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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 prairie sod was torn by the hoofs of a hundred ponies.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
All
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From this reading All around a little sink in the surface at a distance of several hundred yards the warriors must have dashed and circled for full an hour.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
ammunition
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading All around a little sink in the surface at a distance of several hundred yards the warriors must have dashed and circled for full an hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All around a little sink in the surface at a distance of several hundred yards the warriors must have dashed and circled for full an hour.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading All around a little sink in the surface at a distance of several hundred yards the warriors must have dashed and circled for full an hour.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All around a little sink in the surface at a distance of several hundred yards the warriors must have dashed and circled for full an hour.
away
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
basin
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How long they had pluckily, cheerily held out, confident of the speedy coming of the comrades from over that westward spur, and therefore less miserly of their lead and eager to stretch some of their yelling foes upon the sward, could now only be conjectured.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
bloated
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
boys
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The prairie sod was torn by the hoofs of a hundred ponies.
carcass
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
cheerily
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From this reading How long they had pluckily, cheerily held out, confident of the speedy coming of the comrades from over that westward spur, and therefore less miserly of their lead and eager to stretch some of their yelling foes upon the sward, could now only be conjectured.
circled
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From this reading All around a little sink in the surface at a distance of several hundred yards the warriors must have dashed and circled for full an hour.
coming
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From this reading How long they had pluckily, cheerily held out, confident of the speedy coming of the comrades from over that westward spur, and therefore less miserly of their lead and eager to stretch some of their yelling foes upon the sward, could now only be conjectured.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading How long they had pluckily, cheerily held out, confident of the speedy coming of the comrades from over that westward spur, and therefore less miserly of their lead and eager to stretch some of their yelling foes upon the sward, could now only be conjectured.
confident
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From this reading How long they had pluckily, cheerily held out, confident of the speedy coming of the comrades from over that westward spur, and therefore less miserly of their lead and eager to stretch some of their yelling foes upon the sward, could now only be conjectured.
conjectured
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From this reading How long they had pluckily, cheerily held out, confident of the speedy coming of the comrades from over that westward spur, and therefore less miserly of their lead and eager to stretch some of their yelling foes upon the sward, could now only be conjectured.
copper
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How long they had pluckily, cheerily held out, confident of the speedy coming of the comrades from over that westward spur, and therefore less miserly of their lead and eager to stretch some of their yelling foes upon the sward, could now only be conjectured.
dashed
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From this reading All around a little sink in the surface at a distance of several hundred yards the warriors must have dashed and circled for full an hour.
distance
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From this reading All around a little sink in the surface at a distance of several hundred yards the warriors must have dashed and circled for full an hour.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
eager
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From this reading How long they had pluckily, cheerily held out, confident of the speedy coming of the comrades from over that westward spur, and therefore less miserly of their lead and eager to stretch some of their yelling foes upon the sward, could now only be conjectured.
evident
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From this reading That was evident.
foes
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From this reading How long they had pluckily, cheerily held out, confident of the speedy coming of the comrades from over that westward spur, and therefore less miserly of their lead and eager to stretch some of their yelling foes upon the sward, could now only be conjectured.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All around a little sink in the surface at a distance of several hundred yards the warriors must have dashed and circled for full an hour.
fought
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading How long they had pluckily, cheerily held out, confident of the speedy coming of the comrades from over that westward spur, and therefore less miserly of their lead and eager to stretch some of their yelling foes upon the sward, could now only be conjectured.
full
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From this reading All around a little sink in the surface at a distance of several hundred yards the warriors must have dashed and circled for full an hour.
gallant
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
gone
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All around a little sink in the surface at a distance of several hundred yards the warriors must have dashed and circled for full an hour.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
held
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From this reading How long they had pluckily, cheerily held out, confident of the speedy coming of the comrades from over that westward spur, and therefore less miserly of their lead and eager to stretch some of their yelling foes upon the sward, could now only be conjectured.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
hoofs
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From this reading The prairie sod was torn by the hoofs of a hundred ponies.
hope
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
horse
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
hour
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From this reading All around a little sink in the surface at a distance of several hundred yards the warriors must have dashed and circled for full an hour.
How
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From this reading How long they had pluckily, cheerily held out, confident of the speedy coming of the comrades from over that westward spur, and therefore less miserly of their lead and eager to stretch some of their yelling foes upon the sward, could now only be conjectured.
hundred
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From this reading The prairie sod was torn by the hoofs of a hundred ponies.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All around a little sink in the surface at a distance of several hundred yards the warriors must have dashed and circled for full an hour.
lay
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
lead
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From this reading How long they had pluckily, cheerily held out, confident of the speedy coming of the comrades from over that westward spur, and therefore less miserly of their lead and eager to stretch some of their yelling foes upon the sward, could now only be conjectured.
less
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From this reading How long they had pluckily, cheerily held out, confident of the speedy coming of the comrades from over that westward spur, and therefore less miserly of their lead and eager to stretch some of their yelling foes upon the sward, could now only be conjectured.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All around a little sink in the surface at a distance of several hundred yards the warriors must have dashed and circled for full an hour.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How long they had pluckily, cheerily held out, confident of the speedy coming of the comrades from over that westward spur, and therefore less miserly of their lead and eager to stretch some of their yelling foes upon the sward, could now only be conjectured.
mark
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
miserly
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From this reading How long they had pluckily, cheerily held out, confident of the speedy coming of the comrades from over that westward spur, and therefore less miserly of their lead and eager to stretch some of their yelling foes upon the sward, could now only be conjectured.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading All around a little sink in the surface at a distance of several hundred yards the warriors must have dashed and circled for full an hour.
now
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
obedience
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The prairie sod was torn by the hoofs of a hundred ponies.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
only
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
orders
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
out
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From this reading How long they had pluckily, cheerily held out, confident of the speedy coming of the comrades from over that westward spur, and therefore less miserly of their lead and eager to stretch some of their yelling foes upon the sward, could now only be conjectured.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading How long they had pluckily, cheerily held out, confident of the speedy coming of the comrades from over that westward spur, and therefore less miserly of their lead and eager to stretch some of their yelling foes upon the sward, could now only be conjectured.
pluckily
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From this reading How long they had pluckily, cheerily held out, confident of the speedy coming of the comrades from over that westward spur, and therefore less miserly of their lead and eager to stretch some of their yelling foes upon the sward, could now only be conjectured.
ponies
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From this reading The prairie sod was torn by the hoofs of a hundred ponies.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
prairie
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From this reading The prairie sod was torn by the hoofs of a hundred ponies.
previous
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
recognizable
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
remains
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
ridden
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
rim
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
several
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From this reading All around a little sink in the surface at a distance of several hundred yards the warriors must have dashed and circled for full an hour.
shallow
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
shells
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
showing
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
silently
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
sink
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From this reading All around a little sink in the surface at a distance of several hundred yards the warriors must have dashed and circled for full an hour.
sod
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From this reading The prairie sod was torn by the hoofs of a hundred ponies.
some
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
speedy
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From this reading How long they had pluckily, cheerily held out, confident of the speedy coming of the comrades from over that westward spur, and therefore less miserly of their lead and eager to stretch some of their yelling foes upon the sward, could now only be conjectured.
spur
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From this reading How long they had pluckily, cheerily held out, confident of the speedy coming of the comrades from over that westward spur, and therefore less miserly of their lead and eager to stretch some of their yelling foes upon the sward, could now only be conjectured.
stiffening
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
stretch
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From this reading How long they had pluckily, cheerily held out, confident of the speedy coming of the comrades from over that westward spur, and therefore less miserly of their lead and eager to stretch some of their yelling foes upon the sward, could now only be conjectured.
surface
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From this reading All around a little sink in the surface at a distance of several hundred yards the warriors must have dashed and circled for full an hour.
surrounded
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
sward
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From this reading How long they had pluckily, cheerily held out, confident of the speedy coming of the comrades from over that westward spur, and therefore less miserly of their lead and eager to stretch some of their yelling foes upon the sward, could now only be conjectured.
teeth
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was evident.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The prairie sod was torn by the hoofs of a hundred ponies.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading How long they had pluckily, cheerily held out, confident of the speedy coming of the comrades from over that westward spur, and therefore less miserly of their lead and eager to stretch some of their yelling foes upon the sward, could now only be conjectured.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How long they had pluckily, cheerily held out, confident of the speedy coming of the comrades from over that westward spur, and therefore less miserly of their lead and eager to stretch some of their yelling foes upon the sward, could now only be conjectured.
threescore
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
torn
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From this reading The prairie sod was torn by the hoofs of a hundred ponies.
ungashed
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From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading How long they had pluckily, cheerily held out, confident of the speedy coming of the comrades from over that westward spur, and therefore less miserly of their lead and eager to stretch some of their yelling foes upon the sward, could now only be conjectured.
warriors
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From this reading All around a little sink in the surface at a distance of several hundred yards the warriors must have dashed and circled for full an hour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The prairie sod was torn by the hoofs of a hundred ponies.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwɛstwərd/
toward the west
From this reading How long they had pluckily, cheerily held out, confident of the speedy coming of the comrades from over that westward spur, and therefore less miserly of their lead and eager to stretch some of their yelling foes upon the sward, could now only be conjectured.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Here along the rim of the shallow basin, each behind the bloated and stiffening carcass of his horse,--each surrounded by threescore copper shells, showing that he had fought till hope and ammunition both were gone,--lay the poor remains of the gallant boys who had ridden silently away in obedience to their orders on the previous afternoon,--recognizable now only by their teeth or some still ungashed body mark.
yards
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From this reading All around a little sink in the surface at a distance of several hundred yards the warriors must have dashed and circled for full an hour.
yelling
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From this reading How long they had pluckily, cheerily held out, confident of the speedy coming of the comrades from over that westward spur, and therefore less miserly of their lead and eager to stretch some of their yelling foes upon the sward, could now only be conjectured.
