happened.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I was lucky enough to escape such mishaps.
swinging
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From this reading I was swinging along a dugway down hill about two miles west of Canyon station when it happened.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The robbers never held me up; but one day I did have one of my wheel horses shot down, by some skulking desperado or Indian, we never knew which.
Three
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From this reading Three passengers--two men and a woman--were in the stage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was lucky enough to escape such mishaps.
two
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From this reading I was swinging along a dugway down hill about two miles west of Canyon station when it happened.
up
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From this reading The robbers never held me up; but one day I did have one of my wheel horses shot down, by some skulking desperado or Indian, we never knew which.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was lucky enough to escape such mishaps.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The robbers never held me up; but one day I did have one of my wheel horses shot down, by some skulking desperado or Indian, we never knew which.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Three passengers--two men and a woman--were in the stage.
west
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From this reading I was swinging along a dugway down hill about two miles west of Canyon station when it happened.
wheel
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From this reading The robbers never held me up; but one day I did have one of my wheel horses shot down, by some skulking desperado or Indian, we never knew which.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I was swinging along a dugway down hill about two miles west of Canyon station when it happened.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The robbers never held me up; but one day I did have one of my wheel horses shot down, by some skulking desperado or Indian, we never knew which.
woman
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From this reading Three passengers--two men and a woman--were in the stage.
