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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 closing week of March was marked by a furious snow-storm that swept the big prairie like a besom, but plugged up every _coulee_ and ravine.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Mira's parting with her devoted lady friends at Scott was cut short by a start at early dawn, against which she rebelled faintly, but to no purpose.
Agency
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From this reading For four days no communication had been held with the Ogallalla Agency.
ambulance
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From this reading The quartermaster's ambulance bore the couple half-way to the new station, and Cranston's Concord came to meet and carry them the rest of the way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The closing week of March was marked by a furious snow-storm that swept the big prairie like a besom, but plugged up every _coulee_ and ravine.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mira's parting with her devoted lady friends at Scott was cut short by a start at early dawn, against which she rebelled faintly, but to no purpose.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For four days no communication had been held with the Ogallalla Agency.
besom
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From this reading The closing week of March was marked by a furious snow-storm that swept the big prairie like a besom, but plugged up every _coulee_ and ravine.
big
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From this reading The closing week of March was marked by a furious snow-storm that swept the big prairie like a besom, but plugged up every _coulee_ and ravine.
bore
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From this reading The quartermaster's ambulance bore the couple half-way to the new station, and Cranston's Concord came to meet and carry them the rest of the way.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The closing week of March was marked by a furious snow-storm that swept the big prairie like a besom, but plugged up every _coulee_ and ravine.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The closing week of March was marked by a furious snow-storm that swept the big prairie like a besom, but plugged up every _coulee_ and ravine.
came
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From this reading The quartermaster's ambulance bore the couple half-way to the new station, and Cranston's Concord came to meet and carry them the rest of the way.
carry
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From this reading The quartermaster's ambulance bore the couple half-way to the new station, and Cranston's Concord came to meet and carry them the rest of the way.
closing
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From this reading The closing week of March was marked by a furious snow-storm that swept the big prairie like a besom, but plugged up every _coulee_ and ravine.
communication
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From this reading For four days no communication had been held with the Ogallalla Agency.
Concord
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From this reading The quartermaster's ambulance bore the couple half-way to the new station, and Cranston's Concord came to meet and carry them the rest of the way.
coulee
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From this reading The closing week of March was marked by a furious snow-storm that swept the big prairie like a besom, but plugged up every _coulee_ and ravine.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading The quartermaster's ambulance bore the couple half-way to the new station, and Cranston's Concord came to meet and carry them the rest of the way.
Cranston's
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From this reading The quartermaster's ambulance bore the couple half-way to the new station, and Cranston's Concord came to meet and carry them the rest of the way.
cut
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From this reading Mira's parting with her devoted lady friends at Scott was cut short by a start at early dawn, against which she rebelled faintly, but to no purpose.
Davies
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From this reading The wires were down, the road impassable, and Mrs. Davies had reached her new harbor of refuge none too soon.
dawn
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From this reading Mira's parting with her devoted lady friends at Scott was cut short by a start at early dawn, against which she rebelled faintly, but to no purpose.
days
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From this reading For four days no communication had been held with the Ogallalla Agency.
devoted
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From this reading Mira's parting with her devoted lady friends at Scott was cut short by a start at early dawn, against which she rebelled faintly, but to no purpose.
down
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From this reading The wires were down, the road impassable, and Mrs. Davies had reached her new harbor of refuge none too soon.
early
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From this reading Mira's parting with her devoted lady friends at Scott was cut short by a start at early dawn, against which she rebelled faintly, but to no purpose.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The closing week of March was marked by a furious snow-storm that swept the big prairie like a besom, but plugged up every _coulee_ and ravine.
faintly
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From this reading Mira's parting with her devoted lady friends at Scott was cut short by a start at early dawn, against which she rebelled faintly, but to no purpose.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For four days no communication had been held with the Ogallalla Agency.
four
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From this reading For four days no communication had been held with the Ogallalla Agency.
friends
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From this reading Mira's parting with her devoted lady friends at Scott was cut short by a start at early dawn, against which she rebelled faintly, but to no purpose.
furious
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From this reading The closing week of March was marked by a furious snow-storm that swept the big prairie like a besom, but plugged up every _coulee_ and ravine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For four days no communication had been held with the Ogallalla Agency.
half-waynounUS /half-way/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The quartermaster's ambulance bore the couple half-way to the new station, and Cranston's Concord came to meet and carry them the rest of the way.
harbor
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From this reading The wires were down, the road impassable, and Mrs. Davies had reached her new harbor of refuge none too soon.
held
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From this reading For four days no communication had been held with the Ogallalla Agency.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The wires were down, the road impassable, and Mrs. Davies had reached her new harbor of refuge none too soon.
impassable
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From this reading The wires were down, the road impassable, and Mrs. Davies had reached her new harbor of refuge none too soon.
lady
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From this reading Mira's parting with her devoted lady friends at Scott was cut short by a start at early dawn, against which she rebelled faintly, but to no purpose.
like
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From this reading The closing week of March was marked by a furious snow-storm that swept the big prairie like a besom, but plugged up every _coulee_ and ravine.
March
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From this reading The closing week of March was marked by a furious snow-storm that swept the big prairie like a besom, but plugged up every _coulee_ and ravine.
marked
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From this reading The closing week of March was marked by a furious snow-storm that swept the big prairie like a besom, but plugged up every _coulee_ and ravine.
meet
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From this reading The quartermaster's ambulance bore the couple half-way to the new station, and Cranston's Concord came to meet and carry them the rest of the way.
Mira's
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From this reading Mira's parting with her devoted lady friends at Scott was cut short by a start at early dawn, against which she rebelled faintly, but to no purpose.
Mrs
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From this reading The wires were down, the road impassable, and Mrs. Davies had reached her new harbor of refuge none too soon.
new
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From this reading The wires were down, the road impassable, and Mrs. Davies had reached her new harbor of refuge none too soon.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For four days no communication had been held with the Ogallalla Agency.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading The wires were down, the road impassable, and Mrs. Davies had reached her new harbor of refuge none too soon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The closing week of March was marked by a furious snow-storm that swept the big prairie like a besom, but plugged up every _coulee_ and ravine.
Ogallalla
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From this reading For four days no communication had been held with the Ogallalla Agency.
parting
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From this reading Mira's parting with her devoted lady friends at Scott was cut short by a start at early dawn, against which she rebelled faintly, but to no purpose.
plugged
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From this reading The closing week of March was marked by a furious snow-storm that swept the big prairie like a besom, but plugged up every _coulee_ and ravine.
prairie
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From this reading The closing week of March was marked by a furious snow-storm that swept the big prairie like a besom, but plugged up every _coulee_ and ravine.
purpose
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From this reading Mira's parting with her devoted lady friends at Scott was cut short by a start at early dawn, against which she rebelled faintly, but to no purpose.
quartermaster's
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From this reading The quartermaster's ambulance bore the couple half-way to the new station, and Cranston's Concord came to meet and carry them the rest of the way.
ravine
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From this reading The closing week of March was marked by a furious snow-storm that swept the big prairie like a besom, but plugged up every _coulee_ and ravine.
reached
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From this reading The wires were down, the road impassable, and Mrs. Davies had reached her new harbor of refuge none too soon.
rebelled
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From this reading Mira's parting with her devoted lady friends at Scott was cut short by a start at early dawn, against which she rebelled faintly, but to no purpose.
refuge
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From this reading The wires were down, the road impassable, and Mrs. Davies had reached her new harbor of refuge none too soon.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The quartermaster's ambulance bore the couple half-way to the new station, and Cranston's Concord came to meet and carry them the rest of the way.
road
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From this reading The wires were down, the road impassable, and Mrs. Davies had reached her new harbor of refuge none too soon.
Scott
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From this reading Mira's parting with her devoted lady friends at Scott was cut short by a start at early dawn, against which she rebelled faintly, but to no purpose.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mira's parting with her devoted lady friends at Scott was cut short by a start at early dawn, against which she rebelled faintly, but to no purpose.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Mira's parting with her devoted lady friends at Scott was cut short by a start at early dawn, against which she rebelled faintly, but to no purpose.
snow-storm
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From this reading The closing week of March was marked by a furious snow-storm that swept the big prairie like a besom, but plugged up every _coulee_ and ravine.
soon
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From this reading The wires were down, the road impassable, and Mrs. Davies had reached her new harbor of refuge none too soon.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mira's parting with her devoted lady friends at Scott was cut short by a start at early dawn, against which she rebelled faintly, but to no purpose.
station
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From this reading The quartermaster's ambulance bore the couple half-way to the new station, and Cranston's Concord came to meet and carry them the rest of the way.
swept
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From this reading The closing week of March was marked by a furious snow-storm that swept the big prairie like a besom, but plugged up every _coulee_ and ravine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The closing week of March was marked by a furious snow-storm that swept the big prairie like a besom, but plugged up every _coulee_ and ravine.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The closing week of March was marked by a furious snow-storm that swept the big prairie like a besom, but plugged up every _coulee_ and ravine.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The quartermaster's ambulance bore the couple half-way to the new station, and Cranston's Concord came to meet and carry them the rest of the way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The quartermaster's ambulance bore the couple half-way to the new station, and Cranston's Concord came to meet and carry them the rest of the way.
too
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From this reading The wires were down, the road impassable, and Mrs. Davies had reached her new harbor of refuge none too soon.
up
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From this reading The closing week of March was marked by a furious snow-storm that swept the big prairie like a besom, but plugged up every _coulee_ and ravine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The closing week of March was marked by a furious snow-storm that swept the big prairie like a besom, but plugged up every _coulee_ and ravine.
way
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From this reading The quartermaster's ambulance bore the couple half-way to the new station, and Cranston's Concord came to meet and carry them the rest of the way.
week
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From this reading The closing week of March was marked by a furious snow-storm that swept the big prairie like a besom, but plugged up every _coulee_ and ravine.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The wires were down, the road impassable, and Mrs. Davies had reached her new harbor of refuge none too soon.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mira's parting with her devoted lady friends at Scott was cut short by a start at early dawn, against which she rebelled faintly, but to no purpose.
wires
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From this reading The wires were down, the road impassable, and Mrs. Davies had reached her new harbor of refuge none too soon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For four days no communication had been held with the Ogallalla Agency.
