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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 questioner was a youth, apparently twenty years of age, and the looks which he threw upon the startled Indians was burdened with the consuming fire of hatred.
age
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From this reading The questioner was a youth, apparently twenty years of age, and the looks which he threw upon the startled Indians was burdened with the consuming fire of hatred.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Another volley would bring the hull ov the red devils down upon us before we could reload, an’ then thar’d be the very Old Harry to pay.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The questioner was a youth, apparently twenty years of age, and the looks which he threw upon the startled Indians was burdened with the consuming fire of hatred.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Shall we give the red-livered dogs another volley?”
apparently
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From this reading The questioner was a youth, apparently twenty years of age, and the looks which he threw upon the startled Indians was burdened with the consuming fire of hatred.
ar
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From this reading They’ll not hunt for us as it is; they’re pickin’ up their dead now, an’ ar’ goin’ to break fur Cahokia.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They’ll not hunt for us as it is; they’re pickin’ up their dead now, an’ ar’ goin’ to break fur Cahokia.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “No, Rob,” was the whispered rejoiner of a herculean man who lay behind the log at the young scout’s side.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Another volley would bring the hull ov the red devils down upon us before we could reload, an’ then thar’d be the very Old Harry to pay.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Another volley would bring the hull ov the red devils down upon us before we could reload, an’ then thar’d be the very Old Harry to pay.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “No, Rob,” was the whispered rejoiner of a herculean man who lay behind the log at the young scout’s side.
break
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From this reading They’ll not hunt for us as it is; they’re pickin’ up their dead now, an’ ar’ goin’ to break fur Cahokia.
bring
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From this reading “Another volley would bring the hull ov the red devils down upon us before we could reload, an’ then thar’d be the very Old Harry to pay.
burdened
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From this reading The questioner was a youth, apparently twenty years of age, and the looks which he threw upon the startled Indians was burdened with the consuming fire of hatred.
Cahokia
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From this reading They’ll not hunt for us as it is; they’re pickin’ up their dead now, an’ ar’ goin’ to break fur Cahokia.
consuming
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From this reading The questioner was a youth, apparently twenty years of age, and the looks which he threw upon the startled Indians was burdened with the consuming fire of hatred.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Another volley would bring the hull ov the red devils down upon us before we could reload, an’ then thar’d be the very Old Harry to pay.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They’ll not hunt for us as it is; they’re pickin’ up their dead now, an’ ar’ goin’ to break fur Cahokia.
devils
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From this reading “Another volley would bring the hull ov the red devils down upon us before we could reload, an’ then thar’d be the very Old Harry to pay.
dogs
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From this reading “Shall we give the red-livered dogs another volley?”
down
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From this reading “Another volley would bring the hull ov the red devils down upon us before we could reload, an’ then thar’d be the very Old Harry to pay.
fire
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From this reading The questioner was a youth, apparently twenty years of age, and the looks which he threw upon the startled Indians was burdened with the consuming fire of hatred.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They’ll not hunt for us as it is; they’re pickin’ up their dead now, an’ ar’ goin’ to break fur Cahokia.
fur
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From this reading They’ll not hunt for us as it is; they’re pickin’ up their dead now, an’ ar’ goin’ to break fur Cahokia.
give
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goin
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From this reading They’ll not hunt for us as it is; they’re pickin’ up their dead now, an’ ar’ goin’ to break fur Cahokia.
Harry
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From this reading “Another volley would bring the hull ov the red devils down upon us before we could reload, an’ then thar’d be the very Old Harry to pay.
hatred
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From this reading The questioner was a youth, apparently twenty years of age, and the looks which he threw upon the startled Indians was burdened with the consuming fire of hatred.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The questioner was a youth, apparently twenty years of age, and the looks which he threw upon the startled Indians was burdened with the consuming fire of hatred.
herculean
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From this reading “No, Rob,” was the whispered rejoiner of a herculean man who lay behind the log at the young scout’s side.
hull
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From this reading “Another volley would bring the hull ov the red devils down upon us before we could reload, an’ then thar’d be the very Old Harry to pay.
hunt
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From this reading They’ll not hunt for us as it is; they’re pickin’ up their dead now, an’ ar’ goin’ to break fur Cahokia.
Indians
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From this reading The questioner was a youth, apparently twenty years of age, and the looks which he threw upon the startled Indians was burdened with the consuming fire of hatred.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They’ll not hunt for us as it is; they’re pickin’ up their dead now, an’ ar’ goin’ to break fur Cahokia.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They’ll not hunt for us as it is; they’re pickin’ up their dead now, an’ ar’ goin’ to break fur Cahokia.
lay
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From this reading “No, Rob,” was the whispered rejoiner of a herculean man who lay behind the log at the young scout’s side.
log
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From this reading “No, Rob,” was the whispered rejoiner of a herculean man who lay behind the log at the young scout’s side.
looks
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From this reading The questioner was a youth, apparently twenty years of age, and the looks which he threw upon the startled Indians was burdened with the consuming fire of hatred.
man
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From this reading “No, Rob,” was the whispered rejoiner of a herculean man who lay behind the log at the young scout’s side.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, Rob,” was the whispered rejoiner of a herculean man who lay behind the log at the young scout’s side.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They’ll not hunt for us as it is; they’re pickin’ up their dead now, an’ ar’ goin’ to break fur Cahokia.
now
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From this reading They’ll not hunt for us as it is; they’re pickin’ up their dead now, an’ ar’ goin’ to break fur Cahokia.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The questioner was a youth, apparently twenty years of age, and the looks which he threw upon the startled Indians was burdened with the consuming fire of hatred.
Old
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From this reading “Another volley would bring the hull ov the red devils down upon us before we could reload, an’ then thar’d be the very Old Harry to pay.
ov
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From this reading “Another volley would bring the hull ov the red devils down upon us before we could reload, an’ then thar’d be the very Old Harry to pay.
pay
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From this reading “Another volley would bring the hull ov the red devils down upon us before we could reload, an’ then thar’d be the very Old Harry to pay.
pickin
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From this reading They’ll not hunt for us as it is; they’re pickin’ up their dead now, an’ ar’ goin’ to break fur Cahokia.
questioner
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From this reading The questioner was a youth, apparently twenty years of age, and the looks which he threw upon the startled Indians was burdened with the consuming fire of hatred.
red
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From this reading “Another volley would bring the hull ov the red devils down upon us before we could reload, an’ then thar’d be the very Old Harry to pay.
red-livered
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From this reading “Shall we give the red-livered dogs another volley?”
rejoiner
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From this reading “No, Rob,” was the whispered rejoiner of a herculean man who lay behind the log at the young scout’s side.
reload
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From this reading “Another volley would bring the hull ov the red devils down upon us before we could reload, an’ then thar’d be the very Old Harry to pay.
Rob
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From this reading “No, Rob,” was the whispered rejoiner of a herculean man who lay behind the log at the young scout’s side.
scout's
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From this reading “No, Rob,” was the whispered rejoiner of a herculean man who lay behind the log at the young scout’s side.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall we give the red-livered dogs another volley?”
side
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From this reading “No, Rob,” was the whispered rejoiner of a herculean man who lay behind the log at the young scout’s side.
startled
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From this reading The questioner was a youth, apparently twenty years of age, and the looks which he threw upon the startled Indians was burdened with the consuming fire of hatred.
thar'd
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From this reading “Another volley would bring the hull ov the red devils down upon us before we could reload, an’ then thar’d be the very Old Harry to pay.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Shall we give the red-livered dogs another volley?”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They’ll not hunt for us as it is; they’re pickin’ up their dead now, an’ ar’ goin’ to break fur Cahokia.
then
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From this reading “Another volley would bring the hull ov the red devils down upon us before we could reload, an’ then thar’d be the very Old Harry to pay.
They'll
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From this reading They’ll not hunt for us as it is; they’re pickin’ up their dead now, an’ ar’ goin’ to break fur Cahokia.
they're
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From this reading They’ll not hunt for us as it is; they’re pickin’ up their dead now, an’ ar’ goin’ to break fur Cahokia.
threw
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From this reading The questioner was a youth, apparently twenty years of age, and the looks which he threw upon the startled Indians was burdened with the consuming fire of hatred.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Another volley would bring the hull ov the red devils down upon us before we could reload, an’ then thar’d be the very Old Harry to pay.
twenty
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From this reading The questioner was a youth, apparently twenty years of age, and the looks which he threw upon the startled Indians was burdened with the consuming fire of hatred.
up
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From this reading They’ll not hunt for us as it is; they’re pickin’ up their dead now, an’ ar’ goin’ to break fur Cahokia.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The questioner was a youth, apparently twenty years of age, and the looks which he threw upon the startled Indians was burdened with the consuming fire of hatred.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Another volley would bring the hull ov the red devils down upon us before we could reload, an’ then thar’d be the very Old Harry to pay.
very
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From this reading “Another volley would bring the hull ov the red devils down upon us before we could reload, an’ then thar’d be the very Old Harry to pay.
volley
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From this reading “Shall we give the red-livered dogs another volley?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The questioner was a youth, apparently twenty years of age, and the looks which he threw upon the startled Indians was burdened with the consuming fire of hatred.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Shall we give the red-livered dogs another volley?”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The questioner was a youth, apparently twenty years of age, and the looks which he threw upon the startled Indians was burdened with the consuming fire of hatred.
whispered
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From this reading “No, Rob,” was the whispered rejoiner of a herculean man who lay behind the log at the young scout’s side.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “No, Rob,” was the whispered rejoiner of a herculean man who lay behind the log at the young scout’s side.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The questioner was a youth, apparently twenty years of age, and the looks which he threw upon the startled Indians was burdened with the consuming fire of hatred.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Another volley would bring the hull ov the red devils down upon us before we could reload, an’ then thar’d be the very Old Harry to pay.
years
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From this reading The questioner was a youth, apparently twenty years of age, and the looks which he threw upon the startled Indians was burdened with the consuming fire of hatred.
young
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From this reading “No, Rob,” was the whispered rejoiner of a herculean man who lay behind the log at the young scout’s side.
youth
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From this reading The questioner was a youth, apparently twenty years of age, and the looks which he threw upon the startled Indians was burdened with the consuming fire of hatred.
