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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 It was one thing to rally to the standard of a war chief and follow him on a raid against the agent of the Great Father when but a handful of soldiers could back the authorities.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Within two hours after the exciting scene at the corral the Indians in every band knew that McPhail had launched his ultimatum at the little village of White Wolf.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again was there scene of mad excitement among the Indian villages on the Chasing Water.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It was one thing to rally to the standard of a war chief and follow him on a raid against the agent of the Great Father when but a handful of soldiers could back the authorities.
agent
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From this reading It was one thing to rally to the standard of a war chief and follow him on a raid against the agent of the Great Father when but a handful of soldiers could back the authorities.
aligned
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From this reading It was quite another to rise in revolt when five hundred war-trained blue-coats were aligned to defend him.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Again was there scene of mad excitement among the Indian villages on the Chasing Water.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was one thing to rally to the standard of a war chief and follow him on a raid against the agent of the Great Father when but a handful of soldiers could back the authorities.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was quite another to rise in revolt when five hundred war-trained blue-coats were aligned to defend him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Again was Red Dog in saddle, exhorting, declaiming, prophesying, but with no such ready result as during the winter days gone by.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Within two hours after the exciting scene at the corral the Indians in every band knew that McPhail had launched his ultimatum at the little village of White Wolf.
authorities
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back
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From this reading It was one thing to rally to the standard of a war chief and follow him on a raid against the agent of the Great Father when but a handful of soldiers could back the authorities.
band
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From this reading Within two hours after the exciting scene at the corral the Indians in every band knew that McPhail had launched his ultimatum at the little village of White Wolf.
blue-coats
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From this reading It was quite another to rise in revolt when five hundred war-trained blue-coats were aligned to defend him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Again was Red Dog in saddle, exhorting, declaiming, prophesying, but with no such ready result as during the winter days gone by.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Again was Red Dog in saddle, exhorting, declaiming, prophesying, but with no such ready result as during the winter days gone by.
Chasing
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From this reading Again was there scene of mad excitement among the Indian villages on the Chasing Water.
chief
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corral
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From this reading Within two hours after the exciting scene at the corral the Indians in every band knew that McPhail had launched his ultimatum at the little village of White Wolf.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was one thing to rally to the standard of a war chief and follow him on a raid against the agent of the Great Father when but a handful of soldiers could back the authorities.
days
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From this reading Again was Red Dog in saddle, exhorting, declaiming, prophesying, but with no such ready result as during the winter days gone by.
declaiming
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From this reading Again was Red Dog in saddle, exhorting, declaiming, prophesying, but with no such ready result as during the winter days gone by.
defend
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From this reading It was quite another to rise in revolt when five hundred war-trained blue-coats were aligned to defend him.
Dog
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From this reading Again was Red Dog in saddle, exhorting, declaiming, prophesying, but with no such ready result as during the winter days gone by.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Again was Red Dog in saddle, exhorting, declaiming, prophesying, but with no such ready result as during the winter days gone by.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Within two hours after the exciting scene at the corral the Indians in every band knew that McPhail had launched his ultimatum at the little village of White Wolf.
excitement
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From this reading Again was there scene of mad excitement among the Indian villages on the Chasing Water.
exciting
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From this reading Within two hours after the exciting scene at the corral the Indians in every band knew that McPhail had launched his ultimatum at the little village of White Wolf.
exhorting
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From this reading Again was Red Dog in saddle, exhorting, declaiming, prophesying, but with no such ready result as during the winter days gone by.
Father
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five
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From this reading It was quite another to rise in revolt when five hundred war-trained blue-coats were aligned to defend him.
follow
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From this reading It was one thing to rally to the standard of a war chief and follow him on a raid against the agent of the Great Father when but a handful of soldiers could back the authorities.
gone
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From this reading Again was Red Dog in saddle, exhorting, declaiming, prophesying, but with no such ready result as during the winter days gone by.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was one thing to rally to the standard of a war chief and follow him on a raid against the agent of the Great Father when but a handful of soldiers could back the authorities.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Within two hours after the exciting scene at the corral the Indians in every band knew that McPhail had launched his ultimatum at the little village of White Wolf.
handful
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From this reading It was one thing to rally to the standard of a war chief and follow him on a raid against the agent of the Great Father when but a handful of soldiers could back the authorities.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was one thing to rally to the standard of a war chief and follow him on a raid against the agent of the Great Father when but a handful of soldiers could back the authorities.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Within two hours after the exciting scene at the corral the Indians in every band knew that McPhail had launched his ultimatum at the little village of White Wolf.
hours
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From this reading Within two hours after the exciting scene at the corral the Indians in every band knew that McPhail had launched his ultimatum at the little village of White Wolf.
hundred
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From this reading It was quite another to rise in revolt when five hundred war-trained blue-coats were aligned to defend him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Again was Red Dog in saddle, exhorting, declaiming, prophesying, but with no such ready result as during the winter days gone by.
Indian
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From this reading Again was there scene of mad excitement among the Indian villages on the Chasing Water.
Indians
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From this reading Within two hours after the exciting scene at the corral the Indians in every band knew that McPhail had launched his ultimatum at the little village of White Wolf.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one thing to rally to the standard of a war chief and follow him on a raid against the agent of the Great Father when but a handful of soldiers could back the authorities.
knew
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From this reading Within two hours after the exciting scene at the corral the Indians in every band knew that McPhail had launched his ultimatum at the little village of White Wolf.
launched
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From this reading Within two hours after the exciting scene at the corral the Indians in every band knew that McPhail had launched his ultimatum at the little village of White Wolf.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within two hours after the exciting scene at the corral the Indians in every band knew that McPhail had launched his ultimatum at the little village of White Wolf.
mad
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From this reading Again was there scene of mad excitement among the Indian villages on the Chasing Water.
McPhail
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From this reading Within two hours after the exciting scene at the corral the Indians in every band knew that McPhail had launched his ultimatum at the little village of White Wolf.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Again was Red Dog in saddle, exhorting, declaiming, prophesying, but with no such ready result as during the winter days gone by.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Again was there scene of mad excitement among the Indian villages on the Chasing Water.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Again was there scene of mad excitement among the Indian villages on the Chasing Water.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one thing to rally to the standard of a war chief and follow him on a raid against the agent of the Great Father when but a handful of soldiers could back the authorities.
prophesying
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From this reading Again was Red Dog in saddle, exhorting, declaiming, prophesying, but with no such ready result as during the winter days gone by.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite another to rise in revolt when five hundred war-trained blue-coats were aligned to defend him.
raid
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From this reading It was one thing to rally to the standard of a war chief and follow him on a raid against the agent of the Great Father when but a handful of soldiers could back the authorities.
rally
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From this reading It was one thing to rally to the standard of a war chief and follow him on a raid against the agent of the Great Father when but a handful of soldiers could back the authorities.
ready
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From this reading Again was Red Dog in saddle, exhorting, declaiming, prophesying, but with no such ready result as during the winter days gone by.
Red
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From this reading Again was Red Dog in saddle, exhorting, declaiming, prophesying, but with no such ready result as during the winter days gone by.
result
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From this reading Again was Red Dog in saddle, exhorting, declaiming, prophesying, but with no such ready result as during the winter days gone by.
revolt
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From this reading It was quite another to rise in revolt when five hundred war-trained blue-coats were aligned to defend him.
rise
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From this reading It was quite another to rise in revolt when five hundred war-trained blue-coats were aligned to defend him.
saddle
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From this reading Again was Red Dog in saddle, exhorting, declaiming, prophesying, but with no such ready result as during the winter days gone by.
scene
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From this reading Again was there scene of mad excitement among the Indian villages on the Chasing Water.
soldiers
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From this reading It was one thing to rally to the standard of a war chief and follow him on a raid against the agent of the Great Father when but a handful of soldiers could back the authorities.
standard
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From this reading It was one thing to rally to the standard of a war chief and follow him on a raid against the agent of the Great Father when but a handful of soldiers could back the authorities.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Again was Red Dog in saddle, exhorting, declaiming, prophesying, but with no such ready result as during the winter days gone by.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Within two hours after the exciting scene at the corral the Indians in every band knew that McPhail had launched his ultimatum at the little village of White Wolf.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again was there scene of mad excitement among the Indian villages on the Chasing Water.
there
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From this reading Again was there scene of mad excitement among the Indian villages on the Chasing Water.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was one thing to rally to the standard of a war chief and follow him on a raid against the agent of the Great Father when but a handful of soldiers could back the authorities.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was one thing to rally to the standard of a war chief and follow him on a raid against the agent of the Great Father when but a handful of soldiers could back the authorities.
two
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From this reading Within two hours after the exciting scene at the corral the Indians in every band knew that McPhail had launched his ultimatum at the little village of White Wolf.
ultimatum
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From this reading Within two hours after the exciting scene at the corral the Indians in every band knew that McPhail had launched his ultimatum at the little village of White Wolf.
village
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From this reading Within two hours after the exciting scene at the corral the Indians in every band knew that McPhail had launched his ultimatum at the little village of White Wolf.
villages
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From this reading Again was there scene of mad excitement among the Indian villages on the Chasing Water.
war
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war-trained
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From this reading It was quite another to rise in revolt when five hundred war-trained blue-coats were aligned to defend him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Again was there scene of mad excitement among the Indian villages on the Chasing Water.
Water
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From this reading Again was there scene of mad excitement among the Indian villages on the Chasing Water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was quite another to rise in revolt when five hundred war-trained blue-coats were aligned to defend him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was one thing to rally to the standard of a war chief and follow him on a raid against the agent of the Great Father when but a handful of soldiers could back the authorities.
White
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From this reading Within two hours after the exciting scene at the corral the Indians in every band knew that McPhail had launched his ultimatum at the little village of White Wolf.
winter
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From this reading Again was Red Dog in saddle, exhorting, declaiming, prophesying, but with no such ready result as during the winter days gone by.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Again was Red Dog in saddle, exhorting, declaiming, prophesying, but with no such ready result as during the winter days gone by.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within two hours after the exciting scene at the corral the Indians in every band knew that McPhail had launched his ultimatum at the little village of White Wolf.
Wolf
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From this reading Within two hours after the exciting scene at the corral the Indians in every band knew that McPhail had launched his ultimatum at the little village of White Wolf.
