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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 He searched the sky above the trees for a trace of smoke, but he believed that the precaution was useless, for he told himself that a war party on the trail of foes would never betray themselves in such a manner.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He searched the sky above the trees for a trace of smoke, but he believed that the precaution was useless, for he told himself that a war party on the trail of foes would never betray themselves in such a manner.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after sunrise he led his pony from the ravine, and rode away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Far away toward the west he saw the little grove of aspens, and he wondered if another company of riders were encamped at the water-hole.
animals
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From this reading White Otter watched a long time, but saw nothing except a distant band of antelope, and several animals which he thought were prairie wolves.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Far away toward the west he saw the little grove of aspens, and he wondered if another company of riders were encamped at the water-hole.
antelope
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From this reading White Otter watched a long time, but saw nothing except a distant band of antelope, and several animals which he thought were prairie wolves.
aspens
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From this reading Far away toward the west he saw the little grove of aspens, and he wondered if another company of riders were encamped at the water-hole.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE WAR PARTY At daylight White Otter crept cautiously up the side of the gully to survey the plain.
away
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From this reading Far away toward the west he saw the little grove of aspens, and he wondered if another company of riders were encamped at the water-hole.
band
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From this reading White Otter watched a long time, but saw nothing except a distant band of antelope, and several animals which he thought were prairie wolves.
believed
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From this reading He searched the sky above the trees for a trace of smoke, but he believed that the precaution was useless, for he told himself that a war party on the trail of foes would never betray themselves in such a manner.
betray
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From this reading He searched the sky above the trees for a trace of smoke, but he believed that the precaution was useless, for he told himself that a war party on the trail of foes would never betray themselves in such a manner.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He searched the sky above the trees for a trace of smoke, but he believed that the precaution was useless, for he told himself that a war party on the trail of foes would never betray themselves in such a manner.
cautiously
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From this reading THE WAR PARTY At daylight White Otter crept cautiously up the side of the gully to survey the plain.
company
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From this reading Far away toward the west he saw the little grove of aspens, and he wondered if another company of riders were encamped at the water-hole.
crept
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From this reading THE WAR PARTY At daylight White Otter crept cautiously up the side of the gully to survey the plain.
daylight
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From this reading THE WAR PARTY At daylight White Otter crept cautiously up the side of the gully to survey the plain.
distant
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From this reading White Otter watched a long time, but saw nothing except a distant band of antelope, and several animals which he thought were prairie wolves.
encamped
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From this reading Far away toward the west he saw the little grove of aspens, and he wondered if another company of riders were encamped at the water-hole.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading White Otter watched a long time, but saw nothing except a distant band of antelope, and several animals which he thought were prairie wolves.
Far
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From this reading Far away toward the west he saw the little grove of aspens, and he wondered if another company of riders were encamped at the water-hole.
foes
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From this reading He searched the sky above the trees for a trace of smoke, but he believed that the precaution was useless, for he told himself that a war party on the trail of foes would never betray themselves in such a manner.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He searched the sky above the trees for a trace of smoke, but he believed that the precaution was useless, for he told himself that a war party on the trail of foes would never betray themselves in such a manner.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Soon after sunrise he led his pony from the ravine, and rode away.
grove
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From this reading Far away toward the west he saw the little grove of aspens, and he wondered if another company of riders were encamped at the water-hole.
gully
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From this reading THE WAR PARTY At daylight White Otter crept cautiously up the side of the gully to survey the plain.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Far away toward the west he saw the little grove of aspens, and he wondered if another company of riders were encamped at the water-hole.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He searched the sky above the trees for a trace of smoke, but he believed that the precaution was useless, for he told himself that a war party on the trail of foes would never betray themselves in such a manner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Soon after sunrise he led his pony from the ravine, and rode away.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Far away toward the west he saw the little grove of aspens, and he wondered if another company of riders were encamped at the water-hole.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He searched the sky above the trees for a trace of smoke, but he believed that the precaution was useless, for he told himself that a war party on the trail of foes would never betray themselves in such a manner.
led
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From this reading Soon after sunrise he led his pony from the ravine, and rode away.
little
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From this reading Far away toward the west he saw the little grove of aspens, and he wondered if another company of riders were encamped at the water-hole.
long
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From this reading White Otter watched a long time, but saw nothing except a distant band of antelope, and several animals which he thought were prairie wolves.
manner
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From this reading He searched the sky above the trees for a trace of smoke, but he believed that the precaution was useless, for he told himself that a war party on the trail of foes would never betray themselves in such a manner.
never
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From this reading He searched the sky above the trees for a trace of smoke, but he believed that the precaution was useless, for he told himself that a war party on the trail of foes would never betray themselves in such a manner.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading White Otter watched a long time, but saw nothing except a distant band of antelope, and several animals which he thought were prairie wolves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WAR PARTY At daylight White Otter crept cautiously up the side of the gully to survey the plain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He searched the sky above the trees for a trace of smoke, but he believed that the precaution was useless, for he told himself that a war party on the trail of foes would never betray themselves in such a manner.
Otter
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From this reading THE WAR PARTY At daylight White Otter crept cautiously up the side of the gully to survey the plain.
PARTY
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From this reading THE WAR PARTY At daylight White Otter crept cautiously up the side of the gully to survey the plain.
plain
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From this reading THE WAR PARTY At daylight White Otter crept cautiously up the side of the gully to survey the plain.
pony
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From this reading Soon after sunrise he led his pony from the ravine, and rode away.
prairie
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From this reading White Otter watched a long time, but saw nothing except a distant band of antelope, and several animals which he thought were prairie wolves.
precaution
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From this reading He searched the sky above the trees for a trace of smoke, but he believed that the precaution was useless, for he told himself that a war party on the trail of foes would never betray themselves in such a manner.
ravine
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From this reading Soon after sunrise he led his pony from the ravine, and rode away.
riders
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From this reading Far away toward the west he saw the little grove of aspens, and he wondered if another company of riders were encamped at the water-hole.
rode
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From this reading Soon after sunrise he led his pony from the ravine, and rode away.
saw
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From this reading Far away toward the west he saw the little grove of aspens, and he wondered if another company of riders were encamped at the water-hole.
searched
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From this reading He searched the sky above the trees for a trace of smoke, but he believed that the precaution was useless, for he told himself that a war party on the trail of foes would never betray themselves in such a manner.
several
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From this reading White Otter watched a long time, but saw nothing except a distant band of antelope, and several animals which he thought were prairie wolves.
side
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From this reading THE WAR PARTY At daylight White Otter crept cautiously up the side of the gully to survey the plain.
sky
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From this reading He searched the sky above the trees for a trace of smoke, but he believed that the precaution was useless, for he told himself that a war party on the trail of foes would never betray themselves in such a manner.
smoke
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From this reading He searched the sky above the trees for a trace of smoke, but he believed that the precaution was useless, for he told himself that a war party on the trail of foes would never betray themselves in such a manner.
Soon
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From this reading Soon after sunrise he led his pony from the ravine, and rode away.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He searched the sky above the trees for a trace of smoke, but he believed that the precaution was useless, for he told himself that a war party on the trail of foes would never betray themselves in such a manner.
sunrise
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From this reading Soon after sunrise he led his pony from the ravine, and rode away.
survey
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From this reading THE WAR PARTY At daylight White Otter crept cautiously up the side of the gully to survey the plain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He searched the sky above the trees for a trace of smoke, but he believed that the precaution was useless, for he told himself that a war party on the trail of foes would never betray themselves in such a manner.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAR PARTY At daylight White Otter crept cautiously up the side of the gully to survey the plain.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading He searched the sky above the trees for a trace of smoke, but he believed that the precaution was useless, for he told himself that a war party on the trail of foes would never betray themselves in such a manner.
thought
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From this reading White Otter watched a long time, but saw nothing except a distant band of antelope, and several animals which he thought were prairie wolves.
time
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From this reading White Otter watched a long time, but saw nothing except a distant band of antelope, and several animals which he thought were prairie wolves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WAR PARTY At daylight White Otter crept cautiously up the side of the gully to survey the plain.
told
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From this reading He searched the sky above the trees for a trace of smoke, but he believed that the precaution was useless, for he told himself that a war party on the trail of foes would never betray themselves in such a manner.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Far away toward the west he saw the little grove of aspens, and he wondered if another company of riders were encamped at the water-hole.
trace
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From this reading He searched the sky above the trees for a trace of smoke, but he believed that the precaution was useless, for he told himself that a war party on the trail of foes would never betray themselves in such a manner.
trail
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From this reading He searched the sky above the trees for a trace of smoke, but he believed that the precaution was useless, for he told himself that a war party on the trail of foes would never betray themselves in such a manner.
trees
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From this reading He searched the sky above the trees for a trace of smoke, but he believed that the precaution was useless, for he told himself that a war party on the trail of foes would never betray themselves in such a manner.
up
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From this reading THE WAR PARTY At daylight White Otter crept cautiously up the side of the gully to survey the plain.
useless
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From this reading He searched the sky above the trees for a trace of smoke, but he believed that the precaution was useless, for he told himself that a war party on the trail of foes would never betray themselves in such a manner.
WAR
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From this reading THE WAR PARTY At daylight White Otter crept cautiously up the side of the gully to survey the plain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He searched the sky above the trees for a trace of smoke, but he believed that the precaution was useless, for he told himself that a war party on the trail of foes would never betray themselves in such a manner.
watched
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From this reading White Otter watched a long time, but saw nothing except a distant band of antelope, and several animals which he thought were prairie wolves.
water-hole
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From this reading Far away toward the west he saw the little grove of aspens, and he wondered if another company of riders were encamped at the water-hole.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Far away toward the west he saw the little grove of aspens, and he wondered if another company of riders were encamped at the water-hole.
west
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From this reading Far away toward the west he saw the little grove of aspens, and he wondered if another company of riders were encamped at the water-hole.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading White Otter watched a long time, but saw nothing except a distant band of antelope, and several animals which he thought were prairie wolves.
White
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From this reading THE WAR PARTY At daylight White Otter crept cautiously up the side of the gully to survey the plain.
wolves
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From this reading White Otter watched a long time, but saw nothing except a distant band of antelope, and several animals which he thought were prairie wolves.
wondered
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From this reading Far away toward the west he saw the little grove of aspens, and he wondered if another company of riders were encamped at the water-hole.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He searched the sky above the trees for a trace of smoke, but he believed that the precaution was useless, for he told himself that a war party on the trail of foes would never betray themselves in such a manner.
