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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 Long before the column reached the lowlands of the valley horsemen could be seen spurring eagerly forward to meet it, and the first-comer was Trooper O'Brien, who saluted the general with all soldierly grace and the rest of the array with a sociable grin.
afraid
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From this reading "I'm afraid we're too late to save 'em, sir.
all
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From this reading Long before the column reached the lowlands of the valley horsemen could be seen spurring eagerly forward to meet it, and the first-comer was Trooper O'Brien, who saluted the general with all soldierly grace and the rest of the array with a sociable grin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Sanders, with solemn face, turned to meet the general and report his discovery, the difference between the young and the old campaigner was told in their own words.
answer
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From this reading "If the stockade's left, they've saved themselves," was the answer, and the Gray Fox was right.
array
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From this reading Long before the column reached the lowlands of the valley horsemen could be seen spurring eagerly forward to meet it, and the first-comer was Trooper O'Brien, who saluted the general with all soldierly grace and the rest of the array with a sociable grin.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Long before the column reached the lowlands of the valley horsemen could be seen spurring eagerly forward to meet it, and the first-comer was Trooper O'Brien, who saluted the general with all soldierly grace and the rest of the array with a sociable grin.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Long before the column reached the lowlands of the valley horsemen could be seen spurring eagerly forward to meet it, and the first-comer was Trooper O'Brien, who saluted the general with all soldierly grace and the rest of the array with a sociable grin.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading When Sanders, with solemn face, turned to meet the general and report his discovery, the difference between the young and the old campaigner was told in their own words.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Everything's wiped out but the stockade."
campaigner
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From this reading When Sanders, with solemn face, turned to meet the general and report his discovery, the difference between the young and the old campaigner was told in their own words.
column
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From this reading Long before the column reached the lowlands of the valley horsemen could be seen spurring eagerly forward to meet it, and the first-comer was Trooper O'Brien, who saluted the general with all soldierly grace and the rest of the array with a sociable grin.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Long before the column reached the lowlands of the valley horsemen could be seen spurring eagerly forward to meet it, and the first-comer was Trooper O'Brien, who saluted the general with all soldierly grace and the rest of the array with a sociable grin.
difference
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From this reading When Sanders, with solemn face, turned to meet the general and report his discovery, the difference between the young and the old campaigner was told in their own words.
discovery
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From this reading When Sanders, with solemn face, turned to meet the general and report his discovery, the difference between the young and the old campaigner was told in their own words.
eagerly
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From this reading Long before the column reached the lowlands of the valley horsemen could be seen spurring eagerly forward to meet it, and the first-comer was Trooper O'Brien, who saluted the general with all soldierly grace and the rest of the array with a sociable grin.
em
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From this reading "I'm afraid we're too late to save 'em, sir.
Everything's
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From this reading Everything's wiped out but the stockade."
face
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From this reading When Sanders, with solemn face, turned to meet the general and report his discovery, the difference between the young and the old campaigner was told in their own words.
first-comer
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From this reading Long before the column reached the lowlands of the valley horsemen could be seen spurring eagerly forward to meet it, and the first-comer was Trooper O'Brien, who saluted the general with all soldierly grace and the rest of the array with a sociable grin.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long before the column reached the lowlands of the valley horsemen could be seen spurring eagerly forward to meet it, and the first-comer was Trooper O'Brien, who saluted the general with all soldierly grace and the rest of the array with a sociable grin.
Fox
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From this reading "If the stockade's left, they've saved themselves," was the answer, and the Gray Fox was right.
general
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From this reading When Sanders, with solemn face, turned to meet the general and report his discovery, the difference between the young and the old campaigner was told in their own words.
grace
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From this reading Long before the column reached the lowlands of the valley horsemen could be seen spurring eagerly forward to meet it, and the first-comer was Trooper O'Brien, who saluted the general with all soldierly grace and the rest of the array with a sociable grin.
Gray
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From this reading "If the stockade's left, they've saved themselves," was the answer, and the Gray Fox was right.
grin
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From this reading Long before the column reached the lowlands of the valley horsemen could be seen spurring eagerly forward to meet it, and the first-comer was Trooper O'Brien, who saluted the general with all soldierly grace and the rest of the array with a sociable grin.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Sanders, with solemn face, turned to meet the general and report his discovery, the difference between the young and the old campaigner was told in their own words.
horsemen
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From this reading Long before the column reached the lowlands of the valley horsemen could be seen spurring eagerly forward to meet it, and the first-comer was Trooper O'Brien, who saluted the general with all soldierly grace and the rest of the array with a sociable grin.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm afraid we're too late to save 'em, sir.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If the stockade's left, they've saved themselves," was the answer, and the Gray Fox was right.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Sanders, with solemn face, turned to meet the general and report his discovery, the difference between the young and the old campaigner was told in their own words.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Long before the column reached the lowlands of the valley horsemen could be seen spurring eagerly forward to meet it, and the first-comer was Trooper O'Brien, who saluted the general with all soldierly grace and the rest of the array with a sociable grin.
late
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From this reading "I'm afraid we're too late to save 'em, sir.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If the stockade's left, they've saved themselves," was the answer, and the Gray Fox was right.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long before the column reached the lowlands of the valley horsemen could be seen spurring eagerly forward to meet it, and the first-comer was Trooper O'Brien, who saluted the general with all soldierly grace and the rest of the array with a sociable grin.
lowlands
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From this reading Long before the column reached the lowlands of the valley horsemen could be seen spurring eagerly forward to meet it, and the first-comer was Trooper O'Brien, who saluted the general with all soldierly grace and the rest of the array with a sociable grin.
meet
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From this reading When Sanders, with solemn face, turned to meet the general and report his discovery, the difference between the young and the old campaigner was told in their own words.
O'Brien
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From this reading Long before the column reached the lowlands of the valley horsemen could be seen spurring eagerly forward to meet it, and the first-comer was Trooper O'Brien, who saluted the general with all soldierly grace and the rest of the array with a sociable grin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Long before the column reached the lowlands of the valley horsemen could be seen spurring eagerly forward to meet it, and the first-comer was Trooper O'Brien, who saluted the general with all soldierly grace and the rest of the array with a sociable grin.
old
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From this reading When Sanders, with solemn face, turned to meet the general and report his discovery, the difference between the young and the old campaigner was told in their own words.
out
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From this reading Everything's wiped out but the stockade."
own
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From this reading When Sanders, with solemn face, turned to meet the general and report his discovery, the difference between the young and the old campaigner was told in their own words.
reached
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From this reading Long before the column reached the lowlands of the valley horsemen could be seen spurring eagerly forward to meet it, and the first-comer was Trooper O'Brien, who saluted the general with all soldierly grace and the rest of the array with a sociable grin.
report
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From this reading When Sanders, with solemn face, turned to meet the general and report his discovery, the difference between the young and the old campaigner was told in their own words.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long before the column reached the lowlands of the valley horsemen could be seen spurring eagerly forward to meet it, and the first-comer was Trooper O'Brien, who saluted the general with all soldierly grace and the rest of the array with a sociable grin.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If the stockade's left, they've saved themselves," was the answer, and the Gray Fox was right.
saluted
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From this reading Long before the column reached the lowlands of the valley horsemen could be seen spurring eagerly forward to meet it, and the first-comer was Trooper O'Brien, who saluted the general with all soldierly grace and the rest of the array with a sociable grin.
Sanders
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From this reading When Sanders, with solemn face, turned to meet the general and report his discovery, the difference between the young and the old campaigner was told in their own words.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading "I'm afraid we're too late to save 'em, sir.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If the stockade's left, they've saved themselves," was the answer, and the Gray Fox was right.
seen
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From this reading Long before the column reached the lowlands of the valley horsemen could be seen spurring eagerly forward to meet it, and the first-comer was Trooper O'Brien, who saluted the general with all soldierly grace and the rest of the array with a sociable grin.
sir
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From this reading "I'm afraid we're too late to save 'em, sir.
sociable
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From this reading Long before the column reached the lowlands of the valley horsemen could be seen spurring eagerly forward to meet it, and the first-comer was Trooper O'Brien, who saluted the general with all soldierly grace and the rest of the array with a sociable grin.
soldierly
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From this reading Long before the column reached the lowlands of the valley horsemen could be seen spurring eagerly forward to meet it, and the first-comer was Trooper O'Brien, who saluted the general with all soldierly grace and the rest of the array with a sociable grin.
solemn
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From this reading When Sanders, with solemn face, turned to meet the general and report his discovery, the difference between the young and the old campaigner was told in their own words.
spurring
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From this reading Long before the column reached the lowlands of the valley horsemen could be seen spurring eagerly forward to meet it, and the first-comer was Trooper O'Brien, who saluted the general with all soldierly grace and the rest of the array with a sociable grin.
stockadenounUS /ˈstockade/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Everything's wiped out but the stockade."
stockade's
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From this reading "If the stockade's left, they've saved themselves," was the answer, and the Gray Fox was right.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Sanders, with solemn face, turned to meet the general and report his discovery, the difference between the young and the old campaigner was told in their own words.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When Sanders, with solemn face, turned to meet the general and report his discovery, the difference between the young and the old campaigner was told in their own words.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading "If the stockade's left, they've saved themselves," was the answer, and the Gray Fox was right.
they've
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From this reading "If the stockade's left, they've saved themselves," was the answer, and the Gray Fox was right.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Sanders, with solemn face, turned to meet the general and report his discovery, the difference between the young and the old campaigner was told in their own words.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Sanders, with solemn face, turned to meet the general and report his discovery, the difference between the young and the old campaigner was told in their own words.
too
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From this reading "I'm afraid we're too late to save 'em, sir.
Trooper
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From this reading Long before the column reached the lowlands of the valley horsemen could be seen spurring eagerly forward to meet it, and the first-comer was Trooper O'Brien, who saluted the general with all soldierly grace and the rest of the array with a sociable grin.
turned
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From this reading When Sanders, with solemn face, turned to meet the general and report his discovery, the difference between the young and the old campaigner was told in their own words.
valley
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From this reading Long before the column reached the lowlands of the valley horsemen could be seen spurring eagerly forward to meet it, and the first-comer was Trooper O'Brien, who saluted the general with all soldierly grace and the rest of the array with a sociable grin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Sanders, with solemn face, turned to meet the general and report his discovery, the difference between the young and the old campaigner was told in their own words.
we're
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From this reading "I'm afraid we're too late to save 'em, sir.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Sanders, with solemn face, turned to meet the general and report his discovery, the difference between the young and the old campaigner was told in their own words.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Long before the column reached the lowlands of the valley horsemen could be seen spurring eagerly forward to meet it, and the first-comer was Trooper O'Brien, who saluted the general with all soldierly grace and the rest of the array with a sociable grin.
wiped
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From this reading Everything's wiped out but the stockade."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Sanders, with solemn face, turned to meet the general and report his discovery, the difference between the young and the old campaigner was told in their own words.
words
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From this reading When Sanders, with solemn face, turned to meet the general and report his discovery, the difference between the young and the old campaigner was told in their own words.
young
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From this reading When Sanders, with solemn face, turned to meet the general and report his discovery, the difference between the young and the old campaigner was told in their own words.
